IAG Ups Bet on Latin America with Air Europa Takeover
* Buys Air Europa for 1 bln euros * To be funded by external debt * Shares rise more than 2% * To be run by Iberia CEO * Regulators may set requirements -analysts Nov…
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Resurgent Boeing 737 MAX Could Trigger Jet Surplus
- Market faces potential surplus of 1,000 jets next year - Air Lease CEO less worried about surge in MAX deliveries - Older aircraft won reprieve during MAX grounding - Boeing aims to deliver record-matching…
Delta Might Pull Out of Alitalia Bid Consortium
MILAN (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines <DAL> could pull out of a consortium looking to rescue Italy's Alitalia as it is unwilling to enter a possible bidding war with Lufthansa <DLAKY>, newspaper Il Corriere della…
Philippine Cebu Air Signs Airbus Aircraft Deal for $4.8 Billion
Cebu Air finalises order for 16 Airbus jets Expected to cut cost per seat, fuel emission A330neo's to be delivered between 2021 and 2024 Nov 4 (Reuters) - Philippines' Cebu Air Inc has finalised the…
French Navy Received First Two “Standard 6” ATL2’s
(Saint-Cloud, October 29, 2019) – This summer, Lann-Bihoué French naval air station received the first two ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft upgraded by Dassault Aviation. Last week, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, flew on…
AirAsia Announces New Services to Okinawa
4x weekly service from Kuala Lumpur to the “Oasis of Japan” via Taipei SEPANG, 30 October 2019 - AirAsia today announced a new route from Kuala Lumpur to Okinawa Naha, strengthening its position as the…
Pentagon And Lockheed Martin Reach Agreement Reducing F-35A Cost By 12.8 Percent
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. perform an aerial refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron…
Cirrus Aircraft Revolutionizes Passenger Safety through Autonomous Flight with Safe Return Emergency Autoland
Duluth, Minn. and Knoxville, Tenn. (30 October 2019) – Cirrus Aircraft, the global leader in personal aviation, ushered in a new era of innovation today with the introduction of Safe ReturnTM – a revolutionary emergency autoland system…
Vietnam’s VietJet Orders 20 Airbus A321XLR Aircraft
Oct 31 (Reuters) - VietJet Aviation has ordered 20 Airbus long-range A321XLR aircraft that the budget carrier hopes will support its international expansion as Vietnam's aviation market heats up. VietJet expects the first aircraft to…
ATR appoints Eric Segura as SVP Procurement & Supply Chain
Toulouse, 29 October 2019 – Eric Segura, 55, has been nominated SVP Procurement and Supply Chain of ATR, the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer. Starting 1 November 2019, Eric will be reporting to the CEO,…