British Airways' A380 and B787

British Airways will receive its first Airbus A380 in July 2013. The flag carrier plans to introduce the superjumbo online for 2014 winter. May 2013 will see the delivery of BA's first B787.
The airline has placed order for 12 A380 and 24 B787.

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Singapore Airlines launching its low-cost long-haul carrier, Scoot

Singapore Airlines launched in June 2012 its low-cost long-haul subsidiary, named Scoot

On June 5, 2012, the first Scoot Boeing 777 landed at Sydney's Kingston International Airport.

The no-frills Singapore Airlines's subsidiary is offering flights to Sydney, Gold Coast and Bangkok.

Tianjin will be served from late august, Taipei from September and Tokyo from October.

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First Airbus A380 for Thai Airways International

The first Thai Airways International Airbus A380-800 has been rolled out of Airbus paint facility in Hamburg Germany. The aircraft will undergo ground and flight testing before being deliveried to its new owner.

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Airbus deliveries - May 2012

The European manufacturer Airbus delivered 45 new aircraft during May 2012

A319: 2 - Alitalia, Avianca

A320: 28 - Air Arabia, AirAsia, Air China, Air France, Air Via, China Eastern Airlines (6), easyJet (3),      Honk Kong Airlines, IndiGO, Indonesia AirAsia, Jet Blue, Jetstar Japan, Middle East Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Spirit Airlines, S7 Airlines (2), Tianjin Airlines, Wizz Air

A321: 4 - Air Berlin, Asiana Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Turkish Airlines

A330-200: 5 - Airtanker, Alitalia (2) China Souther Airlines,  Hawaiian Airlines

A330-300: 3 - Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Turkish Airlines

A380-800: 3 - Air France, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines

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Alitalia phasing out MD-82

Italian national carrier Alitalia has annouced it will phase out its remaining MD-82s by the end of 2013. Currently the airline operates eleven examples. Six aircraft have been already phased out this year.

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Boeing 747 Jumbo Photogallery

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LAN B787 routes revealed

The Chilean carrier LAN has revealed its first airportS to be served by the newly-aquired B787. These cities will be: Buenos Aires, Lima, Los Angeles, Madrid and Frankfurt.

The delivery of the first 26 B787 is expected for late 2012. The aircraft will be powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000, and will all be configured with 217 Economy seats and 30 Business class seats.

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11 new A330-300s for Garuda Indonesia

The Indionesian carrier Garuda placed an order for 11 Airbus A330-300s on April 11, for a value of $2.4 bilion. The signing ceremony in Jakarta was attended by Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and by British Prime Minister David Cameron. This new order brings the total of A330-300s in service with the airline to 21. All this aircraft are, or will be, powered by Rolls Royce Trent 700 engines.

Garuda operates the twin-engined Airbus in a two-class layout from its Jakarta hub to destinations in Asia, Middle East and the Pacific.

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ANA and Boeing making history

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Boeing made history when, on April 16, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time partly powered by biofuel. The delivery flight of JA808A (c/n 34490) also marked the first transpacific flight of the B787. The biofuel were mainly derived from used cooking oil and emission were of an estimated 30% less.

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First B747-400 F for Thai Airways

Thai Airways received its first Being 747-400F on March 30 and a second example in early April. The first aircrat, HS-TGJ, was withdrawn by the airline from passenger-carrying service in October 2011 and sent to conversion facilities in Hong Kong.

The freighter entered service on April 12 flying from Bangkok to Hyderabad en route to Frankfurt. The second 747-400F will connect Bangkok with Chennai and Amsterdam.

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New Embraer E-170 for Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines has just signed an amendment to its original June 2007 deal with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer for ten E-170 and added another aircraft to the contract. The value of the deal is of $38 million. The jet, configured in a single-class layout with 76 seats, will be flown by J-AIR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JAL. Delivery is planned for the last quarter of 2012.

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First A350 Fuselage

Airbus has begun the final assembly stage of the first A350 XWB in its Toulouse plant. The joining of the forward and centre fuselage sections with the completed airframe will serve for static structural testing. The first A350 example, named MSN001, is expected to be built from the summer.

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Sky Interior for Garuda Indonesia

The Indonesian carrier Garuda has taken delivery of its fourth Boeing 737-800 with the new Sky Interior, becoming the 300th aircraft fitted with the desgin. Since its introductio in October 2010, more than 65 airlines and leasing companies have chosen the Sky Interior design.

Emirsyah Satar, President and CEO of Garuda, said:

"With its continuos innovation and best product offerings, the aircraft's design not only benefits us with its unmatched operating costs, but it also offers a welcoming flying experience to our customers".

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4000th B737 next generation delivered

Boeing executives and more than 500 employees, union representative, partners and suppliers together with government officials joined China Southenr Airlines in April to celebrate the delivery of the 4000th Next Generation B737.

The aircraft is the 75th purchased by the Chinese carrier, which has an additional order for 45 B737-700/800.

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Boeing deliveries - March 2012

Cargolux freighter carrier took delivery of its 4th B747-8F

B737-800 - 33: Aerosvit, American Airlines (2), ACG (2), AWAS, Southern China Airlines, CIT, COPA (2),  Garuda Indonesia Airways, GECAS (2), Hainan Airlines, ILFC, Norwegian (2), Pegasus Airlines (2), Qantas, Royal Air Maroc (2), Ryanair (2), Shandong Airlines, Southwest Airlines (2), TUI Travel, Virgin Australia, Xiamen Airlines

B737-800A -1: US Navy

B737-900ER - 4: United (2), Lion Air (2)

B747-8F - 2: Cargolux Airlines, Volga Dnepr

B767-300ER - 1: All Nippon Airways

B767-300F - 1: UPS

B777-300ER - 4: Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines

B777F - 4: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, FedEx, Oak Hill, Qatar Airways

B787-8 - 3: All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines (2)

All Nippon Airways, the first carrier to take delivery of the B787-8 Dreamliner

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Airbus deliveries - March 2012

A319 - 5: Atlantic Airways, Avianca, China West Air, Germanwings, LAN Airlines

A320 - 29: Air China, Cebu Air (2), China Eastern Airlines (5), EasyJet, Etihad Airways, IndiGo (4), JetBlue Airways, Jetstar, Juneyao Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Silkair, Spirit Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, S7 Airlines, TACA International, TAM Linhas Aereas, TransAsia Airways, Virgin America (2), Volaris, WizzAir

A321 - 7; Aeroflot, Lufthansa, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Turkish Airlines (2), Undisclosed (2)

A330-200 - 2: China Southern Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

A330-300 - 4: Aeroflot, KLM, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic

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New Vueling base at Rome Fiumicino

The Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling opened a new base in Rome on March 25 operating a single Airbus A320. The Italian airport is the carrier's third operational hubafter Amsterdam Schiphol and Toulous

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60th Boeing 777 for Air France

On April 4, Air France received its 60th Boeing 777. The aircraft, a series-328ER F-GZNL (c/n 40063) is equipped with 422 seats. A three-class configuration is available, including 14 Business Class lie-flat beds and 32 Alize Premium Economy seats. The twin-engined Boeing will be based at Paris Charles De Gaulle, and used on Caribbean and Indian Ocean routes, serving French Overseas Departments such as Fort de France, Pointe-à-Pitre and St. Denis de la Reunion.

The 61th B777 was delivered in the second week of April, while a third one is expected to be received later in the summer.

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