Lufthansa welcomed the first passenger-configured Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental to its Frankfurt base on 2 May. Flightglobal was there to tour the aircraft – which is the first to be equipped with the German flag-carrier's all-new business class – and talk to Lufthansa Passenger Airline CEO Carsten Spohr about the capabilities of the stretched Jumbo.
The carrier will take delivery of its first five 747-8Is this year, out of a total of 20 on firm order.
Source: FlightGlobal.com
Panama’s Copa Airlines has cut four destinations from its network and again pushed back fleet growth plans due to a shortage of new jets from Boeing.
Two months after receiving the necessary export approval from Washington, Bucharest has signed a formal letter of offer and acceptance with military airframer Lockheed Martin covering 32 of the company’s F-35As, making Romania 20th country to adopt to prolific stealth fighter
Our annual World Air Forces directory – published in association with Embraer – details the military aircraft fleets of 161 nations, and analyses the main events of the last 12 months.
