Dozens of Airbus A380’s Face Urgent Checks
LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw in a recently salvaged cracked part in a move likely to trigger…
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British Airways Makes MULTI-MILLION POUND INVESTMENT IN MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR CABIN CREW IN DRIVE TO OFFER PERSONALISED CUSTOMER SERVICE
LONDON, UK: Cabin Crew using an iPhone XR on board a flight on 05 August 2019 (Picture by Nick Morrish/British Airways) Every member of British Airways’ 15,000 cabin crew will receive an iPhone XR in…
Successful Launch of Second SpaceDataHighway Satellite
The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network (also known as EDRS, European Data Relay System), has been successfully launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East by an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou,…
AirAsia Received its First Airbus A330neo
AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A330neo aircraft, to be operated by its long-haul affiliate AirAsia X Thailand. The aircraft was delivered via lessor Avolon and is the first of two A330neos set to…
Air Lease Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results
Los Angeles, California, August 8, 2019 — Air Lease Corporation (ALC) (NYSE: AL) announces financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. The PDF file containing the full earnings release is…
Airbus Begins U.S. Production of A220 Aircraft
Airbus has today officially begun manufacturing the A220 in the U.S. The first team of A220 production workers began work at Airbus’ Mobile, Alabama-based production facility following their recent return from on-the-job training in Mirabel,…
Evolution of the Air France-KLM fleet
The Air France-KLM Board of Directors approved several strategic decisions concerning the development of the Air France fleet, following a meeting on July 30, 2019. These decisions reflect the Group's focus on simplification. Making the…
British Airways Takes Delivery of its First A350-1000
British Airways (BA) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000 at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, making it the first operator of the larger A350-1000 in International Airlines Group (IAG). In total, BA has ordered…
BOC Aviation Expects Delivery Delay of up to 30 Jets
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd said on Tuesday it expected up to 30 Boeing Co <BA> and Airbus SE <EADSY> jets that had been scheduled to arrive this year could be delayed,…
Air Lease Announces First of Eight New Airbus A321-200neo LR to Aer Lingus
LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2019 – Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced the delivery of one new Airbus A321-200neo LR aircraft on long-term lease to Aer Lingus (Dublin, Ireland). This Airbus aircraft, featuring CFM…