Regional carrier South African Airlink will dispose of its remaining fleet of British Aerospace Jetstream J41 turboprops as it focuses on larger types.

Aircraft News-Nov. 10, 2014

An expanding fleet of Airbus A320s is enabling Jetstar Japan to dramatically boost its winter flight schedule.

Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle and SAS Scandinavian Airlines will conduct their first biofuel flights in Norway Nov. 11.

With Monarch Airlines’ late-October booking for 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, Boeing added to its lead over rival manufacturer Airbus in the year-to-date commercial aircraft order race; as of Oct. 31, Boeing has 1,127 gross orders on its books, compared to Airbus’ 1,070.

Hong Kong-based lessor China Aircraft Leasing Co. (CALC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) covering 74 Airbus A320neos, 16 A320ceos and 10 A321ceos.

China lessor Cheung Kong Holdings has announced it will pay a $2.02 billion in four transactions for 60 aircraft in an effort to enter the rapidly growing Asian aircraft leasing market.

Embraer reported a third-quarter net loss of $10.7 million, reversed from a net profit of $52.9 million in the prior-year period, blaming taxes for the deficit.