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FedEx Corp. (FDX) today announced it has placed a reservation for 20 Tesla Semi trucks. The fully-electric trucks, which are scheduled to begin production in 2019, will be operated by FedEx Freight, its less-than-truckload unit.…
American Airlines (AAL) has reportedly ended talks with Airbus (EADSY) for its A330neo aircraft, making it appear as if Boeing (BA) and General Electric (GE) will walk away as the winners of the large widebody aircraft order. American is looking to purchase 25…
Two years ago, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) tried to buy trendy West Coast rival Virgin America. However, it ultimately lost a bidding war to Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK), which was eager to expand its strong position in the Pacific Northwest…
Airbus SE is considering building a freighter version of its slow-selling A330neo widebody, spurred by requests from potential customers amazon.com and United Parcel service, according to people familiar with the matter. The interest from Amazon and…
Southwest Airlines has added the Louisiana One logo jet to its fleet to celebrate 39 years of service to New Orleans. The jet wears an artist’s rendering of the Louisiana State flag, and was rolled…
General Dynamics Corp.’s GD subsidiary, Electric Boat, recently clinched a modification contract worth $696.2 million for supplying long lead time materials for the construction of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020 Virginia-class submarines. Details of the…
Two years ago, Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) offered a big premium to acquire Virgin America in order to gain a platform for growth in California. Within three months of the acquisition closing, the carrier had announced a massive…
A charter flight between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and the continent of Africa reportedly will end this month. Known as the “Houston Express,” the 7,700-mile flight is operated by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (Nasdaq:…
IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, plans to order as many as 50 Airbus A330 wide-body jets as it seeks to expand beyond short-haul flights, people with knowledge of the matter said. The carrier aims to take…
HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Indian airlines Jet Airways, SpiceJet Ltd and AirAsia India are planning to add new jets to their fleets as they look to expand in the world's fastest-growing aviation market, the carriers said…
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