Reading Time: < 1 minute Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with The Boeing Company to cancel an order placed for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that Delta assumed in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines. While specific terms of the agreement are not disclosed, Delta will continue to take delivery of new 737-900ER aircraft through […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that it will launch freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas, starting 2 February 2017. Boeing 777 freighters will fly twice a week to the South American cities of Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito and the North American city of Miami. The twice weekly freighter service will depart from […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Right before Christmas, Aviation Voice is willing to present you several aviation related Christmas commercials. Every single video is full of the festive spirit which gives hope to everyone, even to those who doubt about the power of Christmas magic. HEATHROW AIRPORT Christmas is a special time of year to remember those who are close to your heart! […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Just weeks after receiving the Type Certificates from the Russian authorities for the E170 and E175 jets, Embraer announces that S7 Airlines will be the first operator of the E170 in the country. The airline signed an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease 17 E170 pre-owned jets, therefore not impacting Embraer’s order […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute For the second time this year, Deutsche Lufthansa AG has placed a large-volume promissory note. The note was issued with maturities of five, seven and ten years. As a result, the group has secured a total of 1.2 billion euros in funding. Approximately half a billion euros of this amount has already been paid out […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing this week delivered the 500th 787 Dreamliner, a 787-8 to Avianca, marking another milestone in the program’s history. “Achieving 500 deliveries – the fastest to 500 for twin aisles – is a great accomplishment, made possible by the hard work and dedication of our employees and global suppliers,” said Mark Jenks, vice president and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A federal jury in the Southern District of New York found that global distribution system Sabre violated the Sherman Antitrust Act in a 2011 contract with US Airways. American Airlines, which merged with US Airways in 2013, issued the following statement: “We are very pleased with the jury’s decision and greatly appreciate the time and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s the final countdown: the German airline Eurowings is coming to Munich airport. Tickets for 32 new low-cost routes went on sale from Thursday (22/12.), perfect as last-minute presents. The quality low-cost airline from the Lufthansa Group will really take off in South Germany from March 2017. Eurowings will station four Airbus A320 jets in Munich […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fast-expanding low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian is examining the possibility of setting up operations in Argentina. While cautioning that discussions were still at an early stage, the Scandinavian carrier confirmed Dec. 20 that it was looking at the possibility of setting up one or more bases in the South American nation, which has the continent’s third-largest […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The world’s airlines will continue their streak of collective profitability in 2017, but anticipated higher costs coupled with a sluggish global economy lead IATA forecasters to believe 2017’s industry net profit will be almost $6 billion lower than 2016’s expected profit. If the global airline industry posts a net profit of $29.8 billion in 2017, […]