Air Caraïbes (a member airline of Groupe Dubreuil) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000, the largest member of Airbus’ new-generation A350 XWB Family, making it the first French operator of the type. The airline plans to operate its A350-1000s alongside its three A350-900s and six A330s on routes from Paris to the French Caribbean.
In a hangar at Gloucester Airport in the U.K., Rolls-Royce has unveiled its all-electric aircraft which it hopes will enter the record books next year as the fastest all-electric plane. The single-seater aircraft is part of Rolls-Royce’s ACCEL initiative (Accelerating the Electrification of Flight) with which it is aiming to champion electric flight, in conjunction
Airbus has commenced deliveries to airlines of the first A350 XWBs equipped with pioneering new touchscreen cockpit displays. Specially developed for the A350 XWB together with Thales, they will confer enhanced operational efficiencies, greater crew interaction, cockpit symmetry and smoother information management. On December 18, China Eastern Airlines took delivery in Toulouse of the first
ATR has delivered the first green-financed aircraft to Swedish regional airline Braathens Regional Airlines, BRA. The aircraft is leased from Avation and is financed by Deutsche Bank. It is part of a new order for five ATR 72-600 aircraft, all purchased by Avation from ATR and leased to BRA. Upon completion of the order in
Air Partner Remarketing, a division of global aviation services group Air Partner and an aircraft remarketing agent, has sold one ATR 72-500, MSN 499. Air Partner acted as the exclusive remarketing agent for Helitaviation 11 Europe Limited. The aircraft was purchased on Monday December 16, by RAF-AVIA in Latvia. RAF-AVIA operate a large fleet of
The Air France–KLM Group has firmed up an order for 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft to modernise its single-aisle fleet. The aircraft are intended to be operated by Air France. “We are glad to see that Air France is endorsing the A220 as a great step towards fleet optimisation for large network carriers. The largest Airbus
2019 should be an excellent year for Airbus as it looks to achieve more sales than deliveries for large jets which it attributes to strong demand from Asia. The results are better than were anticipated, thanks to the launch of a new long-range variant of the A321, with new CCO Christian Scherer suggesting that Airbus
ATR has delivered the first of two ATR 42-600 aircraft to Hokkaido Air System Co. (HAC), a JAL Group Company. This delivery marks the first step in HAC’s replacement of its Saab 340 fleet and this aircraft will ensure that essential regional air connectivity in Hokkaido can continue. The ATR 42-600 will offer HAC increased
With the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX now postponed to 2020, Boeing has continued to build new airplanes and there are now approximately 400 airplanes of the troubled 737 MAX in storage. As a result of ongoing evaluations, Boeing has decided to prioritize the delivery of stored aircraft and temporarily suspend production
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), has delivered the first of two Airbus A320neo aircraft as part of a sale-and-leaseback transaction with a new airline customer, Mexico’s ultra-low-cost carrier, Viva Aerobus. The A320neo aircraft are configured in a single-class layout, fitted with 186 seats. The second
