Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot is looking to expand and consolidate its route network in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it phases out its Boeing 777-200ER fleet with new 787 aircraft.
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat will take two Boeing 737-700s and two -800s on seasonal lease from Europe Airpost in France and Czech Republic-based Travel Service Airlines.
Fast-growing Ethiopian Airlines announced an order Saturday for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s plus 15 options and purchase rights in a deal worth more than $2.1 billion at list prices.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has firmed up eight Airbus A330-200 options for Iberia, valued at $1.5 billion at list prices, and taken options on a further 10 A330s for the group.
Bombardier has relocated a second CSeries test aircraft to Wichita, Kansa, from Montreal to take advantage of better weather for flight testing as it works to recover from a 100-day grounding following an engine failure during ground tests.
Russian authorities have delayed the Bombardier-Rostekhnologii (Rostec) joint venture (JV) to set up a Q400 NextGen final assembly line (FAL) in Russia, due to political and negotiation problems.
Airbus is looking to further expand its support operations across Asia, following last week’s announcement of a new subsidiary to produce flight ops data in Thailand.
UK-based aerostructures and components company GKN Aerospace has agreed to a risk-and-revenue-sharing partnership (RRSP) with Pratt & Whitney on its PurePower PW1900 Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine.
UK budget carrier easyJet has firmed up purchase rights on 27 A320ceos, for delivery between 2015 and 2018, to tap into “disciplined growth” opportunities.
Rapidly expanding Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air is considering switching all of its outstanding Airbus A320s to the larger A321, if the larger variant proves successful.
United Airlines expects to reap a significant yield advantage by accelerating the retirement of 50-seat regional jets in favor of 76-seat regionals, the company’s CFO told investors this week.
Qantas is approaching the final stage of the phase-out of its long-serving Boeing 767 fleet, which is a major plank of its broader plan to increase fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.
Boeing is projecting the Asia-Pacific region will make up 39% of the global need for new airline personnel in the next 20 years, according to its 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook.
Republic Airways Holdings has placed a $2.1 billion order for 50 more Embraer E-175s, including 20 previously destined for Flybe, and has agreed to sublease 24 Bombardier Q400s to the UK regional.
Oneworld member Qatar Airways has taken delivery of the first of 10 A380s—plus three options—it has on order. The Doha-based carrier will become the 12th operator of the type.
Bombardier has resumed flight tests of the CSeries airliner after a hiatus of more than 100 days following an engine failure during ground testing, but an analyst is warning the company may be forced to push back the already-delayed entry into service.
