TAP Portugal signed an agreement with Airbus to be the launch operator of the A330neo and also become the launch carrier for the Airspace by Airbus cabin brand in the A330neo – panned for 2017. In 2015, the airline placed…
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Airbus Americas reported the painting of the first U.S.-built American Airlines Airbus A321 has been completed. The aircraft has left the paint shop at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft is the second A321 to be…
There has been some discussion about the combined fleet. We believe that despite the chatter, the newer, bigger, Alaska will keep both Airbus and Boeing in the fleet. Like the other big airlines, they need to buy from both to…
Virgin America and Alaska Airlines seem strange bedfellows. Why Alaska had to purchase Virgin America is a question many are asking this morning. Their fleets, product, and service levels are apples and oranges — Airbus versus Boeing and premium versus…
The airline was Iran’s first privately owned airline and started flying in 1992. Starting with two TU-154s, the airline added A300 and A310s. As the airline grew it undertook some interesting fleet changes. It managed to add aircraft all through…