News from FlightGlobal – Page 975
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NewsBoeing raises 20-year forecast to 33,500 new aircraft
Boeing has increased its 20-year demand projection for commercial aircraft, identifying a $4 trillion market requiring 33,500 new aircraft deliveries between...
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NewsIndian LCC GoAir inks deal for 72 Airbus A320neo
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir has placed a firm order for 72 Airbus A320neo aircraft worth $7.2 billion at list prices. The airline expects to take...
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NewsQantas to resume ash-hit trans-Tasman flights tomorrow
Qantas Airways plans to resume most trans-Tasman flights from tomorrow, after it cancelled flights this week due to ash plumes from a volcano eruption in...
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NewsPARIS: R-R prepares to ramp up Trent XWB production
Thanks to its status as sole engine supplier for the Airbus A350 XWB, Rolls-Royce is gearing up to build Trent XWB turbofans at the rate of almost one per working day by 2018.
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NewsCebu Pacific orders 30 A321neos, firms seven A320 options
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order for 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft with 10 options, and firmed up options for an additional...
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ANZ to resume some NZ flights today
Air New Zealand (ANZ) plans to resume operations in the lower South Island this afternoon, as ash plumes from a volcano eruption in Chile continue to affect...
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NewsLeasing firm ANI signs MOU for five Mitsubishi MRJs
Hong Kong-based leasing company ANI Group Holdings has inked a memorandum of understanding to buy five Mitsubishi MRJ regional jets. ANI is a unit...
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ANA unveils 787 validation schedule
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled the flight schedule for the aircraft's service ready operational validation (SROV)...
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Thai reveals second phase of fleet plan
Thai Airways International has unveiled the second phase of its new aircraft acquisition plan.
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NewsBoeing advancing 737 rate to 42 by 2014
Boeing has announced it will add a third 737 production rate increase, with plans to boost narrowbody output to 42 aircraft per month by the first half of...
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NewsGalaxy Tabs and iPads won't destroy case for embedded IFE, say stalwarts
News that Oneworld alliance partners American Airlines and British Airways are to distribute Samsung Galaxy Tabs and Apple iPads, respectively, in certain...
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PARIS: Lessor order set to reinforce turboprop's appeal
ATR is expected to today disclose details of an order from a large leasing company for up to 30 turboprops. The order will consist of 15 firm ATR 72-600s...
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Monnery details strategy of new leasing venture Skygo
Former Astraeus commercial director Shaun Monnery is spearheading a new company which will arrange seasonal aircraft leases from European airlines to carriers...
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MTU signs CF34 MRO deal with Aeromexico Connect
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg has signed a deal with Aeromexico Connect to provide MRO services to the carrier's 37 General Electric CF34-10 engines. The...
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NewsJetBlue unveils early boarding in extra legroom re-brand
JetBlue has re-branded its "Even More Legroom" offering to a new suite of products to include early boarding, early access to overhead bin space and expedited...
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NewsThree major airlines gear up for in-trail tests with ACSS
British Airways, Delta Air Lines and US Airways are to conduct in-trail procedure tests, beginning in the second half of the year, using equipment from the ACSS joint venture between L-3 and Thales.
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PARIS: Alcoa - aluminium can trump carbonfibre
Boeing's decision to make the 787 out of carbonfibre was the right choice at the time. It was also a kick-in-the-teeth wake-up call for a company that for...
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Thales to deliver A350 avionics in 2011
Testing is under way of Thales's cockpit equipment for the Airbus A350, with the French electronics specialist expecting to deliver the software and hardware for the first aircraft before the end of 2011.
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NewsVirgin America to launch Leap-X on A320neo
Virgin America is to be the launch customer for the CFM International Leap-X powerplant for its Airbus A320neo twinjets. It will put the engines on...
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Solar Impulse hopes to impress the crowds at Paris air show
A bold project to deploy solar power as an aviation energy source could have its profile raised by a debut air show flying display at Paris - if meteorological conditions allow