Avianca Seeks To Cut Airbus Order In Half
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Airline Avianca Holdings SA (AVT_p.CN) will begin negotiations with Airbus (AIR.PA) to reduce the 100 planes it had agreed to purchase in a 2015 deal to as few as 50, the chief…
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Brazil Court Overturns Boeing-Embraer Injunction
BRASILIA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal court has overturned an injunction that blocked a proposed tie-up between planemakers Embraer and Boeing, Embraer said on Monday in a securities filing. Embraer announced in July…
GOL To Accelerate 737 MAX Fleet Renewal
SAO PAULO, Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's #1 airline, announced today an acceleration of its fleet renewal and modernization plan and the execution of operating lease agreements for 11…
Brazil Court Blocks Proposed Embraer-Boeing Tie-Up
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal court on Thursday granted an injunction blocking the proposed tie-up between planemakers Boeing Co (BA.N) and Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA), according to a court document seen by Reuters. The decision,…
Will Supersonic Commercial Air Travel Return?
Earlier this year, NASA awarded $250,000 to Lockheed Martin to create an aircraft capable of silently breaking the sound barrier (“Low-Boom flight program”). On Nov. 16, the company LMT, -3.39% started production of the experimental QueSST (Quiet…
La Compagnie Announces Flights Between New York And Nice
LA COMPAGNIE ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECT BUSINESS-CLASS FLIGHTS BETWEEN NEW YORK AND NICE Boutique airline expands service with seasonal flights between New York and Nice beginning May 2019 December 4, 2018 (New York, NY) – Four years…
Air Lease Places Two New Airbus A321neo’s With Air Macau
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL; “ALC”) announced a long-term lease agreement for two new Airbus A321neo aircraft with Air Macau. Featuring Pratt & Whitney PW1133G engines, the aircraft will deliver from…
Ryanair Ramping Up Ultra-Low-Cost Unit In Poland
WARSAW/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair (RYA.I) is ramping up a new subsidiary with weaker labor rights to better compete in eastern Europe, infuriating staff and unions by bypassing concessions granted during a year of industrial strife.…
Lion Air Ponders Canceling Boeing Jets After Crash
PARIS/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out canceling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility for a 737 jetliner crash that killed…
Will Brazil’s Azul Join Avianca-United Airlines Alliance?
SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Two Brazilian airlines, Azul SA and Avianca Brasil, are targets for expansion in the wide-ranging alliance between United Continental Holdings Inc , Colombia's Avianca Holdings and Panama's Copa Airlines…