VivaAerobus

Pratt & Whitney | November 14, 2016

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan Engine™ has entered into service with VivaAerobus on the operator's A320neo. The aircraft made its first passenger flight on Oct. 18 from Monterrey to Guadalajara, Mexico. This milestone comes days after the last leg of the aircraft's ferry flight became the longest A320neo flight to date. The flight from Keflavik, Iceland to Monterrey, Mexico, was nine hours and 32 minutes, the longest flight to date on an A320neo. Pratt & Wh...

Pratt & Whitney | November 16, 2016

Pratt & Whitney's (P&W) new PurePower geared turbofan (GTF) engine has entered into service aboard an A320neo aircraft, operated by Mexican low-cost airline VivaAerobus. During the first 9h and 32min flight, the A320neo flew from Monterrey to Guadalajara, Mexico. P&W has so far won more than 8,400 PurePower GTF engine orders, including options, from more than 80 customers in 30 countries....

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....

FlightGlobal | January 13, 2020

Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up. The A330-based aircraft completed its first operational flight on 9 January, says the airframer. EASA certification was secured in November 2019, following a test campaign of more than 700h across some 200 flights since the first in July 2018. All six BelugaXL freighters will be operating by the end of 2023, Airbus indicates. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircr...