US Airways is continuing to source Airbus A340 aircraft for its planned Philadelphia-Beijing service, but says it has been “unable to locate airplanes that suit our needs”, as Boeing 787 customers snatch up available capacity to offset that program’s delay, and Asian and Middle Eastern carriers seek to renew their fleets.
The 787 delay “definitely […]

British Airways is in the final stages of evaluating potential replacements for the 10 BAE Systems Avro RJ100s operated at London City by its CityFlyer subsidiary.
BA commercial director Robert Boyle says the carrier is looking at the Embraer 170/190 family and “may look again” at turboprops. He adds that switching to younger RJ-family aircraft […]

British Airways is concerned that its long-haul expansion plans next year could be impacted if it cannot find a replacement for the Boeing 777 written off…

Sky Work Airlines is scheduled to take delivery this month of its Bombardier Q400 (c/n 4198) HB-JGA. The aircraft…

Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus has exercised four options for Airbus A320 aircraft which were part of an agreement for the type sealed in 2003.
Aer Lingus will take delivery of the aircraft between late 2010 and early 2011. It says the list price for the jets is just under $227 million but adds that it […]