Airbus Closes In On Air France Jetliner Deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Airbus is close to a deal worth billions of dollars to sell dozens of A320neo-family and smaller A220 aircraft to Air France as the French network carries out a keenly awaited renewal…
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Trump Meets With Airline CEO’s Over Qatar Subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the chief executives of major American airlines to discuss their accusations that subsidies by Qatar and United Arab Emirates are costing jobs in the…
Air Lease Delivers New Airbus A320-200neo to Atlantic Airways
LOS ANGELES, July 15, 2019 – Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL; “ALC”) announced the delivery of one new Airbus A320-200neo aircraft on long-term lease to Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands.…
Delta’s 50th U.S.-Made A321 Powered with Sustainable Jet Fuel
Airbus has delivered Delta Air Lines’ 50th A320 Family jetliner produced in the U.S. manufacturing facility at Mobile, Alabama; this aircraft – an A321 – is shown during a pre-delivery test flight Airbus has expanded…
Atlantic Airways Takes Delivery of its First A320neo
Atlantic Airways, the Faroe Islands flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, MSN8918. Leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC: NYSE: AL), this aircraft is powered by CFMI LEAP-1A engines and is configured in…
American Airlines Announces Webcast of Q2 2019 Results
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) will webcast a live audio feed of its second quarter 2019 financial results conference call with financial analysts and journalists Thursday, July 25, at 7:30 a.m.…
Geir Karlsen Appointed Interim CEO of Norwegian Air
OSLO (JULY 11, 2019) – After 17 years as the CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Bjørn Kjos will leave the position and continue in a new role as an advisor to the Chairman, with effect…
Air China Plans to Buy 20 Airbus A350-900 Aircraft
The Airbus logo is pictured at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac near Toulouse, France. BEIJING (Reuters) - Air China, China's flagship carrier, will buy 20 A350-900 jets from Airbus SE worth $6.54 billion based on list…
Air Lease Places Two Airbus A321-200’s With Air Canada
Today Air Lease Corporation (AL) announced the lease and delivery of two Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Air Canada. “We are delighted to announce the lease of these two young A321 aircraft to Air Canada, which…
JetBlue Named #1 Domestic Airline by Travel + Leisure World
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today proudly announced it has been named the number one domestic airline in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2019. Each year, the readers of Travel + Leisure, the…