Archive for February 2012
A350's Trent XWB engine makes successful first flight
Courtesy Airbus Promising start to engine flight-test campaign one year ahead of A350 first flight The A350 XWB’s new engine – the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB – has successfully made its…
Read MorePakistan International Airlines Order Five Boeing 777-300ERs
Courtesy Boeing EVERETT, Wash /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Pakistan International Airlines today announced a firm order for five 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. Valued at nearly $1.5 billion at…
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Announce Fall Flight Schedules
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Open Flight Schedules through Nov. 2, 2012; Southwest Launches Fare Sale Between Detroit and Las Vegas DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE:…
Read MoreAir Australia Ceases Operation
At approximately 1.10am local time in Phuket, Thailand one of Air Australia planes were about to fuel up its aircraft but could not afford the fuel. This put the brakes…
Read MoreBhutan’s Drukair orders an Airbus A319 with Sharklets
Courtesy Airbus Drukair, the flag carrier of landlocked Eastern Himalayan mountain Kingdom of Bhutan, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an Airbus A319 aircraft fitted w ith fuel…
Read MoreALAFCO orders additional 35 A320neo
ALAFCO Aviation Lease And Finance Company, the Kuwait-based international aircraft leasing company, has finalised a purchase order for 35 A320neo Family aircraft bringing its total backlog for the type to…
Read MoreLion Air Confirms Boeings Biggest Deal
Courtesy Boeing SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Jakarta-based Lion Air today finalized a firm order for 201 737 MAXs and 29 Next-Generation 737-900ERs (extended range).…
Read MoreBoeing 787 at Singapore Airshow
Courtesy Boeing SINGAPORE, /PRNewswire/ — Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) new mid-size passenger airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, is at the Singapore Airshow. The airplane will be on static display Feb. 14 -17. The…
Read MoreMalev Ceased Operations
Earlier this week a third airline as many in the weeks has ceased operations. First off was Cirrus Airlines based out of Germany, then Spanair from Spain. Now the sixty…
Read MoreUzbekistan Airways 767-300 Receives Boeing on its 20th Anniversary
Courtesy Boeing EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered a new 767-300ER (Extended Range) passenger airplane to Uzbekistan Airways, coinciding with the airline’s 20th anniversary. This is the first…
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