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
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects. Speaking to FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News at the Farnborough International Airshow, IAI executive vice president and general manager, aviation group, Shmuel Kuzi explained that the business is always ...
Germany’s Deutsche Aircraft has started construction of its first D328eco test aircraft, with cutting work to extend a D328 fuselage. The D328eco is an upgraded version of the turboprop, intended to accommodate 40 passengers. It will feature more efficient engines – the Pratt & Whitney PW127XT-S – and modernised avionics, ...
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
