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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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,…
Hawaiian Airlines Cuts Q2 Guidance
At an industry conference last week, Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) CEO Peter Ingram told reporters that Hawaiian Airlines had experienced a modest decline in bookings due to the continued eruption of Kilauea: a volcano on the Big Island…
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)…
Airbus Settles Sharklet Legal Fight With Aviation Partners
Seattle's Aviation Partners Inc. has settled a long-running patent infringement dispute with Airbus, which it accused of "willfully and maliciously misappropriating" its patented blended winglet technology. The fight began with dueling lawsuits in 2011 and…
United Airlines To Increase Service To Vail, Colorado
United Airlines is hot for Vail, and the Colorado ski resort evidently feels the same about the Chicago-based carrier. United said today it is expanding its seasonal service to Vail’s Eagle County Regional Airport to…
Boeing 737 Plane Crashes in Cuba
By Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh HAVANA, May 19 (Reuters) - Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had killed 110 of the…
Zunum Aero Signs JetSuite as Hybrid Jet Launch Customer
California regional charter airline JetSuite has signed a deal with Boeing-backed Zunum Aero to be the launch customer for Zunum's new hybrid electric airplane. JetSuite will get the first Zunum Aero airplane in 2022 and…