Airways Weekly Briefing: June 11-17, 2022
Here's the rundown of the most viewed articles our readers enjoyed this week, including Delta Air Lines aircraft orders; the Meridian cargo AN-12 crash in Greece; and this week's top AV history post.
This week, the Airways team is at the Farnborough International Airshow to bring you full coverage of the first major global airshow in years.
Choose the story that interests you the most and read on!
Top 10 Stories of the Week
Delta Air Lines Orders Second-hand Boeing 737-900ER, A330neo — airwaysmag.com Delta Air Lines (DL) is known for acquiring used, mid-life aircraft and operating them for a longer period of time than its competitors.
Meridian Cargo Antonov AN-12 Crashes in Greece — airwaysmag.com An Antonov An-12TB cargo aircraft of Ukrainian cargo airline Meridian (MAG) crashed west of Kavala International Airport (KVA) in Greece.
American Airlines Confirms Delivery Slots for 50 eVTOL Aircraft — airwaysmag.com The American Airlines (AA)-Vertical Aerospace agreement is the first of its kind for a major airline in the eVTOL sector.
Lion Air Group’s Batik Air to Acquire Boeing 737 MAX — airwaysmag.com
Recently delivered and current Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from the Lion Air Group will make up the new Batik Air Malaysia (ID) fleet.
Boeing to Fly the 737-10, 777X at Farnborough — airwaysmag.com Joining the Boeing 777-9 in the daily flying and static exhibition will be the 737-10, which will be making its debut at FIA22.
Looking Ahead to the Farnborough Airshow — airwaysmag.com Here are the aircraft and possible orders for aircraft manufacturers we expect to see at the Farnborough Airshow 2022.
Thai Airways is Bringing back Older Jets — airwaysmag.com As Thai Airways (TG) sees its balance sheets in green, it’s time to get flying and for this, it is bringing back its older jets to meet demand.
EASA, UK CAA Pilot Licensing Woes Deepen — airwaysmag.com One can only hope that some pragmatism will return to how the UK CAA and EASA recognize each other's pilot licenses.
Hawaiian Airlines Drops Nonstop Service to Orlando — airwaysmag.com The Honolulu-Orlando route suspension was caused by staffing issues at Hawaiian Airlines (HA) and fuel prices.
World’s First Passenger-to-Freighter A320 Delivered — airwaysmag.com The delivery of the world's first A320P2F marks the completion of the Airbus P2F family of freighters.
This Week in Aviation History
7/13/1999: Air Lanka Renamed SriLankan Airlines — airwaysmag.com In 1999, Air Lanka's image was upgraded as the carrier was rebranded as SriLankan Airlines.
Farnborough International Airshow 2022
FIA2022 Full Coverage — airwaysmag.com
The biggest names in aviation congregate at the prestigious Farnborough airshow. The Airways team is there to cover the most anticipated global airshow in three years.
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While blue conjures images of sky and sea, it’s also the color of La Compagnie, an all-business airline that bets its future on the economics of the Airbus A321LR.
