Norwegian Air Shuttle has signed up for six more Boeing 737-800s, taking the low-cost carrier's order for the Next Generation 737 to 48 aircraft. The airline took delivery of its first 737 ordered directly from Boeing in August, having previously built its fleet to 13 aircraft through leases. The twinjet is "the right answer for a point-to-point airline like Norwegian Air Shuttle," says the carrier's chief executive Bjorn Kjos.
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Source: Flight International
The 200-plus old turboprops operating in Canada give Deutsche Aircraft reason for excitement.
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.
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.
