Lufthansa Cargo, which expected to take delivery of its first Boeing 777F in Frankfurt Nov. 1, will be delaying delivery until some minor rework repairs are made.
Japan Airlines (JAL), which placed its first-ever order with Airbus Oct. 7 for 31 A350 XWBs with options for a further 25 aircraft, explained to ATW the reasons behind that decision.
JetBlue Airways has placed a new order for 20 A321neos and 15 A321ceos and is also converting existing orders for eight A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft to eight A321ceos and 10 A321neos.
Qatar Airways’ CEO said Tuesday he is not interested in the newest version of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the -10, but was coy on the question of whether he might acquire the soon-to-be launched Boeing 777X.
Leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is weeks away from a final decision on an order for 60 narrowbodies, according to comments made by group chairman Iain Rawlinson.
A Turkish Airlines spokesman told ATW the carrier has not finalized its aircraft assessments for the 2020-2023 period after several media outlets reported the carrier is in talks with manufacturers for aircraft orders.
Lufthansa is ending turboprop services Oct. 26 with Italian subsidiary Air Dolomiti’s final ATR 72-500 flight from Munich to Triest, Italy, as the German-based carrier moves ahead with its restructuring program SCORE.
Airbus has selected Michigan-based Comau Aerospace to supply the aircraft main assembly and test stations for A320s that will be assembled in the new Mobile, Ala. facility that Airbus is building.
Rapidly expanding Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air has converted 26 of its Airbus A320 orders to the larger A321, which will be its first of the larger variant type.
Bombardier Aerospace announced Friday that Chinese leasing company CDB Leasing Co. (CLC) is the previously announced undisclosed customer that signed a conditional purchase agreement for five CS100 and 10 CS300 airliners.
