Aircraft & Propulsion

AirAsia X is looking to lease more Airbus A330s to support growth before its A330neos begin arriving.

Boeing forecasts a demand for 2,100 new aircraft in India, valued at $290 billion, through 2036, according to the US manufacturer’s annual Current Market Outlook.

Dubai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, becoming the first Middle East carrier to operate the type.

Russia’s VIM Airlines is considering ordering the Airbus A320neo, the carrier said in a statement.

Embraer earned a net profit of $69.5 million in the 2017 second quarter, reversed from a net loss of $101.5 million the 2016 June quarter, as revenue increased 28.6% year-over-year (YOY) to $1.8 billion.

Bombardier reported a $296 million net loss for the 2017 second quarter, narrowed from the Canadian manufacturer’s $490 million net loss in 2Q 2016.

Airbus Commercial Aircraft recorded an EBIT (adjusted) of €954 million ($1.11 billion) in the 2017 first half compared to €1.27 billion for the year-ago half.

Boeing reported a second-quarter net profit of $1.8 billion, reversed from a net loss of $234 million in the 2016 June quarter when the company incurred several pre-tax charges—including R&D charges related to commercial aircraft programs—that weighed down earnings.

German aviation authority DFS has launched a new app that shows hobby pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) where they can fly their drones at any time and location in Germany.

New German airline SundAir has taken delivery of the first of two leased Airbus A320s and is preparing to start operations, pending final approval by German aviation authorities, which is expected soon.

Air Partner’s Aircraft Remarketing division (formerly Cabot Aviation) has been appointed by Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia as its exclusive remarketing agent for 15 Boeing 777-200ERs.

Supersonic-airliner startup Boom Technology believes sufficient research has been conducted for FAA to set a reasonable sonic boom standard that would allow civil supersonic flight over US land within a few years.

Boeing projects the world’s commercial aviation industry will require at least 2.1 million new operational personnel—pilots, technicians and cabin crew—by 2036.

Aircraft/Engines/Leasing Briefs

Boeing's 20-year forecast (2017-2036) for commercial airline operational personnel hiring: pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew.

United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) has predicted a need for 1,170 passenger aircraft, worth $135 billion at list prices, by 2036, the Russian manufacturer said during last week’s MAKS Air Show in Moscow.

Russia’s S7 Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, on lease from BOC Aviation.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has firmed three options for Airbus A330-200 widebodies for its new Level long-haul, low-cost carrier after a strong start for bookings.

HNA’s Lucky Air appears to be building up in Chengdu as it moves into intercontinental operations. It will also be the HNA unit overseeing creation of a proposed budget carrier there.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first dual-class, 86-seat Bombardier Q400 in Toronto, Canada.

Germany-based airberlin has confirmed to ATW it will lease two Airbus A330-900neos, but has not disclosed the lessor.

LCC-owned lessors are targeting third-party business as the next phase of their evolution.

Russian-manufactured aircraft—the Irkut MC-21 and Ilyushin IL-114—won new orders on the second day of the MAKS Air Show.

Taiwanese carrier Mandarin Airlines has ordered six ATR 72-600s, valued at $160 million at current list prices.

The European low-cost carrier has hit a few snags in its effort to reinvent long-haul flying in the open skies era.