India’s GoAir, the Wadia group promoted low-cost airline, has selected the A320neo for its long term fleet expansion plans with a firm order for 72 aircraft worth USD7 billion. The agreement was signed at the 49th Le Bourget Airshow, said Airbus.
Airbus delivered GoAir’s first A320 in 2007 from its original order of 20 A320s placed in 2006. GoAir currently operates 10 A320s with an average age of two years which makes it the youngest airline fleet in India. It’ll take delivery of the other 10 aircraft over the next two …

AirAsia, the largest low cost airline in the Asia-Pacific region, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 200 A320neo aircraft. The deal is worth USD 18 billion, said Airbus. The contract, announced at the Paris Air Show, is the largest order ever placed for the A320 Family and makes AirAsia the biggest airline customer for the Airbus single aisle product line worldwide. AirAsia announced that its A320neo aircraft will be powered by CFM International’s new LEAP-X engines.
Recently Airbus had bagged order from two Indian low-cost airline companies, IndiGo and …

Korean Air has become the sixth A380 operator worldwide and the first in North East Asia with introduction of revenue service with its initial 21st century flagship from Airbus, said the company.
Specially designated with the flight number “KE380” to mark this event, Korean Air’s A380 took off from Seoul’s Incheon International Airport to Tokyo. The aircraft departed Tokyo less than two hours later for the return, and was scheduled to serve its second destination later in the day on the Seoul-Hong Kong route.
To celebrate the inaugural flight, passengers were treated …

Flydubai, a Dubai-based new low-budget airliner, launched its thrice-a-week flight between Hyderabad and Dubai from Sunday, said the company. Flight FZ 435 will operate on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and the one-way fare from Hyderabad to Dubai is Rs 8,000, CEO of Flydubai Ghaith AL Ghaith said. Presently, Flydubai has approvals to fly to two cities which are Lucknow and Hyderabad and is eyeing other metros as well. India is a key destination for Flydubai, which was set up by the Dubai government to provide a good quality, low cost …

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, started regular shuttle service ‘Air Arabia Express’ between Dubai and Sharjah International Airport.

Boeing and Air China, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China, signed an agreement for the purchase of five 747-8 Intercontinental jetliners. Air China is the first Chinese carrier to contract the passenger version of the new, fuel-efficient 747-8, says Boeing.

Airline companies in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to take delivery of around 8,560 new aircrafts over the next 20 years, according to European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The latest forecast for the region was presented in Hong Kong by Chris Emerson, Senior Vice President Product Strategy and Market Forecast.

Bangkok Airways, the Thailand-based airline company, has begun service between Mumbai and Bangkok from March 2 from Bangkok with an initial frequency of six flights a week.

Airbus has increased its production output for the ninth year in a row and achieved a new company record of 510 (2009: 498) commercial aircraft deliveries to 94 customers (of which 19 were new).

Creating history in the aviation history, India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for buying 180 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircrafts for about Rs 70,000 crore, said Airbus.