Airbus had been hoping Emirates would announce an order for more A350's, their newest 250-seat
twinjet. But after last week's announcement of a further delay in deliveries, Emirates were believed to have cooled their interest in the aircraft.
The Boeing 777-300ER, world's largest
twinjet, is a long-range, wide-body airliner.
The worlds largest and most capable
twinjet freighter will help FedEx Express deliver more cargo even faster, allowing the carrier to offer customers greater flexibility.
Northwest Airlines has ordered 18 Boeing 787
twinjet airliners to support the carrier's long-term fleet renewal program.
The reconfiguration of the ex-China Southern Airlines
twinjet, which is leased from BBAM, was undertaken by Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co, Ltd (STAECO) on behalf of Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare).
Africa-based Air Tanzania has announced it has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220, becoming the first African operator to receive the
twinjet type, the company said.
Pilatus said it will start deliveries of its PC-24
twinjet this year.
The patented online drying system by
Twinjet is suitable for post printing of the fabrics.
The
twinjet A330 and four-engine A340 come from the same family of aircraft and wings for both airliners are made at Broughton, Flintshire.
Qatar Airways became the largest customer for Airbus's A350 XWBs at the show with an order for 80 aircraft, but has been frustrated by the airframer's tardiness in providing detailed and reliable specification and performance data for the new
twinjet. The order for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered
twinjets comes two years after Qatar Airways announced its original commitment for the aircraft - then with General Electric GEnx engines.
Europe's Airbus Industrie consortium said the US leasing firm Generale Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), has confirmed an order for 30 planes in its A320
twinjet family.
