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Royal Jordanian says it has “ordered for four Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets bringing their 787-9 backlog to six.Building on a current fleet of seven 787-8 Dreamliners, the addition of another member of the 787 Dreamliner family will enable the airline to fly more passengers and cargo farther.” Samer Majali, Vice Chairman/CEO of Royal Jordanian said, “Our decision to add the 787-9 Dreamliners …
Boeing has predicted that the African air transport industry will require over 1,025 aircraft in the next 20 years. According to Boeing, 90% of these new orders will be required for expansion due to market growth. Equally, Boeing projects the manpower requirement for Africa for the period at 69,000 pilots, mechanics and other professionals. In this exclusive interview with Aviation …
Angolan carrier, TAAG Angola Airlines has announced orders for four Boeing 787 dreamliners. The goal of TAAG Angola, according to its Chief Executive Offricer, Mr. Eduardo Fairen is “to work with the best manufacturers in the world towards a multi-type fleet, in order to ensure we have the appropriate airplanes for each flight typology, namely our intercontinental connections,” affirming that …
Aircraft manufacturer, Boeing says it will showcase its market-leading aerospace and defense portfolio at the 2023 Paris Air Show, including highly efficient commercial jets, critical defense platforms, customer-focused services and innovative autonomous technologies. The 737-10, the largest member of the MAX family, will join the new 777-9 in the show’s flying display, while Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero debuts its all-electric, …
Following a successful short-term agreement, KlasJet, a well-known exclusive private and corporate jet charter company, and an ACMI service provider, have recently entered into a year-long contract with FlyEgypt, an Egyptian low-cost and charter airline, for wet-leasing services. This partnership involves the leasing of a Boeing aircraft, which will be based at Hurghada International Airport and operate flights to multiple …
The 13th edition of the ThinkYoung Coding School will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, between the 1st and 4th of April 2022. After 12 successful editions in different European and African countries, ThinkYoung’s coding bootcamp will land in Rwanda for the first time. Open to kids between 10 and 17 years old, the programme features an interactive curriculum that includes …
Boeing and Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for landing gear exchange services. The announcement was made at the 2022 MRO Middle East exhibition, which is the leading aviation industry event for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul in the region. With the landing gear exchange program, Boeing will provide nine landing gear shipsets wherever and …
Boeing said it has achieved an annual record for e-commerce parts sales last year with more than $2 billion in online orders. Fueled by investment in digital tools, Boeing Distribution Inc. (formerly Aviall) sold nearly 70,000 parts products through its e-commerce site to commercial and government customers, eclipsing pre-pandemic levels. Commercial orders accounted for$1.5 billion in sales, reflecting the continued …
Boeing has announced a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with EPIC Fuels to power its Commercial Airplanes operations in Washington state and South Carolina through 2022. The agreement is the largest announced SAF procurement by an airframer and further demonstrates Boeing’s commitment to decarbonizing aviation. “SAF is a safe, proven, immediate solution that …
A new type of large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic fuel tank, designed and manufactured by Boeing passed a critical series of tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center at the end of 2021. The successful test campaign proves the new technology is mature, safe and ready for use in aerospace vehicles, Boeing said. The 4.3-meter (14 foot) diameter composite tank …
