Commercial Aviation News

Jet Star's first Airbus A321LR has landed in Australia. It arrived in Melbourne at the end of July. It is supposed to be the first of 38 neo aircraft coming from airbus for the Australian airline. The A321LR neo is already 15% more efficient than the standard A320 . Naturally it can fly nearly 1,200 km further too and is significantly quieter, 50%. The first aircraft should start commercial service in Australia in September where it will be doing routes like Melbourne to Cairns. "Our fleet of new NEOs will lift the bar on passenger comfort, and we’ve fine-tuned the cabin configuration to set a new standard of inflight experience for low fares travel in Australia. This means wider seats for customers, larger overhead lockers, in-seat USB charging and in-flight digital streaming technology, which is an Australian first for a low fares airline. The A321LR burns significantly less fuel than previous generation aircraft, and advanced weather detection technology will enable our pilots to plot smoother and more fuel-efficient flight paths. That translates to a saving of one point two million kilograms of fuel annually - a reduction of almost 4,000 tonnes of emissions or the equivalent of removing 1,500 cars from the road each year. The aircraft also has a greater flying range than Jetstar’s current A320 fleet, which opens up opportunities to expand our international network across the Asia Pacific region – meaning more low fares to even more destinations", said CEO Gareth Evans. The registration on the first example is believed to be VH-OFE.

JetSMART takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. "The delivery of our first A321neo marks the beginning of a new era for JetSMART, supporting our vision to serve 100 million passengers by 2028. It is also and it is an important step in becoming the leading ULCC in South America. We worked with Airbus to configure our A321neo as the most competitive aircraft in the market, while maintaining our focus on sustainability and ultra low fares," said Estuardo Ortiz, CEO JetSMART. JetSMART, the South American ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) operating in Chile, Argentina and Peru, took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, leased from Aviation Capítal Group.

It looks like Airbus could be cancelling the outstanding Airbus A350 orders from Qatar Airways.

Boeing has been given the green light to restart deliveries of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to customers after a hiatus. American Airlines should be the first customer to receive a Dreamliner from the airframer since the FAA has permitted this.

A link to the first half results of the year for Airbus.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-07-airbus-reports-half-year-h1-2022-results

SAS in the news.

Malaysian has selected the Airbus A330-900neo to start their widebody fleet renewal. An order for 20 of the type has been made and will be broken down into two 10 outright purchased from Airbus and 10 from lessor Avalon. Christian Scherer said, "Malaysia Airlines is one of the great Asian carriers and we are proud and humbled to be its preferred supplier of widebody aircraft. The decision is a clear endorsement of the A330neo as the most efficient option in this size category for premium operations. It's also the clear winner in terms of in-flight comfort and we are looking forward to working with Malaysia Airlines to define an exceptional cabin experience." The aircraft will replace the airlines standard CEO Airbus 330s and will join the A350-900s the airline already operates. The carrier will operate the A330neo on its network covering Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East. Malaysia Airlines will configure its A330neo fleet with a premium layout seating 300 passengers in two classes.

On August 12 NORSE Atlantic Airways celebrated its official first flight from LGW to JFK. Stewart Wingate, CEO, Gatwick Airport said, "We are delighted to welcome Norse Atlantic’s much-anticipated new service to Gatwick Airport. North America is a key market for us, with New York continually among our most popular destinations. We currently operate 40 long-haul routes across the USA, Canada, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East and Asia, so it’s great news for our passengers – as well as businesses across the region – that we are able to add another fantastic long-haul carrier to our operation, increasing choice and competition. We look forward to seeing Norse expand its transatlantic offer even further over coming months, alongside its connections to Oslo."

The SL3710 seat from Recaro Aircraft Seating took flight on JetSMART’s A321neo for the first time yesterday, (August 15th). Servicing short-haul passengers, the new Airbus aircraft features 240 pax of the Recaro economy class seats. In total, 11,000 SL3710 seats will be installed on JetSMART’s Airbus aircraft over the next five years.

Where does a jetBlue/Spirit merger put jetBlue in the overall picture in American Aviation.

Boeing commercial.

An American airline goes bankrupt.

Emirates will be reintroducing the Airbus A380 on direct routes from Dubai to Auckland and Kuala Lumpur from this coming December the airline said. Emirates’ A380 service to Kuala Lumpur, EK 346 will depart Dubai at 0330hrs, landing at 1435hrs. EK 343 will depart Kuala Lumpur at 0145hrs, arriving in Dubai at 0505hrs. The other service EK448 from Dubai to Auckland will depart at 10:05hrs and arrives at 11:05hrs the next day. The return flight will depart Auckland at 21:15hrs and arrives in Dubai at 05:25hrs the next day.

The Airbus A380 is now out of production and while airlines around the world have been keen to put down and retire the Airbus A380 in favor of high-capacity twin-engine longhaul aircraft Emirates still wants Airbus to develop a new super jumbo.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/arti...-and-why-we-need-a-new-super-jumbo/index.html

These are the planes the airline utilized during its approximate year in operations before it went bankrupt.

Boeing removing engines from 737 MAX planes amid supply chain issues.

Commercial movements at YVR.

Ryanair suggests that the Boeing MAX 10 variant will not be ready for certification by year-end. "I think Boeing accepts that it won't get certified by year end, but I suspect that Congress will approve an extension to that certification process out into early 2023", Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said in an interview. "It makes no sense to call on a company like Boeing to redesign the cockpit or redesign safety systems...so I would urge Congress not to demand a redesign," he added.

Lufthansa Group has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner\, a 787-9 variant. The Lufthansa Group has 32 firm orders for the 787 and joins nearly 50 customers worldwide in operating the industry's most fuel efficient and capable airplane. Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said: "Today's delivery to the Lufthansa Group is a significant milestone for both companies as we resume European 787 deliveries and Lufthansa receives its first 787. I am delighted to see Lufthansa join a growing set of airlines worldwide operating the industry's most capable twin-engine airplane. With unmatched fuel efficiency and huge passenger appeal, the 787 will play an integral role in the Lufthansa Group's long-haul network." D-ABPA is the registration of the their first Dreamliner aircraft.