Airbus’s A320 Family has passed the 10,000 order milestone following new orders from US carrier JetBlue. The historic deal sees JetBlue order 15 A321ceo (current engine option) and 20 A321neo (new engine option) aircraft as well as converting eight A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft order to eight A321ceo and 10 A321neo orders. “We are pleased to
Boeing says it has improved the fuel efficiency of its 737 MAX by a further one per cent, and is also promising reduced maintenance and support costs. Consequently, Boeing says 737 MAX operators “will realise a 14 per cent fuel-efficiency improvement over today’s most fuel efficient single-aisle aircraft. At longer ranges, the improvement will be
The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that BAE Systems’ Taranis Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator has conducted initial test flights at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia. The confirmation came from a written statement from the UK MoD to the parliamentary defence select committee inquiry into the current and future use of
China Southern Airlines has become the first airline to operate scheduled 787 services to New Zealand following the arrival in airline’s newly-delivered aircraft in Auckland on October 28. Operating a daily service, the 787 replaces the airline’s existing A330-operated schedule and increases annual seat capacity by around five per cent. The daily flights will be increased
CASA has issued a stern warning to people operating unapproved ‘drones’ over bushfire scenes, stating that not only are they putting the lives of aerial firefighters and others at risk, they are also breaking the law. The move comes after video footage taken from a remotely-piloted aircraft being operated on the NSW Lithgow fire ground
Airbus has revealed new research into the impact seat width makes to levels of passenger comfort on board long-haul economy flights, calling on the aviation industry to set a minimum standard of 18 inches (45.72cm) in order to improve the comfort of long distance air travel. The research showed that a minimum seat width of
