Mexico’s largest airline Aeromexico has finalised orders for 60 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 9s, and has reconfirmed rights for an additional 30 737 MAXs. The order was first announced in July and is valued at more than US$6 billion at list prices.
The Eglin Air Force, Florida based Integrated Test Force has completed 500 F-35 JSF sorties. Operating both the CTOL F-35A and STOVL F-35B, the Integrated Test Force accomplished the 500 sortie milestone in 238 days, Lockheed Martin says, reducing the time between each 100th sortie from initially 123 days to currently 16 days. There are now
Air New Zealand and Cathay Pacific have launched a strategic alliance which will see both airlines codeshare on the others’ services on the Auckland-Hong Kong route and offer reciprocal frequent flyer benefits effective January 31 2013. The agreement, which has received New Zealand regulatory approval, is intended not only to optimise performance on the route from
Brisbane Airport has officially opened a new taxiway and four additional parking aprons at the international terminal. Taxiway Bravo, in front of the international terminal, allows aircraft to simultaneously arrive and depart the international apron and offers a more direct route to the runway. According to the airport the $12 million works will cut several
Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company ALAFCO has finalised an order for 20 737 MAX 8s. The order – the first for the MAX variant from the Middle East – is valued at US$2 billion at list prices and follows an announcement at the Farnborough airshow earlier this year. This order brings total orders for the 737
Hawker Beechcraft has delivered the 7,000th King Air twin turboprop since production began in 1964. The 350i-model aircraft is being delivered to a customer in the United States where it joins a North American fleet of more than 3,300 in current service. “The King Air is still king,” said Shawn Vick,vice president customers for Hawker
