The Sunday Five (April 25th - May 1st)

1. Delta Places Order for 75 CSeries Aircraft 

In one of the biggest orders of the year, Delta Air Lines has placed an order for 75 CS-100 aircraft with options for 50 more. The deal, which is worth $5.6 billion, is a major victory for Bombardier which has struggled to sell its CSeries aircraft amid various delays and technical issues. Delta will become the first airline in the U.S. to fly the CSeries with the entry into service expected in the spring of 2018. (USA Today) 

2. British Airways 777 Intercepted by Hungarian Fighter Jets 

A British Airways 777 temporarily lost contact with air traffic as the aircraft crossed into Hungary prompting the scrambling of Hungarian Air Force fighter jets to intercept the aircraft, which was en route from Dubai to London. The pilots soon made contact with ATC again and the aircraft was able to proceed to London. (Sky News) 

                                 

3. Horizon Air Orders 30 ERJ-175s 

Alaska Airlines regional subsidiary Horizon Air has ordered 30 ERJ-175 aircraft with options for 33 more, according to ATW. The order for new ERJs, which is worth $2.8 billion, will be used to replace the Q400, which is in the process of retirement, and to expand Horizon's route network.  

4. LATAM Reveals New Livery 

Latin American airline behemoth LATAM finally came out with its new unified livery. The livery features a plain red, white, and blue paint scheme with a new LATAM logo on the fuselage. The first aircraft to sport the new livery will be a 767-300ER. (Airways News) 

5. Jainaillac to Become CEO of Air France-KLM According to  Report 

Jean-Marc Janaillac will likely be named as CEO of Air France-KLM at this Tuesday's board meeting, according to French newspaper La Tribune. Janaillac is currently the chairman and CEO of French transport company Transdev. (Airline ee) 

The "What the Heck?" Story of the Week  

After a United Airlines 737-800 pulled into gate C43 at Houston International Airport, a flight attendant decided the deplaning process was taking too long (a man was having trouble breathing and needed to be taken off the plane with a wheelchair) and thought she could sneak out of the plane by deploying the emergency slide and taking a fun ride down the slide with her bags. According to shocked witnesses, the flight attendant then got up and walked off the tarmac. United released a statement saying that the stewardess has been removed from her flying duties. (Airline ee) 

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