Lufthansa has signed up as launch customer for the new Boeing 747-8I with an order for 20 aircraft plus 20 options. Deliveries are scheduled from 2010 to 2013. The German carrier also has ordered seven additional Airbus A340-600s for delivery from early 2008 as part of a major long-haul fleet revamp that will allow it to replace existing widebodies and expand its route network.
Source: Airline Business
ATR has ended its effort to develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42-600 after failing to secure as many orders as it had hoped.
Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has commenced operations from the capital Luanda’s new Agostinho Neto international airport. The airline transferred its domestic Luanda-Cabinda flight to the new hub on 10 November, operating the initial service with a Boeing 737-700 before switching to a De Havilland Dash 8-400. Source: TAAG TAAG ...
Bangkok Airways is inching towards a long-anticipated decision for a new narrowbody aircraft.
