Air China has taken delivery of China's first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first Chinese operator with both the Neo and the Boeing 737 Max in its fleet. It took the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered aircraft from Airbus's Final Assembly Line in Tianjin on 17 November. The aircraft, registered B-8891, is the second A320neo to be delivered from the Tianjin facility. The first, powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, went to Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia in October. Earlier this month, Air China also became the first Chinese operator to take delivery of the 737 Max 8.<br/>
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SIA has picked Airbus to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380s now in service with the carrier. The retrofit program, which SIA Engineering will undertake in Singapore, will see the airline’s recently launched cabin products installed on the aircraft. Schedules call for the new cabin products to debut on five new A380s delivered this year and next year. Under the agreement, Services by Airbus will take responsibility for Service Bulletin (SB) and aircraft cabin parts-kit delivery. Its teams will also contribute their A380 design knowledge and engineering expertise to integrate SIA’s customized cabin fittings into the A380’s double-deck interior. Airbus expects the retrofit work to start in late 2018 and complete all 14 aircraft by 2020.<br/>