Lufthansa has announced at the Dubai Air Show that it has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 30 A320ceos ordered in June 2013; the deal is valued at over $610 million.
Boeing launched the 777X program at the 2013 Dubai Air Show on Sunday with orders and commitments for 259 aircraft from Lufthansa (34), Etihad Airways (25), Qatar Airways (50) and Emirates (150) with a combined value of more than $95 billion at list prices.
Etihad Airways announced Sunday at the Dubai Air Show that it has agreed to acquire a 33.3% stake in Darwin Airline, a regional carrier based in Lugano, Switzerland, to launch Etihad Regional to connect passengers from secondary European markets onto its main network.
Engine makers were among the big winners on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show, collectively bagging orders for more than 1,000 engines as part of the airline order bonanza announced by Airbus and Boeing Nov. 17.
Flydubai announced Sunday at the Dubai Air Show that it has committed to order up to 100 Boeing 737 MAX-8s and 11 more 737-800s in deal valued at $11.4 billion at list prices.
Etihad Airways set Dubai Airshow 2013 into motion on Sunday with major orders from both Boeing and Airbus worth $52.1 billion to support its continued global expansion.
Finnair continued to face a strike threat Friday despite an 11th-hour agreement with the Finnish Flight Attendants Association (SLSY) and the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU), which was supposed to cancel industrial action scheduled to begin Friday.
Mexico’s Interjet, which plans to put its third Sukhoi Superjet 100 into service this month, continues to tout the reliability and efficiency of the two SSJ100s it has been operating on domestic flights since Sept. 18.
Finnair has reached an 11th-hour agreement with the Finnish Flight Attendants Association (SLSY) and the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU), which cancels industrial action scheduled to begin today.
Rapid air traffic growth in Indonesia is leading to infrastructure constraints and congestion that pose a bigger threat than low-cost carrier (LCC) competition, the head of Garuda Indonesia said Friday.
Asia-Pacific airlines are being held back on global aviation policy making because they do not have the advantage of speaking with a single voice the way European Union countries and the US do, airline CEOs were told Friday.
A “patchwork quilt” of passenger rights regulations enacted by governments worldwide are adding “cost and complexity” to airline operations and getting “in the way” of good customer service, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said.
Airbus predicted that by 2032 Latin American airlines will require 2,307 new aircraft, including 1,794 single-aisle, 475 twin-aisle and 38 very large aircraft worth an estimated $292 billion.
Kenya Airways has reported a profit after tax of KES384 million ($4.4 million) for the half year ended Sept. 30, marking a significant turnaround from the KES4.8 billion loss reported during the same period last year.
Jazz Air parent Chorus Aviation reported a third-quarter net income of C$36 million ($34.9 million), down 2.5% from C$36.9 million net profit in the year-ago period.
Rostekhnologii (Rostec) subsidiary TVK Russia has announced an investment contest for airport development at Ramenskoye Airfield to create a new airport for low-cost carriers (LCCs).
Hungary-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with Chinese CDB Leasing Co. to finance six Airbus A320. Deliveries are planned in 2014 and 2015.
Footnotes: * International only. 1. January - June. 2. January - May. 3. Includes Regional operations. 4. Combined American Eagle, Executive Airlines and American Connection. 5. Combined traffic for SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. 6. YTD 02013 from 4/26/13
