UPDATE – The FAA has released an additional set of special conditions for sideways-facing seats on the Boeing MAX 10. The document, which is open for comment until September 29, identifies new safety hazards to passengers from recent research. Additional safety…
Icelandair has finalized the Memorandum of Understanding for thirteen Airbus A321XLRs. During a signing ceremony in Reykjavik, the airline and airframer sealed the contract that was announced as an MoU three months ago on April 7. Icelandair inks deal for Airbus…
International Airlines Group (IAG) has exercised options for ten Airbus A320neo’s, with the flexibility to convert them into A321neo’s if that suits the group better. The group says that the aircraft will replace A320ceo’s with any of its airlines, British…
Virgin Australia has started its fleet renewal by taking delivery of the first Boeing MAX 8 on lease from CALC. The aircraft was handed over during a ceremony in Seattle on Tuesday and was supposed to start the long journey…
Ryanair hopes to grow passenger numbers in Financial Year 2024 by ten percent to around 185 million, up from 168.6 million in FY23. But this will largely depend on new Boeing MAX 8200 deliveries being on time for the peak…
Months earlier than anticipated by Michael O’Leary himself, Ryanair has agreed with Boeing on an order for 150 MAX 10s plus 150 options. In March, the Group CEO of the Irish low-cost airline said that he anticipated discussions to take six months…