Aircraft & Engines

American Airlines (AAL) has chosen Services by Airbus to provide cabin upgrades for 202 of its A321s in-service. The airline will be the first retrofit customer for Airbus’ new Airspace XL bins. The larger bins provide a 40% increase in storage space for carry-on bags, reducing bin crowding and the need to check bags at […]

The Mexican Navy has received its final two AS565 MBe Panther helicopters during a delivery ceremony at Airbus Helicopters in Marignane. With their order for ten units in 2014, the Mexican Navy became the launch customer of this new version. The first four helicopters were delivered in 2016 and the remaining six during the course

Russian operator Saratov Airlines has extended their Flight Hour Pool Program agreement with Embraer, until 2021 to continue providing repairable component support for the airline’s E-Jets fleet. Saratov Airlines was the first E-Jets operator in Russia, starting operations with two E195s in December of 2013. The airline will also lease two additional E195 to be

AIR EXCHANGE has arranged the wet-lease of two A320 aircraft from the fleet of AVION EXPRESS, Lithuania, to SKY AIRLINE, Chile. The two A320s (LY-VEF and LY-VEI) follow six previous seasonal A320 leases,ccompleted by AIR EXCHANGE to Sky Airline since 2007.

Aerolíneas Argentinas has celebrated the delivery and commercial debut of the first 737 MAX airplane for the airline and for Latin America. Aerolíneas took delivery of the airplane, a MAX 8, in late November and flew the first commercial flight about a week later from Buenos Aires to Mendoza, becoming the first in the region

China Airlines of Taiwan has become the second airline to join a programme to use a blend of traditional and sustainable biofuels to power aircraft for delivery flights from Airbus. The aircraft involved is the tenth A350-900 for China Airlines, which left the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Toulouse on December 1. for its new home

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320Neo aircraft to LATAM Airlines Group. This is the second Avolon aircraft on lease to LATAM Airlines Group.

LOT Polish Airlines has taken delivery of the first 737 MAX from Boeing, ushering the new and improved 737 airplane into the central and east Europe market. The jet is also the first MAX placed by airplane lessor Air Lease Corporation ALC. LOT, the Polish flag carrier, plans to take delivery of additional MAX airplanes

DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus. This delivery, which took place at EFW’s freighter conversion facilities in Dresden, Germany follows the successful completion of test flights in October and awarding of the

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), becoming the 17th airline to operate one of the newest, most modern and efficient twin engine widebody airliner. ALC receives its first A350-900 out of an order for 29 A350 Family aircraft. Eventually Malaysia Airlines will operate six