A330neo

AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A330neo.  The aircraft will be operated by the carrier’s long-haul affiliate AirAsia X Thailand and will be based at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport.  According to Airbus, the new jet was delivered via aircraft lessor Avolon.  It is the first of two A330neos that will join the AirAsia […]

AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A330neo.  The aircraft will be operated by the carrier’s long-haul affiliate AirAsia X Thailand and will be based at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport.  According to Airbus, the new jet was delivered via aircraft lessor Avolon.  It is the first of two A330neos that will join the AirAsia […]

Delta Air Lines became the first North American airline to induct the Airbus A330-900neo into revenue service as the first of 35 aircraft began operations for the Atlanta-based airline this week. The inaugural flight, DL589, was operated from Seattle to Shanghai, the first of three destinations from Seattle that will see the aircraft including Seoul […]

While Boeing has been under fire for continued problems arising with its next-generation 737 MAX aircraft, the next-generation offerings of its main rival Airbus have been largely free of issue, until now. Operators of the Airbus A330-900neo recently have been reporting toxic fume leakages in the aircraft’s cabin, potentially coming from the engines, sources tell […]

TAP Air Portugal flew its inaugural flight from its hub in Lisbon to San Francisco Monday with the brand new Airbus A330-900neo jet. The new service to San Francisco (SFO) marks the flag carrier’s second regular trans-Atlantic A330neo flight to the U.S. after Chicago O’Hare and is the first non-stop service to exist between Portugal […]

Azul Brazilian Airlines’ first international flights were announced in April 2014, only six years into its operation. Fueling the international expansion were seven secondhand Airbus A330-200s, a type still used today, and an order for five Airbus A350-900 XWBs. The Brazilian economy was soaring, the Brazilian real was well appreciated in relation to the dollar […]

Brazilian carrier Azul received its first A330-900 out of 15 on order, according to FlightGlobal, becoming the first carrier in the Americas to operate the type. The revamped A330 version plays a key role in capitalizing the Brazilian carrier’s expansion plans to more destinations across Europe and North America. Celebrating the event, John Rodgerson Azul’s […]

German seat manufacturer Recaro unveiled new and improved seating options for both short-haul and long-haul aircraft at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg this week, in what is a continuous effort from Recaro to become the industry’s preferred global seating supplier. For short-haul markets, Recaro unveiled the new version of the SL3810 seats, weighing […]

Airbus has announced it expects to deliver the first A330-900neo aircraft to Delta Air Lines, its North American launch customer for the aircraft, by May according to conversations between Crawford Hamilton, Airbus A330 Head of Marketing, and FlightGlobal. The aircraft set to be delivered in the next few months is currently being prepared for delivery […]

Lion Air announced it has retired the Queen of the Skies from its fleet in what constitutes a milestone for the Indonesian low-cost carrier, after ten years of flying with the airline serving domestic destinations and flights to Saudi Arabia. The Jakarta-based carrier has been flying a single densely-configured Boeing 747-400 to serve highly demanded […]