Jet Airways Buys 75 additional Boeing 737 Max Jets
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Jet Airways Ltd said on Monday it has agreed with Boeing Co to purchase 75 of its 737 MAX aircraft, as the Indian carrier expands to meet domestic passenger demand in…
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Delta To Buy 20 Bombardier Regional Jets
MONTREAL (Reuters) - As Bombardier (BBDb.TO) surrenders hopes of securing a top spot in commercial aviation with the sale of its money-losing CSeries jet program to Airbus (AIR.PA), the Canadian company is now drawing up…
Airbus Weighing New Long-Range A321
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is considering adding extra endurance to the longest-range version of its A321 passenger jet in a further effort to pre-empt a potential new mid-market jet being studied by U.S. rival Boeing,…
Airbus Warns On European Fighter Programme
BERLIN (Reuters) - European efforts to develop a next-generation military combat jet will end in disaster if individual governments insist on dictating specific suppliers or sites, the chief executive of European aerospace firm Airbus (AIR.PA)…
Lufthansa A340 Damaged By Fire In Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 was heavily damaged and 10 people were sent to a clinic to check for potential respiratory issues after a towing truck caught fire at Frankfurt airport, the German…
Air Belgium Takes To The Skies With 15 Passengers
Air Belgium is a new airline that intends to operate a fleet of Airbus A340-300s between Charleroi (outside of Brussels) and China (including the mainland and Hong Kong). The airline was initially supposed to start flying…
First 2 Airbus A380 Jumbos To Be Scrapped For Parts
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A German investment company said on Tuesday it would strip two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following a…
Boeing and Safran Push Into Aircraft Services
(Reuters) - Planemaker Boeing Co (BA.N) will partner with French aerospace firm Safran SA (SAF.PA) to make and service aircraft auxiliary power units as it uses some its profit from record jet sales to push…
Bombardier Finally Lands Another CSeries Order
Latvian carrier airBaltic has placed an order for an additional 30 Bombardier CS300 series aircraft. The deal was announced on May 28th, and includes an option for up to another 30 additional aircraft, with deliveries…
Singapore Airlines To Launch World’s Longest Flight
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd said it would launch the world's longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area. The 8,277 nautical mile (15,329 kilometre)…