Commercial Aviation News

They make our giants whisper: The A330 family flies with high-efficiency and low-noise engines from #RollsRoyce. This is according to Lufthansa.

Three new 787 routes and why you should be interested...

http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2013/09/boeing-787-new-routes

Lufthansa To Offer In-Flight Internet On Long-Haul travel.

A quick look through a mock up of the CSeries from Bombardier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb3ncSGZB4k

Bombardier CSeries Aircraft to Depart on Maiden Flight Tomorrow

Media should arrive at Bombardier’s Mirabel facility no later than 07:30 EDT
Live webcast at www.cseriesfirstflight.bombardier.com starts 09:30 EDT during pre-flight preparations
Bombardier Aerospace to hold press conference following the first flight
Photos of the first flight will be available at www.bombardier.com, cseries.com and via our social media channels. B-roll will be available at bcamediafootage.com
Bombardier is pleased to announce that the first CSeries aircraft, flight test vehicle one (FTV1), is set for its maiden flight. The flight is scheduled to depart Montréal–Mirabel International Airport tomorrow morning.

Representatives of the media are invited to participate onsite at Bombardier’s Mirabel, Québec facility or to follow via a live, public webcast at www.cseriesfirstflight.bombardier.com. Please register using the following link http://events.aero.bombardier.com/CSeries_first_flight and clicking on the "Register" tab that appears in the menu.

Media who are participating onsite are advised to dress for cold weather, and arrive at Bombardier’s Mirabel, Québec facility no later than 07:30 EDT to gain access to the media viewing area next to the runway.

Access to the Mirabel site will be rigorously controlled. Only registered media representatives and specially invited guests will have access to the site.

Press Conference
Bombardier will hold a press conference to provide additional details approximately one hour after the first flight’s completion. Media representatives who have registered may participate onsite at Bombardier’s Mirabel facility or online at www.cseriesfirstflight.bombardier.com. Questions submitted online by registered media only will be addressed. Due to the expected volume of queries, questions submitted via Twitter or other social media channels will not be addressed at that time.

A look at some more information regarding the Boeing 787-9

http://www.newairplane.com/787/787-9/?v=2

Qatar Airways and its very outspoken CEO are growing increasingly frustrated by the ongoing teething problems being suffered by its 787 fleet, warning Boeing that future orders could be in doubt unless remedies are quickly found. The Doha-based airline has firm orders for 30 787s, of which six have been delivered, and holds 30 additional purchase rights. It aims to take all its 30 firm orders as 787-8s and is considering firming up the purchase rights as the larger -9 variant. But chief executive Akbar Al Baker says this will depend on how quickly Boeing can address the frustrations with its in-service fleet.

The outspoken CEO, who has previously been critical of problems with the airline’s 787s, says there are “still issues and Boeing is aware of that. And they need to resolve these issues very quickly because Qatar Airways is getting very frustrated with them. “There are so many teething problems... although it is not anything major that would require us to ground our aircraft, it is enough to give us grief on our dispatch reliability,” says Al Baker.

Lufthansa close to jet order

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lufthansa-close-airbus-boeing-jet-213333001.html

Air France has confirmed that it is seeking a further 2,800 voluntary redundancies among its staff as part of the latest measures in its Transform 2015 restructuring programme. More job cuts could be coming for the French flagship carrier.

A look at some photos from the 'historic' flight of the 787-9...

http://www.boeingblogs.com/randy/archives/2013/09/cloud_9.html

This huge order from Lufthansa, 19 bln, is inclusive of 25 A350-900s and 34 B777-9X with options for 30 more of each type. The A350-900s are expected to be delivered from 2016 and onwards. While the 777-9X will start deliveries from around 2020.

Boeing says...with 48 new orders this week, our net total for the year jumps to 830.

Typhoon Usagi to disrupt flights as it bares down on Taiwan and Hong Kong...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-09-20/china-hong-kong-taiwan-brace-as-year-s-strongest-storm-looms

Typhoon Usagi hit southern China, killing at least 25 people; hundreds of flights canceled.

Airbus increases its forecast for the next 20 years

Airbus revised higher its long-term demand forecast by 3.6 percent on Tuesday, saying the aviation industry would need 29,226 new passenger and freight aircraft worth USD$4.4 trillion over the next 20 years, led by growth in Asia.

A look at a Boeing 787 in the final stages of production for Beligian airline JetAirFly and is expected to be delivered to them in November.

BOC Aviation has announced an order for 25 Airbus A320 family aircraft. The lessor says that the order is for a mix of A320s and A321s, and includes 12 Neo variants. It did not, however, provide a breakdown of the quantities for each type. Deliveries of the aircraft will take place between 2015 and 2019.

The FAA may soon allow devices below 10k feet, but dont expect to access internet there; they'll be in airplane mode.

Congratulations to IndonesiaGaruda on taking delivery of the 1st of its new fleet of 18 A330-300s.

Big order from WestJet in Canada...

Boeing (BA) and WestJet announced today that they have completed an order for 65 737 MAX airplanes, fulfilling the carrier's letter of intent to purchase the airplanes announced on Aug 29.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-westjet-announce-order-65-233600266.html