Airbus A330

What the recent purchase of a 23-year old Airbus A330 aircraft illustrates about current mature widebody teardown demand.

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Air Serbia is planning to lease two Airbus A330-200s and two Embraer E195s over the coming months, after completing its regional fleet renewal.

Steadily expanding Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) has started hosting its first crossover jet services, increasing links from Upstate South Carolina.

The returned A330 was the 85th Cathay aircraft to be brought back from storage overseas—and it was also the first to enter long-term storage on July 28, 2020.

Montreal-based Avianor has signed what it describes as a “substantial long-term contract” to provide maintenance for Air Canada’s fleet of Airbus A220-300s.

Uzbekistan Airways has agreed to wet-lease two Airbus A330s from fellow Uzbek carrier Qanot Sharq Airlines.

Breeze Airways is working on approvals for scheduled international flights as it continues its fleet transition from Embraer E-Jets to Airbus A220s.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The carrier will enter longer-haul markets with Airbus A350s set to begin arriving in 2027.

Distributed-propulsion testbed flies; Airbus hydrogen APU demo; uncrewed delivery corridor; another Chinese eVTOL; and Wright’s megawatt-scale electric engine.

The goal of HyPower is to demonstrate the stable operation of a fuel cell in flight, including its restart.

Turkish Airlines and CDB Aviation have signed a new lease agreement for an additional six Boeing 737-8s and one Airbus A330-343.

Delays in the delivery of new aircraft are preventing Air Serbia from announcing its network expansion, the airline’s CEO says.

Beijing Capital Airlines plans to open a second route to Melbourne in June.

The three carriers are seeking out new markets overseas.

Hainan disclosed plans to acquire 20 Safran galleys for the A330-900 but is yet to order the aircraft.

Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines has scheduled the launch of a second route to Saudi Arabia.

Dorothea von Boxberg is interested in upgauging and having an aircraft type that offers more range than the A330-300, but consistent profits must come first.

The aircraft leasing industry rescued airlines during the pandemic. Now lessors are rewarded through high lease rates and fast-improving profits.

An Aeroflot A330-300 has returned to Russia after undergoing maintenance in Iran at Mahan Air’s MRO facility.

The U.S. Air Force is putting its Lockheed Martin F-35A through its paces in the type’s most complex deployment to the Asia Pacific.

The LEO constellation is driving down satellite internet costs.

India’s fast-growing middle class and its connections with the UK are creating new route opportunities for flag carriers and startups.

Ten years after MH370 and 15 years from AF447, industry is closing safety gaps spotlighted by those two accidents.