Boeing Opens Paris Air Show With 737 MAX Apology

Boeing have opened the first day of the Paris Air Show by apologizing for the two crashes involving their 737 MAX aircraft. As Airbus celebrate the launch of their latest model, the A321XLR, the mood in the Boeing camp is far more somber as they reflect on the 737 MAX disasters and how that will affect them going forward. While plane makers usually use the global stage of the Paris Air Show to demonstrate their newest and best technology, Boeing are using it for something else. Still reeling… (simpleflying.com) Plus d'info...

British Airways 787 Grounding Continues As Air Belgium Lease Extended

British Airways has extended their lease of an Air Belgium A340 amid 787 groundings. Air Belgium’s A340 previously flew multiple routes on behalf of British Airways amid these groundings. Now, the aircraft will fly for a little longer to North Africa.British Airways used an Air Belgium A340 on routes from London to Toronto and Newark. Originally, the A340 was supposed to remain in operation until only mid-August. However, in a recent schedule update reported by Routes Online, the Airbus A340… (simpleflying.com) Plus d'info...

CEO: Boeing made mistake in handling warning-system problem

And yet people here will continue to insist the problem is with the pilots, airlines, and maintenance, ANYTHING but Boeing. (www.apnews.com) Plus d'info...

PAS19: Airbus Owns Day One, Boeing Hides Under Its Shadow

Day one at Le Bourget came to an end with a much-predicted sales performance by Airbus and a very slow and depressing act by Boeing. Here’s a quick recap of today’s Paris Air Show 2019: (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Mitsubishi Aircraft to work on a 70-seat variant of its regional jet

Paris, France - Mitsubishi Aircraft is planning to offer a 70-seat variant (M100) of its re-branded SpaceJet (formerly MRJ) to the market in 2023. The new, redesigned version of the Mitsubishi aircraft's long-delayed regional jet will have 65 to 88 seats, compared with the previously planned 90-seat version. With this smaller new design, the Japanese aircraft manufacturer targets the U.S. regional aircraft market which is dominated by the Embraer's 70-seat E175 jet. (airlinerwatch.com) Plus d'info...

Airbus Wins Major 100 Plane Order Over Boeing

Airbus SE won its first order for a new longer range model, the A321XLR, and pressed its advantage over rival Boeing Co., which is still trying to get its most-popular narrow-body back into the skies after two fatal crashes. (www.bloomberg.com) Plus d'info...

Airbus Launches The A321XLR: ALC Goes Big with A321neo & A220

Airbus has launched its latest version of the A321neo family, the A321XLR, which will become the longest ranged, single-aisle jetliner. The A321XLR will complement the existing A321neo family of aircraft, consisting of the A321neo, A321NX and A321LR. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Boeing Begins Paris with Product Update: Expresses Sorrow over MAX Issues

Boeing began its time at the airshow, not with an order but with a business update. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

The climate activism group Extinction Rebellio has postponed a plan to use drones to shut down Heathrow Airport

The climate activism group, Extinction Rebellio, has postponed a plan to use drones to shut down Heathrow Airport on Tuesday. Aviation authorities went on the alert last month when the group said they would paralyse Britain’s busiest airport in June and July. The group insists a planned The climate activism group Extinction Rebellio has postponed a plan to use drones to shut down Heathrow Airport third runway would cause further damage to the Earth’s climate. Extinction Rebellion had been in… (www.airlive.net) Plus d'info...

Boeing mulls dropping 'Max' from name of embattled 737 jet

Two months ago, US President Donald Trump tweeted that the company "should re-brand the plane with a new name" (www.arabianbusiness.com) Plus d'info...

Boeing To Focus On A ‘797-7’ To Combat Airbus A321XLR Competition

According to news out of Paris yesterday, Boeing could be looking to launch the 797 or New Midsized Aircraft with the larger -7 model. The purpose of this would be to compete against the new Airbus A321XLR announced at the Paris Air Show yesterday morning. Boeing had been expected to officially launch the NMA at the Paris Air Show this week. However, things are less than peachy in the Boeing camp. The manufacturer is currently competing against a wall of bad publicity generated by its Boeing 737… (simpleflying.com) Plus d'info...

