SpiceJet adding a further 6 737s to their fleet. Shrewd or excessive expansion?
Low cost carrier SpiceJet has announced that it will be leasing six Boeing 737-800s. These aircraft will be in addition to the previously announced 16 737s and 5 Q400s that the airline announced that...
View ArticleBoeing issues statement on 737 MAX disagree alert. Will enable the alert on...
American airframer Boeing is going through a torrid time, after the crash of ET302 and subsequent grounding of the 737 MAX – the airlines stock price has taken a huge hit, its delivery numbers have...
View ArticleInflight review: Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9: Business Studio: Washington to...
The gate from the lounge brought me right onto the aero-bride to the aircraft. I was met at the door by a member of the crew who checked my boarding card and pointed me to my seat. Washinton Dulles...
View ArticleBoeing orders and deliveries – April 2019. Deliveries continue to fall.
American airframer Boeing has opened the second quarter of the year with by logging orders for four 737 MAXs for unidentified customers. However the company also removed 210 aircraft from its order...
View ArticleAir New Zealand orders eight Boeing 787-10s
Air New Zealand has signed an order for eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners worth $2.7 billion at list prices. The deal includes options for 12 more 787’s which could see the total order rise to 20...
View ArticlePARIS 2019: Boeing opens show with order for 10 freighters
American airframer Boeing has opened its 2019 Paris Air Show with a small order for 10 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) for GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The lessor converted it’s...
View ArticlePARIS 2019: Korean Air orders 30 Boeing 787s, becomes a 787-10 customer
Boeing has opened its second day at the Paris air show by announcing an order for 30 787 Dreamliners from Korean Air. The airline has signed a deal for 20 787-10s and 10 787-9s. Ten of the 787-10s will...
View ArticlePARIS 2019: IAG to buy 200 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a letter of intent at the Paris Air Show for 200 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The order will include a mix of 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10s and is valued at $24...
View ArticlePARIS 2019: Boeing gets 777F orders from China Airlines and Qatar
Boeing has announced two orders for 777 freighters at the Paris Air Show today. The first came from China Airlines in the form of six 777 Freighters. China Airlines will use the 777F to replace their...
View ArticleSaudi Flyadeal backs out of 737 MAX order
Suadi Arabian low cost carrier Flyadeal is backing out of a provisional $5.9 billion order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The low cost subsidiary began of flag-carrier Sudia began operations in 2017...
View ArticleThe engines that power Indian aviation
Indian aviation has been on a growth path. With demand growing by leaps and bounds, the number of aircraft in the skies has soared. And the growth is likely to continue. These aircraft are faster, more...
View ArticleFirst picture of Vistara’s 787 in full livery. May be delivered earlier than...
In July of last year, Vistara (Tata-SIA) placed an order for six Boeing 787-9’s with an additional four options. These aircraft were scheduled for delivery in early 2020, which would have likely seen...
View ArticleWatch the first flight of the Boeing 777X
The long-awaited first flight of the Boeing 777-9X is set to take place today. The first aircraft N779XW will take off from Boeing’s Paine Field factory at Everett at around 10:00 PST. The flight was...
View ArticleExclusive: Picture of Vistara’s first 787 landing at Delhi
Vistara has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft VT-TSD is the first Boeing 787-9 to be operated by an Indian airline. The aircraft departed from Paine Field Everett at 09.40...
View ArticleBoeing to suspend production in Washington
Boeing has announced that it will suspend all aircraft production at their factories in the Puget Sound area in Washington, USA. The shutdown is due to the prevailing state of emergency declared in...
View ArticleThe legendary Boeing 757 – a template for the future?
As Boeing struggles to get through the coronavirus crisis coupled with its own 737 MAX crisis, the Boeing 757 is an aircraft that has once again emerged as a hot topic of conversation. Particularly due...
View ArticleVirgin Atlantic to leave Gatwick, retire 747s and cut 3,150 jobs
Virgin Atlantic has announced its plan for their “post-Covid19 future“. The airline expects that demand will take three years to return to post corona levels and that it will have to reshape and resize...
View ArticleAir India Express IX1344 overshoots runway and falls into valley at Kozhikode...
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 operating flight IX1344 from Dubai to Kozhikode Calicut airport landed at the airport but overshot the runway and fell into a valley. The aircraft has broken into...
View ArticlePictures: Indian Air Force Rafale, Chinook and Apache at Aero India 2021
Aero India 2021 began on the 3rd of February and on display were three of the Indian armed forces latest additions, the Dassault Rafale EH, Boeing CH-47F Chinook and the Boeing AH-64E Apache. Dassault...
View ArticleRakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has announced an order for 72 Boeing 737 MAXs from Akasa Air, the new airline founded by ex-Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube with funding from Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. The...
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