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Delta confirms second-hand aircraft deals
UPDATE – Delta Airlines confirmed earlier media reports that it would be ‘opportunistically’ sourcing second-hand aircraft to grow and renew its fleet. The carrier said on July 13 that it will acquire 29 Boeing 737-900ERs and lease seven Airbus A350-900s. Today,…
Lufthansa gets a dream deal for 787s
UPDATED STORY JUNE 25 – Lufthansa gets a dream deal for 787s with Boeing. It has bought five 787-9s that have been built for another customer but were canceled last year. While previously thought to have been for Norwegian, the…
Customers push Airbus to launch A350F
Airbus will definitely launch a freighter-version of the A350 but only once the business case is done. During an online Commercial and Program Update media event on June 15, Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer acknowledged that the market is pushing…
Airbus plans aggressive production ramp-up
Airbus plans an aggressive production ramp-up. The European airframer has disclosed more details on how it intends to grow its production capacity until 2025 on May 27. This follows on earlier remarks by CEO Guillaume Faury that Airbus is in…
LATAM retires A350s and simplifies long-haul fleet
LATAM Brazil’s general director, Jerome Cadier, has informed its employees on April 8 that the airline group will retire all its 11 A350 aircraft from its fleet between this and next week. The airline plans to reduce its widebody fleet…