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.
Thursday, 2 August 2012
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
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.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
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.
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
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.
Garuda operates the twin-engined Airbus in a two-class layout from its Jakarta hub to destinations in Asia, Middle East and the Pacific.
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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