Fiji Airways will be the second airline to fly the Boeing 737 MAX to Australia from December when it deploys the aircraft on the Adelaide-Nadi route. Currently, Fiji Airways flies twice a week between Adelaide and Nadi with Boeing 737-800s, having started the route in June 2017. “We’re thrilled at how successful the direct route
Boeing’s proposed new widebody aircraft will help transform airline networks and help unlock yet-to-be-discovered new business models, a senior executive from the aerospace giant says. In 2017, Boeing formally established a program office for its new mid-market aircraft (NMA) that some have labelled the 797. The study into the much-discussed but yet‑to‑be‑officially-launched NMA was focused
New Zealand is close to placing an order for four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft, with the country’s Defence Minister Ron Mark due to present the acquisition for approval to the NZ Cabinet Government Administration and Expenditure Review Committee on Monday. “I am confident now that the recommendation I will take to Cabinet committee
FedEx Express has placed an order for 24 new freighter aircraft from Boeing in the latest show of strength in the cargo sector. The global transport company has ordered 12 767 freighters and 12 777 freighters, it was announced on Tuesday (US time). It is the world’s largest operator of both the 767 and 777
Boeing says it is close to finalising the design work on the 777-8X long range widebody that will be the contender for Qantas’s Project Sunrise challenge. Qantas is seeking an aircraft capable of operating nonstop from Australia’s east coast to London and New York and has indicated previously it would look to issue a request
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 787-10 9V-SCA’s arrival at Changi Airport after its epic ferry flight from Charleston, via Osaka Kansai, was indeed a cause for celebration. Not only did it mark the first delivery of a 787-10 to an airline customer anywhere in the world, it also made SIA the first airline group to have
