All articles by Olivier Bonnassies – Page 11
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PICTURES: Finnair provides MD-11 for FC Barcelona
The football club FC Barcelona has hired a Boeing MD-11 (registration OH-LGG) for its US tour.
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FlyDubai inks 737 sale and leaseback with GECAS
Middle Eastern low-cost carrier FlyDubai has secured $320 million financing from lessor GECAS through the sale and leaseback of four Boeing 737-800 aircraft...
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Boeing hits cargo operators with new support bill
Struggling air freight operators fighting to survive in a global recession that has hammered their traffic volumes are being hit with a new bill from Boeing....
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Boeing hits cargo operators with new support bill
Struggling air freight operators fighting to survive in a global recession that has hammered their traffic volumes are being hit with a new bill from Boeing....
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Gulf Air brings in 10 new A320s but rethinks 777 lease plan
Gulf Air's narrowbody fleet-renewal effort will see it introduce 10 new Airbus A320s over the coming year. However, the Bahraini airline has reversed plans...
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Parked fleet balloons as airlines dump capacity
As passenger demand slumps, airlines are under pressure to reduce capacity and park aircraft in an effort to avert further financial woes. The International...
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CSeries reach 100 orders with LCI commitment
Operating lessor LCI has joined Lufthansa as a customer for Bombardier's CSeries small airliner and is the first to sign up for the larger CS300 model. The...
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NewsLessor LCI orders 20 CSeries including first CS300s
Operating lessor Lease Corporation International has emerged as the second firm customer for the Bombardier CSeries twin-jet, with a firm purchase agreement...
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Aircraft values feel the impact of economic downturn
Aircraft values are suffering as a result of airline capacity cuts and few believe there will be any let up in the short-term, particularly for older aircraft
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Norwegian to add 11 737-800s
In the first half of 2009, Norwegian plans to add five leased 737-800s while another four leased aircraft are scheduled for the second half ...
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CityFlyer: E-Jet's speed against Q400 helped swing decision
British Airways CityFlyer says speed was a factor in the selection of the Embraer E-Jet over the Bombardier Q400 as it would have needed to order an additional...
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Gulf Air seeks to re-capture its former glory
Gulf Air is almost 12 months into a new strategy that it hopes will see it emerge as a premium global network carrier
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Gulf Air focuses on A330s for near-term fleet growth
With Gulf Air not expecting its first Boeing 787s to arrive until at least 2016, the airline is focusing on its efforts on developing its Airbus A330 fleet. The...
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Arik in talks for A340-500s as Kingfisher retrenches
Nigeria's Arik Air is to take over part of Kingfisher's A340-500 order