Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing for a major widebody order composed of A350 and B777X aircraft, the company’s chief executive, Badr Mohammed Al Meer, has confirmed. The Middle Eastern carrier could order up to 200 jets and the decision could be announced during the Farnborough Air Show, [...]
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Emirates (EK, Dubai International) President Tim Clark has demanded compensation from Boeing (BOE, Washington National) for delays in the development of the new B777X and wants the manufacturer to cover the costs of refurbishing Emirates' existing B777 fleet, while the airline grapples with uncertain B777X delivery dates. Clark was speaking on June 2 at a [...]
Mechanics in Iran have managed to reverse-engineer Pratt & Whitney JT8D engine blades, vital components in McDonnell Douglas aircraft, the country's Tasnim News Agency reported. The development could help the sanctions-hit country revive its ageing fleet. With mounting challenges in sourcing essential engine parts, Iran's aviation industry has turned to domestic production, Mani Rezvani, chief [...]
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Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) could place an order for 30 aircraft during next month’s Farnborough Air Show, Bloomberg reported, saying that the flag carrier is analysing whether to select Boeing’s B787 or Airbus’s A350. Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Won-Tae told the news agency that the decision will likely be the B787, [...]
The administrators of insolvent Australian LCC Bonza (AB, Sunshine Coast) have cancelled all flights through to June 12, 2024, and told the airline's more than 320 employees that they would remain stood down until the same date. Hall Chadwick said the extension was required to facilitate the final stages of the negotiations with interested parties. [...]
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European charter airlines operating out of Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands will be counting the costs after Germany's FTI Touristik GmbH, parent of Europe's third largest tour operator FTI Group, announced it had filed for bankruptcy on June 3 at the District Court of Munich. In a statement, the company said only the tour operator [...]
Mexicana (MXA, México City Felipe Angeles) has signed a deal with Embraer to acquire 20 new aircraft composed of ten E190-E2s and ten E195-E2s, the airline and the manufacturer announced in separate statements. The regional jets will be delivered starting in the second quarter of 2025. The E190-E2s will have capacity for 108 passengers, while [...]