Milestone Airplane Is A MAX 8 For Southwest Airlines
Thousands of Boeing employees gathered at the company's Renton, WA factory Tuesday to celebrate the 10,000th 737 to come off the production line. With this airplane, a 737 MAX 8 for Southwest Airlines, the 737 has broken the Guinness World Records title for the most produced commercial jet aircraft model.
Developing An All-Composite Variant Of The An-2 Biplane
The Rostec State Corporation is manufacturing an all-composite variant of the AN-2 biplane called the TVS-2DTS. The airplane will be built at the facilities of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ), a member of the Russian Helicopters holding company. The aircraft will be utilized for regional passenger operations, initially in Siberia and the Russian Far East where a new airline company will be established for these purposes.
Airbus' Newest Widebody Aircraft For Leading Turkish Carrier
Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire 25 A350-900 aircraft plus five options, underlining its strong confidence in the global market-dynamism and growth.
Airlines Are Adding 114,000 Seats Per Day To Accommodate Record Demand
Airlines for America (A4A) expects an all-time high of 150.7 million passengers – 2.47 million per day – to fly globally on U.S. airlines between March 1 and April 30, a four percent increase from 145 million passengers in the spring of 2017. To prepare for the expected increase, which averages 94,000 additional passengers per day, airlines are adding 114,000 seats per day across their networks.
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