American Airlines Buys Additional Embraer E175 Jets
São José dos Campos, Brazil, November 5, 2018 – Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of USD 705 million,…
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IranAir Looking For Planes Not Needing US Sales Permit
DUBAI (Reuters) - IranAir is looking to buy planes from any company not requiring U.S. sales permits and may consider Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100, the flag carrier's head was quoted as saying, as Iran tries…
JetBlue Teams Up With Brooklyn Nets For New Logo Jet
-- JetBlue Scores Big by Renewing its Partnership with the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center -- BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU), New York’s Hometown Airline®, today revealed its latest special livery dedicated to the Brooklyn Nets. “BK…
Low-Cost Viva Air Looks To Expand In South America
BOGOTA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Low-cost airline Viva Air, which operates in Colombia and Peru, is looking to expand its operations to a third country in 2020, its chief executive officer said late on Thursday.…
VietJet Signs $6.5 bln Deal For 50 Airbus Jets
HANOI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - VietJet Aviation signed a $6.5 billion agreement on Friday to buy 50 Airbus A321neo jets, the Vietnamese budget carrier said. The agreement, signed during a visit to Hanoi by French…
SkyWest Q3 Earnings Surge Past Estimates
SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW) delivered better-than-expected results in the third quarter of 2018. The company’s earnings of $1.57 per share, surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.41. Also, the bottom line improved 55.5% on a year-over-year…
Indonesian Searchers Find Lion Air Black Box
JAKARTA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities on Thursday retrieved a flight data recorder from a Lion Air jet that crashed and broke apart in shallow sea near the capital, Jakarta, this week, killing all…
EasyJet Still Interested In Restructured Alitalia
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Budget airline EasyJet said on Wednesday that it had submitted a revised expression of interest for a restructured Alitalia, in response to the new Italian government's ongoing sales process. EasyJet had…
American Airlines Donates $50,000 to Pittsburgh Community
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines is donating $25,000 to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and $25,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Our Victims of Terror Fund to support the community…
New Brazil President Bolsonaro OK With Embraer-Boeing Deal
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has a positive view of a proposed commercial aviation partnership between Boeing Co and local aircraft maker Embraer SA, Bolsonaro's choice for defense minister…