Boeing and Los Angeles-based Air Lease Corporation announced today a firm order for 60 737 MAX 8 and 15 737 MAX 9 airliners, with reconfirmation rights for 25 additional 737 MAXs. The order, with a list-price value of $7.2 billion, represents the first 737 MAX order by a leasing company. “The 737 MAX is an
Airbus has released new artwork of a concept airliner displaying what it thinks passenger jets might look like by 2050. The concept features some striking departures from current generation aircraft, including partially embedded engines nestled between ultra-long wings and a sweeping, U-shaped tail. More strikingly, passengers would be able to stare out into the firmament
Airbus has started cutting metal for its first A320neo as production gets underway on the upgraded single-aisle airliner. Scheduled to enter service from late 2015, the A320neo features new engines and ‘sharklet’ wingtip devices that Airbus says will improve fuel efficiency by as much as 15 per cent. Airbus has booked more than 1,400 firm
Airbus Military has used the Farnborough Airshow in the UK to formally christen its A400M airlifter as the ‘Atlas’, despite having to withdraw the plane from a planned flight demonstration at the show due to renewed engine problems. “We are sure that the aircraft will be a cornerstone of the air transport capabilities of the
Boeing delivered 150 new commercial airliners during the second quarter of 2012. Over the three months to the end of June, the manufacturer delivered 109 737NGs, 22 777s, seven 747s, six 767s and six 787s. For the first six months of the 2012 calendar year, Boeing has delivered 287 aircraft, comprising 208 737NGs, 42 777s,
The WA Police Air Wing has taken delivery of a specially equipped GippsAero GA8 Airvan, which will replace a Cessna 182 used for aerial surveillance work. “Because of the size of Western Australia, we have always operated a small single engine fixed wing aircraft in our fleet,” said officer in charge of the WA Police
