Airline news
Icelandair Orders 12 Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing has reached an agreement to supply Icelandair with 12 737 MAX aircraft, with a total list price of USD$1.2 billion. Icelandair said on Thursday it had purchase rights for another 12 aircraft. It planned to fund th...
First Flyable A350 XWB “MSN1” Structurally Complete
Aircraft makes its first journey on wheels Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A350 XWB ‘MSN-001’ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft is depicted here on ...
Iraqi Airways Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A330
This will be the first Airbus widebody aircraft to be operated by Iraqi Airways. The carrier already operates two A321 aircraft. On behalf of Iraqi Ministry of Transportation, Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, has ta...
Qatar Airways Endorses the Larger A350 XWB Models
The State of Qatars national airline, Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert its existing firm orde. The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert ...
China Southern Seals Airbus A330 Deal
China Southern Airlines, the country’s largest carrier by fleet size, has agreed to buy 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft for about USD$1.9 billion, to be delivered from 2014 to 2016. The deal is the second involving Air...
British Airways To Lower four hundred Cabin Crew Jobs
British Airways is in talks with a union over plans to chop four hundred senior cabin crew jobs, including to drive on guardian IAG, which is already dealing with vacation season strikes at its Iberia trade. British Airw...
