Turkish Airlines subsidiary AJet had been granted the Air Operator Certificate (AOC), paving the way to launch services under its own leadership at the start of the summer season. The Turkish General Directorate of Civil Aviation granted the AOC on January…
UPDATE 2 – Japan Airlines (JAL) suffered its first air accident in almost 39 years when a two-year-old Airbus A350-900 collided with a Coast Guard De Havilland Canada Dash 8 on landing at Tokyo Haneda on January 2. All 379…
The terrible news today about the Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 on fire in Tokyo is a quick reminder that in aviation, safety can never be taken for granted. Reports say that all 379 occupants were evacuated safely before the aircraft…
Airbus has closed 2023 as its best year when it comes to new aircraft orders. Preliminary numbers show that the European airframer has racked up 1.928 orders, but that excludes likely cancelations during December. We count preliminary Boeing orders to…
UPDATE – Both Airbus and Boeing have met and even exceeded their delivery targets for 2023. Airbus has delivered 728 airliners, Boeing 524 commercial plus a few military aircraft. Embraer and ATR fall short of their targets with respectively 61…
Lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for six narrowbody aircraft with Airbus for long-term placement with German leisure carrier Condor, it said on Friday. This includes four A321neo’s and two A320neo’s that will be delivered in 2027 and 2028. The…