Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has received regulatory approval to add the Airbus A380 to its line maintenance capabilities. The four-engine super jumbo has been added to the company’s European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the UAE’s General Civil Aviation…
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Second MRJ Flies
Six months after the prototype Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) first flew on November 11, the second flight test (FTA-2) aircraft has taken to the sky. On May 31, JA22MJ (c/n 10002), took off from Nagoya Airport and headed to airspace…
Cathay Joins the A350 Club
Cathay Pacific Airways has become the sixth airline to take delivery of the Airbus A350 XWB. Its first aircraft, B-LRA (c/n 029), will be operated under a long-term lease agreement from the Dutch lessor AerCap. The jet, featuring the carrier’s…
LEAP Certification for A320neo
The Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines has been granted its type certification by EASA and the FAA. The announcement was made earlier today (May 31) during the European manufacturer’s two-day Innovation event being held this year in…
VietJetAir Expansion
LOW-COST CARRIER VietJetAir has finalised an $11.3bn deal for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200s, the largest single commercial aircraft purchase in Vietnam’s aviation history. In an interesting change in strategy, departing from the typical one-type model associated with LCC operations,…
Vueling and LATAM Airlines Form Partnership
LATAM Airlines and Vueling have announced plans to strengthen Barcelona/El Prat as a major hub for passengers flying between South America and Europe. The agreement will give the Spanish low-cost carrier’s customers greater access to LATAM Airline’s extensive flight network across…
British Airways Flies to Santiago
British Airways (BA) has revealed it is launching a new non-stop service between London/Heathrow and the Chilean capital Santiago from January 3. The route will become the carrier’s longest at 7,236 miles (11,645km) with a flying time of 14hr 40…
Swiss Signs Up for Smart Parts
Swiss International Air Lines has selected Bombardier’s Smart Parts Program to provide component support for the it’s incoming fleet of 30 C Series airliners. Under the terms of the ten-year agreement the Canadian manufacturer will provide the Swiss carrier with…
American Airlines Receives its First US-Produced Airbus
Airbus has handed over the second A321 to roll off the production at its Mobile, Alabama manufacturing facility, just three weeks after the first example joined JetBlue Airways. The jet, N162AA (c/n 6621), was delivered to American Airlines on May…
A World First
Taiwan’s flag carrier, China Airlines has taken delivery of the world’s first co-branded Boeing 777-300ER in a ceremony held at the US manufacturer’s Everett facility. The handover of the jet, B-18007 (c/n 43982), comes 12 years after the airline become…
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