Caribbean regional carrier Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) has taken delivery of its first new ATR 72-600, leased from the GE Capital Aviation Services.
Air New Zealand has unveiled a new aircraft livery featuring the iconic official New Zealand fern mark as the carrier joins with Tourism New Zealand in a one-year partnership to promote travel to New Zealand in selected international markets.
Boeing has released its annual Current Market Outlook in June, projecting a demand for 35,280 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $4.8 trillion and a doubling of the world fleet over the next two decades.
IAE International Aero Engines AG manages development, production, sales and aftermarket for the V2500 for close to 200 operators. IAE’s shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: UTX), Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines. Over 5,700 engines have been delivered, with nearly 1,600 engines on order. The V2500 powers the Airbus A320 family, the Boeing MD-90 and was selected for the Embraer KC-390.
First flight of the Airbus A350 XWB is imminent, but company executives are playing down expectations that the aircraft will make a flyby during the Paris Air Show.
Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) shareholders have approved an order for 32 Bombardier CS300s, 50 Irkut MC-21s and 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s), the company said in a statement.
An additional order by Emirates of Airbus A380s will depend on the infrastructure at Dubai Airport, president Tim Clark told ATW on the sidelines at the IATA AGM in Cape Town.
