Air New Zealand has confirmed destinations for its new fleet of 10 Boeing 787-9s, with the primary long-haul cities to be Shanghai and Tokyo, while mid-haul destinations will include Honolulu, Auckland, Perth and Papeete.
Brazilian regional airline Passaredo Linhas Aereas wants to lease a further five ATR 72-500s as it seeks to grow its fleet to around 30 aircraft within the next three years.
Airbus’s newly announced “regional” version of the A350-900 will match the range of Boeing’s new 787-10 but is not a direct response to the US aircraft, Airbus said Monday.
The Airbus A350 XWB first flight test aircraft, MSN1, took to the skies above the Paris Air Show Friday, exactly one week after the aircraft’s maiden flight.
The Airbus A350 XWB is scheduled to do a flyby at the Paris Air Show Friday, exactly one week after the aircraft’s maiden flight, Airbus president and CEO Fabrice Brégier announced Thursday.
United Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A350-1000s and has converted an existing order for 25 A350-900s into -1000s, giving the airline a total order of 35 aircraft.
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered five ATR 72-600s and Caribbean regional LIAT ordered two of the type, ATR announced Thursday at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.
Teruaki Kawai became the new president and COO of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. earlier this year. He remarks at Le Bourget were his first public comments to international media. He is focused on achieving MRJ first flight by the end of 2013.
Boeing is bringing the 737 MAX’s entry into service date forward by six months and will equip the aircraft with an all-new technology cockpit with the same displays as those in the Boeing 787, the manufacturer announced Wednesday.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. detailed the flight test program for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), including revealing that some of the flights will be conducted in the US.
