The US Federal Aviation Administration - FAA has ordered the temporary grounding of certain B737-9s operated by US carriers or in US territory after an Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) MAX 9, N704AL (msn 67501), saw its left-hand rear mid-cabin plugged exit door separate mid-flight, resulting in an explosive decompression on Friday, January 5. [...]
Air Serbia (JU, Belgrade) has signed a dry-lease contract with Nordic Aviation Capital for three ATR72-600s to expand its regional capacity. Chief Executive Jiri Marek told ch-aviation the delivery timeline was not determined yet and hinged on supply chain issues affecting maintenance, repainting, and deliveries. The identity of the aircraft will be known by the [...]
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Envoy Air (MQ, Dallas/Fort Worth) will add 19 incremental Embraer regional jets, including eleven E175s and eight E175s, with deliveries due to start in the fourth quarter of 2024. The American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) subsidiary clarified to ch-aviation that the order comprises a mix of new-built E175s due directly from Embraer and second-hand E170s [...]
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Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) has issued a request for information (RFI) with a view to replacing some of its older mid-sized widebody jets with B787, A330N, or A350 types. Multiple Hong Kong-based news outlets are reporting on the prospective order. A Cathay Pacific spokesperson declined to respond to specific questions put to them [...]