The second Airbus A350 XWB, MSN3, has completed its first flight from Toulouse Blagnac Airport, which lasted approximately five hours, according to Airbus.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes is restructuring its marketing and business development unit following the unexpected announcement by Mike Bair—the executive who leads the current strategic, planning and marketing group—that he is to retire.
Fresh off its strategic win over Boeing with an order from Japan Airlines for at least 31 A350s, Airbus is preparing the ground to challenge the US manufacturer in the future cargo aircraft market.
Lufthansa has confirmed its supervisory board did not approve three Airbus A380 options, based on the current lower growth rate of the Lufthansa Group airlines.
The two Sukhoi Superjet 100s placed into domestic Mexican service by Interjet last month have operated at a high level of efficiency and are being embraced by passengers, according to a senior Interjet official.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has placed its first ever order with Airbus, signing a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs with options for a further 25 aircraft.
Airbus booked 170 orders in September, exceeding the company’s 2013 sales target and bringing its total net orders for 2013 to 1,062, creating a backlog of almost 5,300 aircraft—nearly eight years of production, according to an Airbus statement.
Danish turboprop lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has added 15 firm ATR 72-600s and 25 options to its ATR order book, building on the deal for 35 firm orders and 55 options that was announced at this year’s Paris Air Show.
Belavia Belarusian Airlines has ordered two E-195 regional jets, it was announced Oct. 3 at the European Regions Airline Association annual meeting in Salzburg, Austria.
