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IAG enthusiastic about A321LR potential
IAG is enthusiastic about the potential offered by Airbus’s longer-range version of the A321neo in the Aer Lingus fleet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 767 delivery delays still impacting WestJet
Last year, WestJet executives lamented that delays at an MRO shop in the USA forced the delay of the carrier’s launch of Boeing 767 flights to Hawaii.
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Malaysia Airlines orders up to 50 737 Max jets
Malaysia Airlines has placed a firm order for 25 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and taken options on a further 25.
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China Southern and Asiana expand interline agreement
China Southern Airlines has expanded its interline agreement with Asiana Airlines to cove a wider range of destinations across Asia.
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JetBlue adds 30 A321s to order backlog
JetBlue Airways has added orders for 30 Airbus A321s, raising the US low-cost carrier's total backlog to 116 single-aisles.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The increasing spread of airline acquisitions
If in recent years it was Etihad Airways that appeared to be the main international airline suitor for carriers seeking new investors, over the last 18 months its Gulf peer Qatar Airways, China's HNA Group and Delta Air Lines have all emerged as buyers in the market.
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737 Max will be 'game changer' for Ryanair costs: finance chief
Introduction to service of the Boeing 737 Max will be a "game changer" for Ryanair, argues the budget airline's finance chief Neil Sorahan.
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PICTURE: First Thai A350 starts flight tests
Thai Airways International’s first Airbus A350-900 is set to be delivered at the end of the third quarter of this year.
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Bombardier extends CRJ maintenance deal with SkyWest
Bombardier has reached a new agreement with SkyWest Inc under which it will maintain the company’s CRJ regional jets for another ten years, Bombardier announces.
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EasyJet stays upbeat in uncertain operating environment
Budget carrier EasyJet is unsure about its fourth-quarter performance following the events in France and Turkey, which have undermined consumer confidence already shaken by the impact of the UK’s vote to exit the European Union.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India’s airlines in new aircraft buying spree
India’s orderbook for new aircraft appears to be continuing in an upward trajectory following last week’s agreement by GoAir to purchase 72 Airbus A320neos, doubling its firm commitments for the re-engined variant to 144.
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Inquiry finds engine fault after fatal An-12 overrun
Russian investigators have disclosed findings of a technical problem in one of the engines on a Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 which crashed on take-off in Afghanistan.
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ANALYSIS: UK aerospace ponders Brexit unknowns
While politicians, citizens and business people digest the shock of the UK’s 23 June referendum vote to leave the EU, one word crops up repeatedly in any attempt to anticipate the implications: uncertainty.
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HNA Logistics to inject CNY915m into Yangtze River Express
HNA Logistics Group will inject CNY915 million ($136 million) into Yangtze River Express to fund the carrier's growth of its eastern China network.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European airlines lose pace in profits drive
Even before the headlines and immediate outlook in Europe came to be dominated by the fallout from the UK's June referendum vote to leave the European Union, there were concerns around whether airline profits in the region would continue to advance at their current pace amid pressured yields.
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Fire mentioned in cockpit before EgyptAir A320 crash
Investigators have disclosed that the existence of a fire was discussed in the cockpit of the EgyptAir Airbus A320 which crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May.
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United agrees to $2.25m fine in 'chairman's flight' case
United Airlines has escaped prosecution by US authorities following a corruption probe, and has agreed to pay a $2.25 million penalty.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing transactions total 182 jets
Boeing disclosed orders and commitments for 182 commercial aircraft during the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Show pushes Airbus net total to 380
Airbus has increased net orders this year to 380 aircraft following the close of business at the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Norwegian converts to long-range A321neo
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is to take the long-range version of the Airbus A321neo, by converting 30 previously-ordered aircraft.