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Nordic Aviation Capital Orders Twelve Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen Aircraft to Be Leased to Garuda Indonesia

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Aviation Capital A/S of Billund, Denmark has signed a firm purchase agreement for twelve CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft. Nordic Aviation Capital has confir...


WestJet Introduces Redesigned Self-serve Tools

WestJet today unveiled a fresh new look and feel when checking in for flights on westjet.com, by mobile phone or at a WestJet kiosk. In addition to a redesign, new features will allow WestJet guests to do more as part of their ...



Boeing Expands Flight Services Business in China

With the introduction of an advanced 787 Dreamliner training suite for pilot and maintenance training, and a newly-installed 747-400 full-flight simulator, the company is tripling its offerings at the Boeing Flight Services Sha...


787’s Dimmable Windows ‘Not Dark Enough’

Boeing’s launch customer for its 787 Dreamliner, Japan’s All Nippon Airways says the plane’s electronic dimmable windows are not dark enough for long haul flights and has asked the US aircraft maker to come up...



JAL Set To Apply For Market Re-Listing

Japan Airlines is expected to apply as early as Wednesday to re-list its shares in September after raising about USD$8 billion in an initial public offering, doubling the government’s investment in a rare successful case ...


Emirates Eyes New Aircraft Lease Deal

  Dubai airline Emirates plans to lease aircraft under an arrangement with a financing firm which intends to issue bond-type certificates to fund delivery of the planes. Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha (DNA2) is eyeing a po...