Airbus A320

Freighter conversions: More wins for 737-800 as Airbus finishes 1st A320

A Boeing 737-800 jet in a hanger on a stand getting an interior overhaul.

Boeing this week announced two new orders, including from a new customer, for its 737-800 converted freighter while a separate retrofit design from Israel Aircraft Industries for the same 

model gained access to the European market. This reinforces the latest forecasts for significant growth in narrowbody cargo planes converted from passenger jets.

Airbus is gunning for the 737-800 with its fledgling A321 that hit the market 18 months ago and the smaller A320 conversion, the first unit of which...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighter-conversions-more-wins-for-737-800-as-airbus-finishes-1st-a320

Here comes the Airbus A320 converted freighter

A white plane heading up in the sky with visible patches on fuselage from retrofit work. View from rear.

The first Airbus A320 passenger plane to be converted to a freighter configuration made its maiden flight Wednesday at an aerospace park in Singapore, the company behind the new design said.

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Airbus and Singapore’s ST Engineering, said the first customer for the refurbished cargo jet is United Arab Emirates-based Vaayu Group, which last month announced it will lease five of the aircraft from ST Engineering’s aviation leasing arm. 

The plane is in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/here-comes-the-airbus-a320-converted-freighter

Vessels vs Aircraft: Similarities and differences as a value analysis

Vessels vs Aircraft: Similarities and differences as a value analysis

Ten years after we launched our online Maritime asset valuations and market information services, we’ve now expanded coverage into commercial passenger aircraft.

“Similar to what we did in Shipping ten years ago, we are the first to bring a daily updated, truly automated valuation model (AVM) to the Aviation market.”

– Richard Rivlin, Founder and CEO

Adrian Economakis, CSO, reports on the similarities and differences between...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/22/vessels-vs-aircraft-similarities-and-differences-as-a-value-analysis/

Alaska Airlines modernizes fleet with deal for more 737 MAX jets

A white Alaska Airlines jet coming in for a landing with wheels down, about to touch down on runway on sunny day.

Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) on Monday doubled down on the Boeing 737 MAX less than a week after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a 20-month safety grounding. The airline plans to lease more than a dozen of the modern aircraft and sell off less economical Airbus A320s to help its balance sheet.

The moves suggest that Alaska Airlines may return to an all-Boeing fleet, although officials have said they are very happy with the Airbus A321neo.

Alaska said it will sell 10 single-aisle A320s...

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