Airbus has announced a pair of deals for more than 100 of its A320 Family airliners. The European jetmaker inked a memorandum of understanding to sell 75 of the single aisle aircraft to Spirit Airlines, a budget carrier serving the southeastern US and Caribbean region. The deal includes 45 next generation A320neos and 30 A320s.
Tiger Airways has received regulatory approval to boost its Australian flights, days after the budget carrier announced deep losses in the last financial quarter. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on Tuesday cleared Tiger to increase its daily flights from 22 to 32, still well below the pace of Tiger’s operations before CASA grounded
Qatar Airways has announced an order for 50 Airbus A320neos and five A380s after a rollercoaster day at the Dubai Airshow. The announcement came hours after Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said the deal had fallen through, reportedly over a dispute over who would be the first airline to take delivery of the next generation neo.
The Boeing 787 has touched down on Australian soil for the first time, with development aircraft N787BA (msn ZA001) arriving in Sydney this morning at the start of a three day visit. ZA001 – the very first 787 to fly – touched down on Sydney’s Runway 34L at about 1100 this morning, flying in from
Budget carrier Tiger Airways has warned of a significant net loss for the current financial year due to the temporary suspension of its operations in Australia earlier this winter. Shares of the Singapore Airlines controlled low cost carrier fell 3.7 per cent on Tuesday after the airline reported a S$49.9 million (US$38.7 million) net loss
Russia’s NordStar Airlines has placed an order for three ATR 42-600 turboprops. The deal comes on top of an order for two ATR 42-600s placed earlier this year that included an option on two more. The seven aircraft are valued at US$132 million. The Toulouse, France based ATR, a partnership between Alenia Aeronautica and Airbus
