09 October, 2018 SOURCE: Flight Dashboard BY: Firdaus Hashim Singapore

Air Tahiti Nui has received the first of four Boeing 787-9s it has on order, which will replace its ageing Airbus A340-300s.

Additional services for the SkyTeam carrier will include training and “industrial development support”.

That company, Mahan Travel and Tourism, has for years provided ticketing and reservations services to Mahan Air, which the US government says carries personnel and supplies for groups like Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.

The incident involved flight EP845 from Rasht to Tehran on 11 June, states the Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation.

Ethiopian, which will eventually have the largest 737 Max fleet in Africa, already operates 15 737-800s and three -700s, according to Flight Fleets Analyzer.

The AirAsia Group has again refuted any wrongdoing in its dealings with the Indian government over its AirAsia India unit, following allegations of corruption filed in a first information report (FIR) with the Indian police.

Air China’s first Airbus A350-900 has performed its maiden flight in Toulouse.

Malaysian carriers are expected to add 2.2% of seats this year, with MAVCOM predicting better load factors as traffic growth is expected to exceed that of capacity.

Latvian carrier Air Baltic has signed for 30 more Bombardier CSeries aircraft and taken options on a further 30 of the type.

Sydney airport expects more growth in passengers from China, and will also prioritise attracting more carriers from India.

Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that in addition to the six outstanding A320neos, Royal Brunei also has a fifth Boeing 787-8 on order.

Embraer expects the recent increases in the price of oil to refocus airlines’ interest in new technology aircraft, such as its E2 series of small jets.