Jet Airways Buys 75 additional Boeing 737 Max Jets
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Jet Airways Ltd said on Monday it has agreed with Boeing Co to purchase 75 of its 737 MAX aircraft, as the Indian carrier expands to meet domestic passenger demand in…
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Bell Announces Partner For Its Urban Air Taxi
Fort Worth-based Bell partnered with French aerospace giant Safran to help manufacture its vertical take-off and landing aircraft concept, the companies announced Tuesday. The concept, called VTOL for short, is Bell's attempt to gain entry…
Delta To Buy 20 Bombardier Regional Jets
MONTREAL (Reuters) - As Bombardier (BBDb.TO) surrenders hopes of securing a top spot in commercial aviation with the sale of its money-losing CSeries jet program to Airbus (AIR.PA), the Canadian company is now drawing up…
David Neeleman Planning New US Budget Airline
(Reuters) - WestJet Airlines Ltd and JetBlue Airways Corp founder David Neeleman is planning to launch a new budget airline in the United States, with $100 million in startup capital, according to a report from…
Airbus Weighing New Long-Range A321
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is considering adding extra endurance to the longest-range version of its A321 passenger jet in a further effort to pre-empt a potential new mid-market jet being studied by U.S. rival Boeing,…
Elon Musk To Build High-Speed Transit System To O’Hare
The city of Chicago has selected Elon Musk's The Boring Company to build a high-speed transit system connecting O’Hare Airport and downtown Chicago. The plan calls for an underground tunnel system where passengers would be transported between…
Hawaiian Airlines Cuts Q2 Guidance
At an industry conference last week, Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) CEO Peter Ingram told reporters that Hawaiian Airlines had experienced a modest decline in bookings due to the continued eruption of Kilauea: a volcano on the Big Island…
Lufthansa A340 Damaged By Fire In Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 was heavily damaged and 10 people were sent to a clinic to check for potential respiratory issues after a towing truck caught fire at Frankfurt airport, the German…
United Airlines Offers Helicopter Transfers to Newark
United Airlines wants to help its most affluent travelers get to Newark International Airport a whole lot quicker. The Chicago-based airline (NYSE: UAL) launched a helicopter service in mid-May as a transfer of sorts, charging…
Air Belgium Takes To The Skies With 15 Passengers
Air Belgium is a new airline that intends to operate a fleet of Airbus A340-300s between Charleroi (outside of Brussels) and China (including the mainland and Hong Kong). The airline was initially supposed to start flying…