Tajik carrier to modernize fleet and launch widebody operations with Boeing agreement signed during C5+1 Summit

Conversion would boost capacity and efficiency as part of fleet modernization strategy

The leased aircraft was flown by Bamboo Airways and arrived in Vienna on May 14. Airline put the 787-9 on training flights in Germany

Widebody registration number N781HA had arrived in Honolulu days ago from the plant in Charleston, South Carolina. Flights with the new plane are expected to begin on April 15, to San Francisco

Carrier hired Braathens to supply ATR 72 turboprops on low-demand routes. Two used Dreamliner widebodies are expected to be delivered soon for debut from June

Aircraft took off on Thursday from Everett towards Shanghai, marking the resumption of deliveries to Chinese airlines, which has not occurred since 2021

Carrier closed new orders for 11 widebodies and 20 narrowbodies with Boeing, in addition to 36 purchase options

The airline founded in 2008 has a fleet of 80 737 jets, but decided to expand capacity and routes with 30 787-9s

UK CAA granted license to carrier to fly between London and New York with its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fueled only with sustainable fuel

Vietnam's low-cost airline is going through a financial crisis and seeks to focus on a route network served by single-aisle aircraft