Crossair has taken delivery of its latest Avro RJ100 adorned in its new EuroCross livery to promote the new hub operation at EuroAirport Basle-Mulhouse-Freiburg. The RJ will initially be operated on a new service between Basle and Stockholm, and will also replace a Saab 2000 on services to Bilbao. Crossair has 18 RJs in service, including 14 RJ100s and four RJ85s, and will take two further RJ100s during 1999.
Source: Flight International
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 ...
