All Fleets articles – Page 475
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News
Virgin Atlantic finalises A330-300 agreements
Virgin Atlantic has completed its purchase of six A330-300s from Airbus after delays to the Boeing 787 programme prompted the carrier to find interim aircraft....
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Al Jaber bolsters VVIP fleet
Middle Eastern charter start-up Al Jaber Aviation took delivery in December of its first Airbus...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The German carrier sealed a long-term engine maintenance deal with SR Technics and an engine finance agreement covering a dozen spare powerplants...
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Qatar enlists Airbus in pursuit of alternative fuels
Qatar Airways has joined forces with Airbus to launch a new environmental initiative aimed at producing biomass-to-liquid (BTL) jet fuel.
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Opinion
Comment: Age before beauty
Delta Air Lines boss Richard Anderson asserts that operating costs of his fuel-thirsty Boeing MD-80s are more than a match for the 737-800, an airliner design...
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News
Guggenheim cancels orders for two Boeing 747-8Fs
Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) has cancelled half of its 747-8F order, the company confirms.
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NewsANA abandons 787-3
Boeing's orderbook for the 787-3 has dwindled to zero following a decision by Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) to convert its remaining 28 orders for the...
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Airbus' 2009 orders on course to exceed Boeing's
Airbus appears virtually certain to exceed Boeing's declared year-end net order total of 142 aircraft when it discloses its 2009 figures next week.
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NewsAer Lingus slashes operations at London Gatwick base
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is cutting back its London Gatwick base, less than a year after opening the station in a bid to expand its European operations.
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News
Hainan looks to buy more aircraft leasing assets beyond Allco
Hong Kong Aviation Company (HKAC), a consortium that includes Hainan Airlines (HNA) Group and Bravia Capital Partners, is in advanced discussions with lessors...
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Hainan completes purchase of leasing firm Allco
HNA Group completed the purchase of Allco Finance Group's aviation business yesterday, eight months after the contracts for the transaction were signed.
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NewsBoeing's improved 4Q deliveries reflect 2008 machinists strike
Boeing's 144% increase in deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2009 was largely the result of a disruption in production during late 2008 when the company's...
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NewsDornier nears decision on Seastar final assembly base
Dornier Seaplane will select by the end of January the home of its Seastar amphibian final assembly facility....
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Indonesia's Wings Air receives its first ATRs
Wings Air, a unit of Indonesia's Lion Air, has received the first of three ATR 72-500s on order and is using the turboprops to replace Boeing MD-80s on domestic...
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Talk of 150-seat CSeries in the fray following analyst report
Bombardier is calling a report it is working on a 150-seat version of the 110/130-seat CSeries airliner "speculative", but some analysts believe the airframer...
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News
Pilots in AA Kingston overrun were advised to use a different approach
Controllers at Norman Manley International airport in Kingston, Jamaica offered the crew of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 that overran a runway on...
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Tiger buys A320s in move away from leasing model
Singapore's Tiger Airways plans purchase two A320-200 aircraft, the first aircraft it will own rather than lease.