Vodafone Extends Tech Partnership with Ryanair
FILE PHOTO: Different types of 4G, 5G and data radio relay antennas for mobile phone networks are pictured on a relay mast operated by Vodafone in Berlin LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone <VOD> has secured a…
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Ex-British Airways Executive Indicted Over Alleged JFK Airport Bribery Scheme
NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A former British Airways executive who oversaw the carrier's operations at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport has been indicted for accepting bribes to help a ground handling…
Canadian Ministers Meet with CN Rail, Union in Effort to Avert Strike
MONTREAL/WINNIPEG, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal government sent two ministers on Monday to meet with representatives of Canadian National Railway Ltd and its largest union, as already hard-hit shippers pleaded for government intervention to…
Air Arabia Orders 120 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft, including XLR
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low cost carrier, has signed a firm order for 120 Airbus aircraft comprising 73 A320neo's, 27 A321neo's and 20 A321XLR's. The agreement was signed…
Emirates Airlines Orders 50 A350XWB at Dubai Airshow 2019
Airbus and Emirates Airline have signed a purchase agreement for 50 A350-900s - Airbus’ newest generation widebody aircraft. The order was signed at Dubai Airshow 2019 by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and…
EgyptAir Adds More Boeing 787s to Fleet as Dreamliners Deliver 23% Fuel Boost
Egyptian flag carrier to lease two more 787-9 jets from leading lessor AerCapAirline joins other operators in growing their Dreamliner fleet after achieving eye-opening fuel efficiency improvement EGYPTAIR is growing its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet…
Boeing, Etihad Airways Select 787 Dreamliner for Strategic Partnership, Environmental Collaboration, Services Agreements
Etihad's 'Greenliner' to serve as platform for testing ways to reduce fuel use and emissionsMultiple services agreements would support even more efficient 787 operations at Etihad DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA)…
Boeing, SunExpress Sign Order for 10 Additional 737 MAX Airplanes
Leading leisure carrier exercises options for 10 MAX 8 jets for fleet renewal and growthSunExpress CEO: "Have full confidence Boeing will deliver us a safe, reliable and efficient aircraft." DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/…
Warburg Pincus Sells Airline Services Firm Accelya to Vista
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. buyout fund Warburg Pincus said on Monday that it had clinched a deal to sell its European airline services firm Accelya to rival private equity fund Vista Equity Partners for an…
Air New Zealand Says 14,000 Passengers to be Affected by Rolls-Royce Engine Issue
Nov 18 (Reuters) - Air New Zealand Ltd said on Monday about 14,000 customers would be affected by cancellations this summer because of ongoing Rolls-Royce engine checks on its Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The national carrier,…