The World of Aviation

There were close to 200 aircraft orders for Airbus on Day 3 of the Paris Air Show, along with orders for ATR, Boeing, Embraer and Mitsubishi.

Profitability among the world’s airlines was down by nearly half in the first quarter of 2019, figures from International Air Transport Association show.

Boeing Global Services has signed a host of agreements at the Paris Air Show with airlines to help them use data to operate more efficiently and save money.

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon has resigned and will leave the company in September after seven years at the helm.

Qantas has added 36 extra long range A321XLR to the airline group’s Airbus A320neo family of aircraft order book to be delivered from 2024.

There were orders for ATR, Airbus, Boeing and Embraer from the likes ofCebu Pacific and Korean Air on Day 2 of the 2019 Paris Air Show.