There were US$51.4 billion in commercial aircraft deals on Day Two of the Farnborough International Airshow led by Embraer racking up hundreds of orders for its E1 and E2 regional jets, as John Walton reports from Farnborough. The Farnborough International Airshow is steaming of ahead of previous records. Over the two days so far, US$95.5
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, paving the way for the opening of yet another ultra long haul route. PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista accepted the first of six A350-900s at the official ceremony held in Toulouse on July 14 with Airbus and airline executives in attendance
On a scorching opening day of the year’s most significant airshow, commercial aircraft news overwhelmingly dominated with orders worth US$43.6 billion, with engine orders of US$2.8 billion adding up to a combined total of US$46.4 billion — some A$62.5 billion — all in all, more than double the first day of orders at the 2016 Farnborough’s
Embraer is looking ahead to its fifth decade in Australia with confidence given its lineup of regional jets stand ready to replace the large number of older generation aircraft in this part of the world. The Brazilian aerospace giant first entered the Australian market 40 years ago, in 1978, when the EMB-110 Bandeirante went into
As the eyes of the aviation world turn their attention towards the Farnborough Airshow, reporter John Walton reports on some of the major announcements as the event officially gets underway. Embraer shows off E190-E2, forecasts robust market Embraer showed off its latest E190-E2 regional jet to media including an hour-long demonstration flight over southern England.
This article first appeared in the June 2018 edition of Australian Aviation. It’s the little airline with a big heart. In the South Pacific, where history suggests financial success for carriers is hard to come by, Fiji Airways has broken the mould with four years of consecutive record profits. And the future is looking just as
