Saab Brazilian Gripen E Completes its First Flight
Saab today completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by…
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Alstom Delivers First Coradia Polyvalent Regional Train
27 August 2019 – Alstom has delivered the first five Coradia Polyvalent Léman Express trains for the cross-border CEVA[1] line to the SNCF Technicentre in Annemasse. Five trains will now be delivered each month until the end…
Rostec Ready for 737 MAX Out of Court Deal with Boeing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A unit of Russian conglomerate Rostec said on Tuesday it was ready for an out-of-court settlement with Boeing over its order for 35 Boeing 737 MAX jets, a spokesman for Rostec's subsidiary…
New W Muscat Hotel Opens In Oman
Lavish Playground Set to Shake up the Coastal Haven with Bold Design, Eclectic Programming and Oman's First Siddharta Lounge By Buddha-Bar MUSCAT, Oman, Aug. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Make a splash! W Hotels Worldwide, part of…
Spirit Airlines Looking at Airbus and Boeing Planes for Growth, Debuts WhatsApp
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Spirit Airlines <SAVE>, a fast-growing, low-cost U.S. carrier that flies an all-Airbus SE <EADSY> fleet, is looking at both the Airbus A321neo and a larger Boeing Co <BA> aircraft to fuel…
Azul Announces Nonstop Service Between Fort Lauderdale and Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Three weekly flights starting December 16 - the only nonstop from South Florida to Belo Horizonte SAO PAULO, Aug. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The city of Belo Horizonte, the state of Minas Gerias and its surrounding cities are…
Tesla Scouting Sites for Possible Factory in Germany
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Electric carmaker Tesla <TSLA> is scouting out locations for a possible factory in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany's most populous state, daily Rheinische Post reported on Sunday, citing people…
Piaggio Aerospace awarded aircraft maintenance Contract
The Italian manufacturer will provide ENAV - the Italian air navigation service provider – with the maintenance of the four P.180s used for flight inspection activities at national airports. Piaggio Aerospace has been awarded a…
First Egypt Air A220-300 Makes Maiden Flight
The first A220-300 for EgyptAir has successfully completed its inaugural test flight from the Mirabel assembly line. The first of 12 aircraft EgyptAir has on order is due to be delivered to the Cairo-based airline…
New Macau Leader Backed by Beijing
HONG KONG, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Chinese territory of Macau elected former legislature head Ho Iat Seng as its leader on Sunday - the sole approved candidate. Ho, who has deep ties to China,…