Spanish carrier Vueling, the low-cost platform for International Airlines Group (IAG), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 with a new cabin configuration.
Icelandair is breaking with tradition, adding its first two Boeing 767s to its formerly all-757 fleet, and switching five aging Air Iceland Fokker 50s for three Bombardier Q400s.
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines is launching a program in the fall to renew its medium-haul fleet, which it expects to conclude at the end of 2017.
Lufthansa Group will base its first Airbus A350-900 at its second major hub in Munich from 2016, executive board chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW in Frankfurt.
Turkish Airlines has not yet decided whether it will lease two Airbus A380-800s from Malaysia Airlines to test the aircraft size for future operations.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has committed to buy three additional Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, in an order valued at $990 million at list prices.
International Airlines Group—parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling—has raised the prospect of future joint purchases of aircraft and powerplants with shareholder Qatar Airways.
Latvian carrier airBaltic will now take delivery of its first Bombardier CSeries CS300 in September 2016, rather than the final quarter of 2015 as originally planned.
With flight tests of the long-delayed Bombardier CSeries past the half-way stage and certification now on track for year end, key leasing companies say the airliner’s longer term success hinges on execution of the final approval phase to service entry as well as building credibility by attracting big orders.
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air is taking delivery of its sixth Airbus A330-300 this week, completing current orders for the widebody aircraft type it is using to expand its long-haul network.
The first 242-tonne maximum take-off weight (MTOW) variant of the Airbus A330 has rolled out the paint shop in Toulouse in launch customer Delta Air Lines’ livery, the European manufacturer said Monday.
Boeing is “working to understand the market space” for a potentially new aircraft that could seat around 210-225 passengers in a typical configuration, according to Commercial Airplanes VP-marketing Randy Tinseth.
A report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has revealed the locator-beacon battery in the flight data recorder (FDR) had passed its expiration date, an oversight that later triggered a fleet-wide check by the airline.
Emirates Airline, the world’s largest Boeing 777 operator, has been waiting with the rest of the world for an explanation about what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared March 8 last year while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.
Vietnam Airlines is seeking up to a 20% equity investment from “strategic partners” and will sell off several existing older aircraft as part of a plan to upgrade its fleet and brand.
Rockwell Collins is putting an airliner flight tracking service on the market via ARINC, the communications and integration specialist it acquired in 2013.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has placed a firm order for 30 Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21-700 regional aircraft.
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air CEO Paul Gregorowitsch said French protectionism could lead the state-owned carrier to order additional aircraft from Boeing instead of Airbus.
