The GTF, or geared turbofan, engine from Pratt & Whitney is very fuel efficient and environmentally friendly, but has been plagued with reliability issues that have resulted in significant grounding of GTF equipped aircraft. While the A320neo family has the…
EgyptAir is adding six additional A350 aircraft to its order book at the Paris Air Show today. This order brings the total to 16 A350-900 aircraft for the carrier. The airline had previously ordered 10 of the type at the 2023…
Leasing firm Azorra made the following announcement: Azorra announces the purchase of 12 Airbus A220-300s from EGYPTAIR, the flag carrier of Egypt. Azorra is acquiring the aircraft from EGYPTAIR to support the airline’s ongoing fleet transformation, as it seeks to…
Egyptair has gone shopping again on the second day of the Dubai Airshow. It announced an order for 10 Airbus A350-900s, a day after the airline secured long-term lease contracts for 18 Boeing MAX 8s . This is all part…
The first day of 2023 Dubai Airshow produced a few more commercial interesting announcements. And they weren’t all from airlines in the region. airBaltic ordered more Airbus A220s, SunExpress more MAX 8s and -10s, Egyptair secured long-term leases for the…
Africa is a promising market for Embraer.