PAS19: Virgin Atlantic Places Order for 14 A330-900neo Aircraft

British Carrier Virgin Atlantic has announced an order for 14 the A330-900 at the Paris air show today. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

MEA to become one of the launch customers of Airbus A321XLR

Middle East Airlines would become one of the early customers of the Airbus's new extra-long-range A321XLR, says Mohamad El Hout, the chairman of the Lebanese carrier. The European aircraft manufacturer has already started recording orders for its longer range single-aisle A321XLR. According to the sources who are close to the matter, Airbus will officially announce the A321XLR program with at least 200 orders at the Paris Air Show this week. MEA plans to convert four A321neo to the A321XLR… (airlinerwatch.com) Plus d'info...

What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say. Squawk poster note (frank1711) I know there have been many articles & posts about MH370 but this Atlantic article covers it all & covers the problems with the Malaysian government. (www.theatlantic.com) Plus d'info...

Spirit Airlines is focusing the campaign for its next aircraft order on Airbus and Boeing, ending the consideration of the Embraer E-Jet E2.

The Miramar, Florida-based ultra-low-cost carrier is in the "late innings" of evaluating the Airbus A220, Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max families for an order that could top 100 aircraft with deliveries from 2022, Spirit chief executive Ted Christie tells FlightGlobal at the Airport Council International-North America's JumpStart conference in Nashville today. "The manufacturers want us as a customer, so it's a pretty good spot to be in right now," he says.… (www.flightglobal.com) Plus d'info...

Qantas to launch non-stop Boeing 787-9 flight to Chicago

The direct flight between Brisbane and Chicago will be fourth-longest passenger flight in the world, Qantas is also adding BNE-SFO 3x/weekly. (www.ausbt.com.au) Plus d'info...

Cebu to buy over two dozen Airbus jets: sources

Airbus is set to win a deal to sell jets worth around $4.5 billion at list price to Philippines airline Cebu Air after a face-off with rival Boeing, industry sources said. The deal involves 16 A330neo wide-body jets and around 10 of the newly launched A321XLR extended-range narrow-body aircraft, the sources said, asking not to be identified. Together with other aircraft and options the deal could involve as many as 40 aircraft, one of the sources added. Airbus declined comment. Cebu officials… (www.reuters.com) Plus d'info...

GECAS close to ordering Airbus A321XLR: sources

Leasing giant GECAS is in talks to place an order for the newly launched Airbus A321XLR, industry sources said. An order from the aviation leasing unit of General Electric for the latest extended-range version of the A321neo could come at the Paris Airshow, they said. (www.reuters.com) Plus d'info...

Embraer considers re-entering turboprop aircraft market

During a press conference before the Paris Air Show, Embraer President and CEO John Slattery said that its company was interested in the turboprop aircraft market. In 2017, Embraer gave the first signals that it was already studying the regional turboprop aircraft market to compete directly with the Franco-Italian ATR and Canadian Bombardier. In an interview with the Aviation Week in 2017, Paulo Cesar Silva, the former President and CEO of Embraer said that the Brazilian manufacturer could… (airlinerwatch.com) Plus d'info...

Why Amelia Earhart Still Matters

High above the Pacific Ocean in her gleaming two-engine Lockheed Electra, Amelia Earhart soared. It was July 2, 1937, and along with navigator Fred Noonan, she was on her way to their next stop-Howland Island, 1,700 miles southwest of Honolulu. The two veteran flyers were on the last legs of their around-the-world trip, having already completed 20,000 miles in six weeks. But all was not right. As the plane flew over a desolate portion of the Pacific, it became increasingly clear that they were… (www.msn.com) Plus d'info...

Azul will have 2,000 extra flights during winter high season

The Company will operate additional flights at 37 Brazilian airports; BH, Campinas, Recife and Salvador will be the cities with the greatest number of frequencies... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Plus d'info...