Norwegian celebrated the first anniversary of its ground-breaking low-cost, long-haul flights between the UK and America wednesday july 8th – by announcing a new route to Boston and confirming that summer 2015 is set to be a record breaker for the airline. In July 2014 Norwegian became the first airline to offer low cost flights…
ATR and Sweden-based Braathens Aviation have signed a contract for the purchase of 5 ATR 72-600s and 10 optional aircraft as part of the company’s fleet upgrade strategy. Deliveries will commence at the end of 2015. The new aircraft, which will seat 72 passengers, will be operated on the carrier’s regional services in Sweden.. The…
Aeroflot has obtained its Next Generation Boeing 737-800 named after the famous Russian scholar, writer and linguist Vladimir Dahl. This delivery, another in a string of brand-new acquisitions, comes as a testament of Aeroflot’s superior-airline status with its constant focus on fleet expansion and enhancement. New fleet translates in better service, higher efficiency and improved global competitive power of the leading Russian air carrier.…
Ryanair today (May 26) announced a full year net profit of €867m, ahead of previous guidance. Full Year (IFRS) Mar 31, 2014 Mar 31, 2015 % Change Customers 81.7m 90.6m +11% Revenue €5,037m €5,654m +12% Profit after Tax €523m €867m +66% Basic EPS(€ cent) 36.96 62.59 +69% Ryanair’s CEO, Michael…
Qatar Airways Group has set a new industry record, with the delivery of four new Al Maha aircraft to Doha in just one day, from aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The new A320 aircraft were inaugurated at a signing ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, between Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive and Chairman of Al…
Eventyrfortfatteren og fortelleren H.C. Andersen fik æren av å bli den første danske «halehelten» på Norwegians langdistansefly – Boeing 787 Dreamliner, melder dfly.no. Norwegian fikk nylig sin Boeing B 787 Dreamliner nr. åtte. Den verdenskjente eventyrforfatteren og fortelleren H.C: Andersen pryder haleroret som første danske. Andre kjente personligheter på Dreamlinerhalene er Edvard Munch, Roald Amundsen,…
Britiske easyJet mottok denne uken sitt Airbusfly nr. 250. Overleveringen skjedde ved Airbus sitt anlegg i Hamburg, melder dfly.no Lavprisselskapet easyJet trafikkerer idag rundt 750 ruter til 130 lufthavner i 33 land. Selskapet frakter årlig rundt 60 millioner passasjerer. easyJet har idag en ordre hos Airbus på 158 fly i A 320 familiy, noe som…
Ferdskriveren til Germanwingsflyet som styrtet i de franske alpene ble torsdag finnet av letemannskapene. Tidligere er skallet til ferdskriveren funnet. – Ferdskriveren ble funnet av en politikvinne ved en ravine på et sted som allerede var gjennomsøkt flere ganger, sa etterforskningsleder Brice Robin på en pressekonferanse skjærtorsdag, melder NRK Taleregistratoren ble funnet kort tid etter den…
KLM Cityhopper bestiller 15 Embraer E175+ , samt to Embraer E 190 regionaljetfly. De 15 E175+- maskinene skal erstatte dagens aldrende Fokker70-flåte. KLM Cityhopper har tidligere skiftet ut sine Fokker 100 med Embraer 190. E190 vil i KLM Cityhoppers versjon få 100 seter, mens det i E175+ blir 88 seter. Dagens Fokker 70 maskiner har 80 seter.…
Another major milestone in Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft program was reached with the maiden flight of the CS300 airliner. The technologically advanced CSeries aircraft will provide operators with an all-new family of single-aisle mainline jets specifically designed for the 100- to 149-seat market segment. The CS300 airliner – bearing Canadian registration markings C-FFDK – departed Montréal–Mirabel…
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