Air Belgium, the full-service international destination carrier headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A330-900 aircraft. The aircraft is configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout (30 comfortable lie-flat business class, 21 premium-class, and 235 economy-class seats) and is furnished with the Airbus Airspace Cabin. All seats are
Frontier Airlines marked a significant fleet milestone with the retirement of its last Airbus A319 aircraft – tail N949FR – delivered to the company in 2006. The phase-out of the A319 is part of a fleet modernization plan by Frontier Airlines that includes a strong focus on operating newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. The final A319
Airbus has received a further firm order from Global Medical Response (GMR) for 21 helicopters from its H125, H130, and H135 families, with an option for a further 23 aircraft. GMR is one of the largest operators of Airbus helicopters and in the last 18 months alone took delivery of 15 of them as part
AerCap has signed agreements with Spirit Airlines for the lease of 20 new Airbus A320neo-family aircraft. All 20 aircraft are scheduled to begin delivery in 2022 with deliveries continuing through 2023 and 2024. “We are excited to further our longstanding, strategic partnership with AerCap. These 20 new aircraft help us achieve our previously announced capacity
Malaysia’s Air Asia Group has come to an agreement with European planemaker Airbus over changes to an existing order for 362 narrow-body planes. As part of the arrangement, 13 A320neos will be switched to the larger A321neo model. While the original schedule for deliveries is not publicly known, the new schedule will see deliveries through
Jet2.com has placed a further order for 15 A321neos following its initial order for 36 aircraft placed in August 2021. This takes the total order by the Leeds, United Kingdom-based airline to 51 A321neos. The two orders reflect Jet2.com’s ambitious fleet expansion and renewal plans. Engine selection will be made at a later date. The
Qantas has entered the final stages of a formal tender process with aircraft and engine manufacturers for the long-term renewal of its domestic narrow-body fleet. The program, which has been flagged previously, will see more than 100 new aircraft enter the national carrier’s domestic fleet by 2034, renewing the Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 717s that
Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has introduced two all-new aircraft, further expanding its ultra-modern, high-technology family of aircraft: the Gulfstream G800, the longest-range aircraft in Gulfstream’s history, and the Gulfstream G400, the first new entrant to the large-cabin class in more than a decade. The G800 offers customers the longest range
BOC Aviation Limited (BOC), a leading global aircraft operating leasing company, has announced a firm order for ten Pratt & Whitney GTFTM engine shipsets and an option for 15 further shipsets which will be used for its Airbus A320 neo-family aircraft which are on BOC’s current order book which are scheduled for delivery between 2023
Textron Aviation has announced that Sichuan Longhao Flight Training Co., (Longhao Flight Training School) in China, has signed a purchase agreement for 20 Cessna Skyhawk piston aircraft. The aircraft, which are expected to be delivered throughout 2022, will be utilized for primary pilot training in southwest and central China, further expanding and enhancing Longhoa’s training
