Archive for July 2012
Embraer and Conviasa sign a deal for up to 20 E190 jets
São José dos Campos – Brazil, July 31, 2012 – Embraer announced today an agreement with Venezuela’s Conviasa Airlines for the sale of six EMBRAER 190 jets. The deal also…
Read MoreAir Canada A330 Flies Olympic-Scale Milestone on Biofuel
Courtesy Airbus Last week A330 trip from Montreal to London, which carried a number of Canadian athletes for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games, was powered by a 50/50 mix of…
Read MoreComair to Cease Operations in September
Friday July 27 a letter was sent out to all employees that Comair is ceasing operations September 29, 2012. This action and decision was made by Delta Airlines that contracts…
Read MoreAeromexico Makes Largest Commitment For Boeing Aircraft
Courtesy Boeing MEXICO CITY, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today a commitment by Aeromexico to purchase up to 100 single- and twin-aisle airplanes – a combination…
Read MoreKorean Air Orders Additional Boeing 777’s
Courtesy Boeing SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Korean Air finalized an order for two 777-300ERs (Extended Range) airplanes on Friday. The order is valued at $596 million at…
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines Order Additional Boeing 777
Courtesy Boeing EVERETT, Wash. /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines announced on Friday an order for one additional 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner, adding to the airline’s fleet of…
Read MoreFront section for first flyable A350 XWB
Courtesy Airbus Airbus has delivered the front fuselage for the first flyable A350 XWB (MSN1) to the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse (France). The impressive 21 meter long section…
Read MoreDelta Taking Southwest Planes
As previously thought before the buyout was complete we have always said at Airline Adviser the Boeing 717 will not work once merged Air Tran into Southwest. Last week a…
Read MoreAvolon Commits to 15 A320neo Aircraft
Avolon, the international leasing company headquartered in Ireland, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Thursday July 12 for 15 A320neo aircraft at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow. Avolon becomes a…
Read MoreUTair Orders 20 A321s
Courtesy Airbus UTair, one of Russia’s leading carriers, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for 20 A321 aircraft during the Farnborough Air Show Thursday July 12. This is the…
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