Iran Air and Airbus have signed a firm contract for 100 aircraft, building on an initial commitment signed in January 2016 in Paris. The agreement signed by Farhad Parvaresh, Iran Air Chairman and CEO and Fabrice Bregier, Airbus President and…
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Merry Christmas!
With 2016 rapidly heading to a close, it seems like the ideal opportunity to reflect on what has been a breathless year. The headlines have been dominated once again by the ‘big two’, Airbus and Boeing, which celebrated their 10,000th…
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Asian Duo Get Maiden A320neos
Two Asian carriers have taken delivery of their first Airbus A320neos. Airbus A320-271 B-8545 (c/n 6975) was handed over to China Southern Airlines from the manufacturer’s Hamburg/Finkenwerder facility on December 14. It was followed two days later by B-8637 (c/n 7129). …
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Merger Gets Go-Ahead
The Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has approved plans to launch a new European leisure carrier under a joint venture with TUI. The deal, which remains subject to regulatory approval, will see elements of several airlines merge together under a new…
CS300 Makes Commercial Debut
Launch customer airBaltic has successfully debuted the Bombardier CS300 on its Riga-Amsterdam service. The first commercial flight of the type carried 120 passengers, including local media. CEO Martin Gauss said: “airBaltic has been counting down the days to this landmark…
Alaska/Virgin America Merger Completed
Alaska Air Group has closed its acquisition of Virgin America, just days after the deal was cleared by the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The definitive merger agreement was signed in April and approved by Virgin…
Bumper Boeing Order from Iran Air
Boeing and Iran Air have reached agreement over an order for 80 aircraft. The Tehran-based carrier has signed a contract for 50 737 MAX 8s, 15 777-300ERs and 15 777-9s, valued at $16.6bn at list prices. The deal is based…
Norwegian’s First Neo Heads East
Norwegian subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets (AAA) has received its first Airbus A320neo, which has been immediately leased to HK Express. The jet, B-LCL (c/n 7209), is the first of 70 A320neos the Norwegian Group has on order, and the first…
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Arrow Announced
Just Flight has released screenshots of their upcoming Piper Arrow III. The aircraft is being developed by the same team who worked on the TB-10 Tobago & TB-20 Trinidad, Tornado GR1, L-1011 Tristar Professional and Canberra PR9 so you can…
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Alaska/Virgin America Merger Approved
Alaska Air Group’s merger with Virgin America has been cleared by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Approval was given on condition that Alaska implements “limited” changes to its codeshare agreement with American Airlines, though it…
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