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SpiceJet to lease 16 additional 737-800s
SpiceJet will lease 16 additional Boeing 737-800s to cover capacity shortages caused by the grounding of its 737 Max jets and facilitate further growth.
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Jet Airways fleet woes continue as more jets grounded
Jet Airways disclosed on 11 April that 10 more of its aircraft have been grounded due to lease payment defaults.
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PICTURES: Smartavia shows off new colours on 737
Newly-rebranded operator Smartavia, formerly Nordavia, has shown off the first aircraft to carry the airline’s revised colour scheme.
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India deregisters first Jet Airways 737s
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has processed the deregistration of seven Boeing 737-800s, while it has received requests to deregister 13 more aircraft.
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Qantas International chief Webster to leave on 24 April
Qantas International chief executive Alison Webster has resigned from the airline, with 24 April set as her last day.
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JetBlue 'confident' of accessing London airports
JetBlue Airways says it is confident of gaining access to slot-constrained airports in London, as it commits to launching service across the Atlantic in 2021.
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JetBlue converts to 13 A321LRs, commits to London service
JetBlue Airways will convert 13 aircraft in its Airbus A321neo orderbook to the A321LR, and launch its first transatlantic flights to London in 2021.
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Delta hastens exit of McDonnell Douglas fleet with MD-90 plans
Delta Air Lines is accelerating the retirement of its Boeing MD-90 fleet, hastening the exit of the former McDonnell Douglas narrowbodies from US fleets.
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NewsEmirates completes Expo 2020 Dubai livery
Emirates has finished painting 40 aircraft in bespoke “Expo 2020 Dubai” liveries, rolling out the final Airbus A380 in the eye-catching orange “opportunity” decal from the Emirates Engineering hangar in Dubai.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: When Concorde wasn't the UK's cup of tea
When the first UK BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde lifted off on its maiden flight from Filton exactly 50 years ago, the supersonic aircraft was far from securing its legacy as a beloved and admired technological achievement.
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NewsAll British Airways retrojets together for the first time
To mark the 50,000th customer on a retrojet flight by British Airways, all four heritage liveries have been photographed together for the first time.
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PICTURES: Virgin Atlantic unveils new seating for A350-1000 fleet
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled the new "Upper Class" suite that will feature in its incoming A350-1000 fleet, alongside new products across its cabin.
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Virgin Atlantic to deploy A350-1000 on JFK route
Virgin Atlantic will deploy its first Airbus A350-1000 to New York JFK from London Heathrow.
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United adds A321XLR as possible 757 replacement
United Airlines has added the possible long-range Airbus "A321XLR" to its list of replacement options for some of its aging Boeing 757s, as it aims to the replace the middle-of-the-market portion of its fleet in the next decade.
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NewsUganda Airlines firms A330-800 order
Uganda Airlines has firmed its tentative order for a pair of Airbus A330-800s, becoming the second airline to hold orders for the smaller A330neo variant.
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SBI kicks off sale process for control of Jet Airways
The State Bank of India (SBI) has formally opened an expression of interest process to attract bidders to take control of ailing carrier Jet Airways.
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SriLankan casts hub vision in new business plan
State-owned carrier SriLankan Airlines is pinning its hopes for a return to profitability on turning its Colombo hub a key connecting point for passengers between Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
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MCAP latest lessor to move on Jet Airways 737s
MC Aviation Partners (MCAP) has requested the deregistration of five Boeing 737-800s leased to Jet Airways, making it the second lessor to move to repossess their aircraft from the cash-strapped carrier.
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Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho passes away
Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho has passed away at age 70 in a Los Angeles hospital.