Christoph Franz, Lufthansa’s CEO, is getting ready to move to Roche, a Swiss pharma company. The change at the top of one of Europe’s largest airlines is something of a surprise. The Wall Street Journal reports that Dr Franz’s decision…
First flight of the 787-9 Dreamliner has been scheduled for today at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. A webcast will be available via Flight tracker This tracker is really wonderful – take a look at this screen scrape. Views: 18
As we get ready for this week’s first flight of the 787-9 it is a good time to review the 787 order book to see how the program is evolving. The following chart breaks down orders to date by model.…
Photo CC-BY-SA MilborneOne Rolls-Royce announced that EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) has issued type certification for the higher efficiency and thrust “Package C” version of its Trent 1000 engine. The 74,000 pound thrust engine will power Air New Zealand’s first…
Airbus announced that Delta has placed a firm order for 10 A330-300s and 30 A321ceos. The airline selected CFM for the A321s and CF6s for the A330s. Deliveries of the A330s start in 2015 and A321 deliveries are scheduled for…
Mike Platt, CEO at LCI Aviation talks about their business. Views: 27