US budget carrier Spirit Airlines has added 30 Airbus A320s to an order for 45 A320neos booked in December. A memorandum of understanding for the deal was announced at last year’s Dubai Airshow. Designed for improved fuel efficiency, the re-engined A320neo is due to begin deliveries in 2015. Spirit has not yet announced its engine
Singapore Airlines has discovered wing cracks in all six of the Airbus A380s inspected under a safety directive issued by European regulators. The carrier insisted – as Airbus has stated repeatedly in the past month – that the cracks were discovered long before they posed any potential safety risks. The airline said four of the
Tiger Airways has announced plans to resume flights to Cairns pending approval by safety regulators. The budget carrier was forced to sharply curtail operations following a six week suspension over safety concerns last year and remains under a CASA imposed cap on daily flights. It has focused on core routes out of its Melbourne hub
BAE Systems and L-3 MAS Canada have won a 10-month extension on their ADF contract for maintenance of the F/A-18 Classic Hornet. The contract, which was due to expire in December 2012 and will now run through October 2013, includes structural refurbishment modifications and deep maintenance for an additional 14 F/A-18. The extension is worth
Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe has announced plans to resign at the end of 2012, ending a seven year tenure that has seen the carrier bounce back from rocky financial times and establish a reputation atop the airline industry. “After almost a decade at Air New Zealand, I am an Air New Zealander to
South America’s AviancaTaca has finalised an order for 33 Airbus A320neo and 18 current generation A320 Family aircraft. The deal builds on a memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris Airshow in June. AviancaTaca was created in 2010 by the merger of Columbia’s Avianca Airlines and TACA Airlines of El Salvador. The company includes subsidiary
