AirlinesAer Lingus agrees to lease seven A321neo LR aircraft from ALCIrish carrier Aer Lingus will lease seven Airbus A321neos with 97-ton maximum take-off weight (MTOW) from Air Lease Corp. (ALC), with deliveries starting in 2019. In 2015, Los Angeles-based ALC made the first commitment to the long-range (LR) version of the A321neo, which will be able to fly around 206 passengers in a two-class layout on routes of up to 4,000 nautical miles.
LinkAir India seeks landing gear overhaul for IAF Boeing 707Air India has issued a tender seeking landing gear overhaul services for a Boeing 707-337C aircraft. Tender documents show that the aircraft is registered VT-DXT and is operated by the Indian Air Force. The 1968-vintage unit is maintained by Air India’s MRO unit, Air India Engineering Services.
LinkAlaska Air Group creates jobs amid expansionAlaska Airlines and Horizon Air will hire an estimated 2,300 workers in 2017, adding to its workforce of 15,600. Alaska Airlines anticipates 250 or more jobs to be based in Seattle.
LinkAlitalia to finalize new business plan by March 12Etihad Airways equity partner Alitalia is making some amendments to its “re-launch business plan,” which it expects to finalize by the end of this week. During a meeting on March 6, the Alitalia board reviewed a plan prepared by independent advisor Roland Berger.
LinkGaruda Posts Stronger January Traffic FiguresGaruda Indonesia published its operating statistics for January showing increases in passenger numbers and freight carried. Garuda carried 13.5 percent more passengers in the month to 2.95 million from the previous year, with a load factor up 2.6 percentage points at 72.5 percent.
LinkLion Air emerges as customer behind A330 orderIndonesian budget carrier Lion Air has ordered three more Airbus A330-300s, analysis of the airframer’s backlog has revealed. Lion Air already has three A330-300s, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700s, which were ordered in late 2014.
LinkUnited Airlines upgrades fleet with Dreamliner, other planesUnited Airlines plans to retire its Boeing 747-400 fleet by year's end as it incorporates new Boeing 787 Dreamliners and other aircraft. "We were getting new aircraft that we were going to fly, and we are going to make long-term commitments to flying, and we wanted to start those new routes with aircraft that we are going to be flying into the next generation," CEO Oscar Munoz said.
LinkUnited Airlines to offer year-round San Francisco-New Orleans connectionUnited Airlines says it is expanding its seasonal nonstop flights from New Orleans to San Francisco to a daily, year-round service starting in early June. United Airlines previously did not offer nonstop flights between New Orleans and San Francisco in the summer months. The company, in a news release, said beginning June 8, the connection will be available year-round.
LinkWizz Air Continues Network Expansion In FebruaryHungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air had a good month in February as it carried 22 percent more passengers than the previous year. The month saw 1.87 million people flying on Wizz Air’s services, up from February 2016’s 1.64 million.
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