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American orders 47 787s for fleet replacement
American Airlines has ordered 47 Boeing 787s as replacements for its older widebody aircraft. The deal includes 22 787-8s and 25 787-9s with deliveries from 2020 and 2023, respectively, the Fort Worth-based carrier says. It also includes 28 options.
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Beijing’s import tariffs protect COMAC, AVIC aircraft
The weight range for tariffs Beijing plans to impose on US aircraft appear designed to give protection to Chinese airliner types—even if the real aim is to reply to proposed US import taxes.
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IATA’s strong cargo growth forecast tempered by trade war threat
The medium-term outlook for global air cargo demand remains strong, but the industry is watching several key variables that could have major implications on air freight trends, including how the escalating tariff battle between the US and China might affect shipping patterns. IATA, in its latest five-year forecast, sees global freight-tonne kilometers (FTKs) growing at 4.9% annually through 2022, bolstered by “a stronger economic and trade backdrop” than industry had during much of the 2013-17 period.
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Air Lease Corp. secures leases for five A320s in first quarter
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) delivered four newly built aircraft and secured lease agreements for five aircraft from three customers during the first quarter of 2018, the Los Angeles-based lessor said April 5. ALC’s lease placements during the first quarter included two A320-200s for new Indian LCC IndiGo, set to be delivered in third-quarter 2018; two new A321-200s for Denver-based ultra-LCC Frontier Airlines, set for delivery in fourth-quarter 2018; and one new A320-200neo for Faroe Islands-based Atlantic Airways, set for delivery in March 2019.
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Dallas Love Field Airport gate probe dropped
FAA has withdrawn its investigation into whether the City of Dallas violated federal mandates in the long-simmering dispute over Delta Air Lines’ access to gates at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL).
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Copa suspends Venezuela flights
Copa Airlines has suspended flying to Venezuela as diplomatic tensions with Panama rise, leaving the South American country even more isolated by air. The Panama City-based carrier says in a statement that the suspension of flights was enforced by the Venezuelan government as part of its the diplomatic and economic break between the countries, which prohibits all economic, commercial and financial relationships with Panama based entities.
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IndiGo drops interest in Air India sale
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has all but pulled its interest in acquiring Air India, citing the large resources required to turn around the state-owned airline. IndiGo's president Aditya Ghosh says that its interest in Air India's privatisation programme has always focused on buying its international operations and low-cost carrier Air India Express.
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Airbus orders rise but deliveries fall over first quarter
Airbus secured an order for six A320neo jets from an undisclosed customer in March, along with a deal for two A321s from VietJet. The agreements were the only orders placed with the European airframer during the month.
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Bombardier’s 2018 goal in reach as CSeries deliveries accelerate
Bombardier in the last several weeks significantly picked up the pace of CSeries deliveries, handing four aircraft to customers in March and putting the company on a trajectory that makes it 2018 delivery goal within reach. Whether the surge in deliveries is a one-month blip or representative of a sustained trend remains unclear. Bombardier has delivered multiple aircraft in previous one-month periods but been unable to sustain that pace.
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Can Embraer maintain rhythm with Boeing pact?
Embraer has, believe it or not, its own anthem. The lyrics talk about how Brazil’s aerospace industry is a vital part of defending the homeland: its blue sky, the emerald green forests and the Amazon river. What is absent, however, is any mention of a joint venture with a counterpart from North America that promises to entirely reshape the company.
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How perception plays role in passenger comfort for Boeing
More than 10,000 examples may have been built, but the Boeing 737’s cabin dimensions – save for changes in fuselage length as variants and new-generation families arrived – have not altered since the narrowbody entered service 50 years ago. That original Lufthansa 737-100 from 1968 shares the same 3.54m cabin cross-section as the Max variants being delivered today.
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India re-opens competition to supply 110 fighters
A global competition to sell more than 100 fighters to the Indian air force re-opened for the third time in a decade on 6 April. The IAF released a 73-page request for information to six companies to supply 110 single- and twin-seat fighters over a maximum of 12 years.
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Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet production line busy until 2025
In a swift reversal of fortunes, Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet production line now has a seven-year backlog after nearly expiring two years ago due to a lack of orders. In March, Kuwait ordered 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-18F Super Hornets for delivery through 202, with options for 12 more. During the same month, Congress topped off the US Navy’s request list with 10 more Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets, worth $739 million. In all, the Navy is buying 24 Super Hornets for a sum of $1.8 billion in fiscal 2018, with more than 100 additional fighters planned for procurement over the next five years.
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Boeing receives first Super Hornet for service life modification
The first F/A-18F Super Hornet scheduled to undergo service life modification arrived at Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri facilities on 5 April. The two-seat fighter came from VFA-106, a Super Hornet fleet replacement squadron stationed at NAS Oceana, Virginia. The jet had approximately 6,000 flight hours on it.
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