The World of Aviation

Regional Express (Rex) has announced it will commence services between Newcastle and Sydney, and Newcastle and Ballina/Byron Bay, from October 30. The airline will operate three daily return services between Sydney and Newcastle on weekdays and two return services on weekends, for a total of 38 flights per week on the sector. In addition, a

ATR says it has received 145 firm aircraft orders for the year to date, a new annual record sales figure despite there being three months of the year remaining. “This sales record, and the year is not yet over, once again underlines the relevance of our product to meet the requirements of regional transport, which

Lufthansa will order seven more Airbus airliners – two additional A380s, four A320s and one A330-300 – and has signed for five Embraer E-195s. “I am delighted that this additional order will enable us to secure the development of our short, medium and long haul fleets,” Nico Buchholz, executive VP Lufthansa Group fleet management said

Danish regional lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has signed contracts 10 ATR 72-600s and two ATR 72-500s and has taken options for a further 10 ATR 72-600s, confirming a heads of agreement announced at the 2011 Paris Airshow. “ATR has a portfolio of more than 170 operators around the world, and we consider that these

US lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has converted options it was holding for two ATR 72-600 turboprops into firm orders. The options had been held as part of a larger order for 10 ATR 72-600s and 10 options ALC placed at the Farnborough Airshow in 2010, all of which the lessor says have been placed

Luxembourg national airline Luxair has been named as a previously unidentified customer for four Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops and four options, the order for which was placed in mid August. Luxair already operates five Q400s.