Russian carrier VIM Airlines is expected to upgrade its Soviet-era fleet with ex-Thomas Cook Airlines Germany (TCG) Boeing 757-200s this year. The move follows the sale of 12 TCG (formerly Condor), Pratt & Whitney PW2040-powered 757s to Russian finance company Center-Capital in a deal understood to be worth $126 million. Moscow-based VIM is developing a charter network and will introduce the 757s from April on flights to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
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 ...
