Airbus announced that it completed assembly of the first A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) at its facilities in Hamburg. The aircraft, powered by CFM Leap-1A engines, will undergo ground tests prior to its scheduled first flight in the coming weeks.…
Last year saw Airbus and Boeing push single-aisle deliveries. Airbus was in its second year delivering the A320neo and its first delivering the A321neo. Boeing started delivering its MAX8. Switching from the previous version to the new version has its…
Recently bankrupted Niki has been bought by the IAG Group for €20m. IAG plans to run NIKI as a subsidiary of its Spanish LCC Vueling. Reports are that 740 NIKI staff will be moved to the new company. In addition,…
The RAA provided its RAA Annual Report 2017 today. Here a few highlights from their statistics. Looking at these charts, how strong an argument can you make for a new generation regional jet in the US market? We don’t…
But he certainly made it! China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited signed a firm order for 50 A320neo Family aircraft. This latest incremental order brings CALC’s total order book to date to around 200 Airbus single-aisle aircraft. Indigo Partners and…
There is one A319neo in flight test, D-AVWA. Its first flight was March 31, 2017 and the chart lists test flights in terms of flight hours. Only 180 so far. Is the A319neo slowing down? On October 16, Airbus and…