LATAM Brazil Receives First Post-Pandemic Aircraft Delivery
In the last week of June, LATAM Brazil will receive its first Airbus A320neo (registration PR-XBI) since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This will be the seventh aircraft of…
Airbus deliveries fell 6% in May amid supply chain pressure
Airbus confirmed on Wednesday it delivered 6% fewer airplanes in May, compared to the same month last year, as the aerospace industry wrestles with tight supply chains. It delivered 47…
Qatar Airways’ A380 comes soaring back to Sydney
The Oneworld airlines’ superlative superjumbo, with its elegant upper deck lounge, makes a welcome return to Australia. Arguably one of the world’s best Airbus A380 experiences is on a triumphant…
Catering truck collides with Flyadeal Airbus A320 jet
A Flyadeal Airbus A320neo aircraft has suffered damage after a collision with a catering truck at King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Shortly after the incident, photographs of…
Turkish Airlines snaps up six Airbus A350-900s, some to be delivered in 2022
Image: Markus Mainka/Shutterstock.com Turkish Airlines is picking up more widebody aircraft for its fleet, with a last-minute deal for jets to be delivered from this year. The Turkish flag carrier…
Analysis: Jetmakers’ inflation shield no match for soaring costs
Inflation clauses that determine how much airlines pay for new jets have jumped into a “hyper-escalation” band, pushing up aircraft prices but still leaving manufacturers unable to fully pass on…
Air Astana receives A321LR jet, aims to boost fleet to 43 planes by end of 2022
A Kazakhstan -based airline, Air Astana, has boosted its aircraft fleet with the delivery of its eighth Airbus A321LR passenger jet. The newcomer, which joined the airline on an operating…
Air Lease warns on Boeing 777X, Lufthansa places order
Boeing Co was at the centre of a tug of war over the future of its newest jet on Monday as Germany’s Lufthansa ordered the 777X Freighter hours after an…
Airbus readies A321 XLR for maiden flight
The maiden flight of the Airbus A321 XLR, the European manufacturer’s latest aircraft and the longest-range narrow-body airliner in the world, may come sooner than expected. On April 12, 2022,…