Norwegian Air Sells 6 Boeing Aircraft
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air (NWC.OL) has sold six Boeing 737-800 airliners as part of fleet renewal plans that could see it sell up to 140 planes. "The prices are well above the debt on…
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Boeing Welcomes Virgin Australia as 737 MAX 10 Customer
Story from PR Newswire August 29, 2018 SEATTLE, Aug. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and the Virgin Australia Group [ASX:VAH] announced the airline is adding the largest and most efficient member of the 737 MAX family…
Embraer Pitches New E2 Regional Jet for Alaska Air
Alaska Air Group would be an ideal buyer and operator of Embraer's new E2 regional jet, the Brazilian jet maker's top airplane salesman said. Embraer Commercial Aircraft's vice president of marketing, rodrigo Silva e Souza, made the…
Should Berkshire Hathaway buy Southwest Airlines?
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) could use its controversial cash hoard to purchase Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), according to Morgan Stanley. In a research note, reported on by CNBC and MarketWatch, analysts at the bank…
Boeing Crushes Airbus On Farnborough Freighter Orders
Boeing scored a crushing victory at the 2018 Farnborough Air Show with orders for a total of 88 freighters. In comparison, Airbus had total freighter sales at the show of zero! This highlights the almost…
Atlas Air Boeing 767 Damaged On Hard Landing
From: FlightGlobal An Atlas Air Boeing 767-300ER (N641GT) was substantially damaged in a hard landing at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 27, 2018. The landing was completed safely and the aircraft taxied to the gate…
Boeing To Help Ukrainian Plane Maker Antonov
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian plane maker Antonov, known for producing the world's biggest aircraft, plans to restart serial production by the end of next year thanks to a deal with Boeing that will end Antonov's…
Friday Pic of the Week
AAL 707-123B N7517A at Mexico City in August, 1975. Image by Howard Chaloner from the Facebook group "Boeing 707 Fan Club"
Uzbekistan Airways Retires Last Ilyushin Il-114
JULY 24, 2108 BY LUCKY Last summer I had the chance to visit Uzbekistan. I flew with Live and Let's Fly from New York to Tashkent in Uzbekistan Airways' 787 business class, spent a few…
Hawaiian Airlines’ Fleet Transition Back On Track
Five years ago, Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) ordered 16 medium-range Airbus(NASDAQOTH: EADSY) A321neos. It later agreed to lease two more A321neos, with all 18 aircraft scheduled for delivery between 2017 and 2020. Hawaiian Airlines received its first two A321neos from…