Aircraft & Engines

Norwegian increases long-haul fleet and acquires two new Dreamliners

Norwegian has signed an agreement to acquire an additional two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, enabling the company to launch even more long-haul routes. Both aircraft are scheduled to enter service in summer 2017. The 787-9 is larger than the eight 787-8s that Norwegian currently operates on its long-haul routes. With this new agreement, the long-haul

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Pratt & Whitney delivers first PurePower engine to Irkut Corporation

Pratt & Whitney delivered the first PurePower PW1400G-JM engine to the podding facility at Russia’s Irkut Corporation. The PW1400G-JM engine was assembled and tested at the Pratt & Whitney West Palm Beach Engine Center located in Florida before being shipped to Irkutsk, Russia. The PW1400G-JM engine has been optimized for installation on Irkut’s MC-21 aircraft

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Korean Air becomes first carrier to operate both types of the 747-8

Boeing and Korean Air marked the delivery of the airline’s first 747-8 Intercontinental. The new fuel-efficient jet is the first of 10 747-8 passenger airplanes the carrier has on order. With this delivery, Korean Air becomes the first airline to operate both the passenger and freighter versions of the 747-8. Korean Air currently operates a

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Boeing sees demand in China for 6,330 airplanes valued at nearly US$1 trillion

Boeing projected a demand for 6,330 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years. Boeing released its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) on August 25th, 2015, in Beijing, estimating the total value of those new airplanes at US$950bn. “Despite the current volatility in China’s financial market, we see strong growth in the country’s

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Allegiant Travel Company adds another Airbus A320 to its fleet

Allegiant Travel Company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is continuing to grow its Airbus fleet with a firm order for one A320 aircraft. This marks the airline’s 50th commitment to an Airbus A320 Family member, and the first time they have purchased an aircraft directly from Airbus. Airbus’ Asset Management team structured the deal, which

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