Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 substantially damaged during maintenance mishap
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 (N533NK) was substantially damaged when it fell through its jacks in a maintenance incident at the Lufthansa Technics facilities...
Chile’s SKY orders 10 Airbus A321XLR aircraft to expand its international footprint
SKY, a Chilean-based ultra-low-cost carrier, has signed a Purchase Agreement with Airbus for 10 A321XLRs. The airline will expand its international route network with...
United Airlines finds a replacement for its existing fleet of Boeing 757-200 aircraft and orders 50 Airbus A321XLR’s
On 3 December, United Airlines announced an order to purchase 50 new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, enabling the carrier to begin replacing and retiring its...
Air Corsica takes delivery of its first Airbus A320neo
Air Corsica, the airline company based on the Island of Corsica, has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus A320neo aircraft on lease...
Airbus’ 100th A220 aircraft delivered to airBaltic
Airbus has celebrated the 100th A220 aircraft produced for a customer during a ceremony at the aircraft programme’s headquarters in Mirabel, Canada. The aircraft,...
Thirteen French soldiers died in a collision of two helicopters in Mali
On 25 November, shortly before 20:00 (UTC +1) thirteen French soldiers - engaged in operation Barkhane (an ongoing anti-insurgent operation in Africa's Sahel region)...
Hungary takes delivery of its first two H145Ms
The first two of twenty H145M military helicopters have been delivered to the Hungarian Defence Forces.The H145Ms of the Hungarian fleet are equipped with...
Airbus delivers Greece’s first H145 helicopter to Airlift
Airlift has taken the delivery of its first H145 helicopter, becoming the first operator of this model in Greece. The twin-engine helicopter will be...
easyJet to become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights
From today easyJet will be the first major airline to offset the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all of its flights...
easyJet and Airbus sign hybrid and electric aircraft research agreement
Partnership will analyse the opportunities and challenges surrounding hybrid and electric aircraft
Collaboration supports a joint vision to decarbonise aviationeasyJet and...
Lessor GECAS orders 12 A330neo and 20 A321XLR aircraft from Airbus
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, has signed a firm order for 12 highly efficient...
flynas firms up order for 10 Airbus A321XLR aircraft
flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost airline, has signed a firm order for 10 A321XLRs at the 2019 Dubai Airshow. The agreement was signed by...
Air Senegal to grow its fleet with eight Airbus A220-300 aircraft
Air Senegal, the new national carrier of Senegal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eight A220-300 aircraft.The MoU was signed today in...
easyJet orders 12 more Airbus A320neo aircraft
easyJet has exercised purchase rights to increase its fleet of A320neos by 12 new aircraft. The agreement takes the carrier’s total order for the...
Airbus inspired by nature to boost aircraft environmental performance
– Airbus has unveiled fello’fly, its latest demonstrator project inspired by biomimicry*, that is set to boost the environmental performance of commercial aircraft and...
[Air Race E] “World’s first electric race plane unveiled at Dubai Airshow”
This Sunday November 17th, 2019, the world’s first electric race plane has been unveiled on day one at the Dubai Airshow, showcasing custom modified...
Air Arabia orders 120 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, including 20 A321XLRs
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, has signed a firm order for 120 Airbus aircraft comprising 73...
New Caledonia’s Aircalin returns brand new but “smelly” A330-900 to Airbus for thorough inspection
On 18 November, New Caledonia’s Aircalin returned one of its two brand new A330-900 (F-ONET) to the Airbus factory in Toulouse. The aircraft, only...
In a deal worth $16 billion, Emirates Airline and Airbus announce order for 50 Airbus A350-900
During the 2019 Dubai Airshow, Emirates Airline and Airbus have announced an order for 50 Airbus A350-900's. The first delivery of the $16 billion...
Fiji Airways takes delivery of the first of its two Airbus A350-900 aircraft
Fiji Airways has become the first airline from the South Pacific region to take delivery of the A350 XWB, the world’s most modern all-new...