Tag: Boeing 787

Japan Airlines to introduce 42 new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced today, following its board of directors meeting, the decision to introduce a total of 21 Airbus A350-900 aircraft from Airbus, along with 11 A321neo aircraft, and 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft from The Boeing Company, as part of its fleet renewal plan. On internation...

United Airlines orders 50 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Boeing and United Airlines announced today the carrier is expanding its 787 Dreamliner fleet, exercising options to order 50 787-9 airplanes and securing an additional 50 options. The new Dreamliner order provides United additional flexibility as the airline modernizes its global fleet over the n...

Norse Atlantic Airways plans to take off this spring with 15 Boeing 787s (photo: Norse Atlantic).

Fly from London to New York from £272 return with the Norse Atlantic Airways Sale

Today Norse Atlantic Airways launched the great getaway sale with fares from London Gatwick to New York JFK from £272 return in Economy and from £506 return in Premium. Passengers can also book London Gatwick to Oslo from £66 return in Economy and from £133 return in Premium. The sale begi...

U.S. watchdog to audit FAA oversight of Boeing 787, 737 production

The office of the inspector general of the U.S. Transportation Department will audit the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) oversight of Boeing 737 and 787 production, it said on Wednesday. The watchdog said it would review the FAA's processes for "identifying and resolving" production iss...

EDGE to extend machining contract with Boeing

EDGE Group entity, EPI, the cornerstone of precision engineering in the UAE’s aerospace and defence industry, today announced the extension of its existing machining contract with Boeing to perform in-house metallic machining of vertical fin rib assemblies on Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercial a...

AerCap signs lease agreements with Norse Atlantic Airways

AerCap signs lease agreements with Norse Atlantic Airways

AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced it has signed lease agreements with Norse Atlantic Airways for the lease of six used Boeing 787-9s and three used Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Norse Atlantic Airways, based in Norway, plan to launch long-haul low-cost services, connecting major cities in Europe and...

Strata strengthens UAE manufacturing with delivery of first Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical fin

Strata Manufacturing (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has successfully delivered its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical fin shipset to Boeing during an official ceremony held following the UAE’s 49th N...

Vistara Set for 70 Aircraft by 2023

By Brent Foster airwaysmag.com Vistara (UK) is looking to augment a fleet of 43 to one of 70 by 2023 with the recent addition of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner defining such plans. Having inaugurated a flight to London (LHR) in August, UK has had to increase the frequency of the flights to four a week ...

Qatar Airways Increases its Operations in Pakistan, Operating 49 Weekly Flights to Four Gateways

Qatar Airways Increases its Operations in Pakistan, Operating 49 Weekly Flights to Four Gateways

Qatar Airways is pleased to increase its services to Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar today. The airline now operates 49 weekly flights to four gateways in Pakistan with its Boeing 787 and A350 aircraft. Flights to Islamabad have increased from 11 to 14 weekly flights, to Karachi from 10 t...

HAECO Landing Gear Services Attains Boeing 787 Landing Gear Overhaul Capability

HAECO Landing Gear Services, a member of the HAECO Group, announced today that the company has attained Boeing 787 landing gear overhaul capability, providing timely support for the fast-approaching landing gear overhauls due on regional and international Boeing 787 fleets. This newest developme...

Emirates firms up US$8.8 billion order for 30 Boeing 787s at 2019 Dubai Airshow

Emirates firms up US$8.8 billion order for 30 Boeing 787s at 2019 Dubai Airshow

Emirates, the world's largest international airline, today announced that it has signed a full purchase agreement for 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, worth US$ 8.8 billion at list prices, at the Dubai Airshow 2019. Under its agreement with Boeing, Emirates has exercised its right to substitute the B777x ...

Qatar Airways touches down in Davao for the first time

Qatar Airways touches down in Davao for the first time

The first Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Davao, Philippines touched down yesterday (18 June) at Davao International Airport where it was welcomed with a celebratory water cannon salute. The airline will operate its Davao service once a week with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Qatar Airways gro...

Qatar Airways to launch services to Rabat, and expand agreement with RAM

Qatar Airways to launch services to Rabat, and expand agreement with RAM

Qatar Airways is to launch flights to Rabat, Morocco on 29 May 2019 - serving the Moroccan capital with a Boeing 787 three times a week. In addition, the airline said its joint business agreement with Royal Air Maroc will expand the number of services available to meet increased consumer demand ...

Rome Fiumicino nets new route to Nairobi with Kenya Airways

Rome Fiumicino nets new route to Nairobi with Kenya Airways

Rome Fiumicino Airport looks set to welcome back another important tailfin this summer as Kenya Airways plans to launch four weekly Boeing 787 direct flights from Nairobi this June. Kenya Airways had previously operated from Fiumicino until June 2012, and with the resumption of flights to Italy, ...

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