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…
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Rolls-Royce Reveals Electric Flying Concept Vehicle
British aerospace company Rolls-Royce is developing a personal electric flying vehicle that it says could be on the market by the early 2020s. The company revealed the concept at last weekend's Farnborough International Airshow, where…
JetBlue Airways Beats on Q2 Earnings
JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU reported second-quarter 2018 earnings per share (excluding 76 cents from non-recurring items) of 38 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents. Earnings however, decreased significantly on a year-over-year basis. Click…
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…
United Airlines Raises Profit Forecast
* Q2 adjusted profit tops estimates * Q2 revenue up 7.7 pct * Shares rise 4.2 pct after the bell (Compares with estimates, updates shares) July 17 (Reuters) - United Airlines raised its profit forecast…
Airbus & Boeing Deals @ Farnborough Airshow
(Reuters) - Following is a summary of commercial aircraft deals announced by Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) at the Farnborough Airshow in southern England. The two companies have so far signed deals worth more than…
Boeing Gets Farnborough 777-F Order
The Farnborough International Airshow kicked off today, with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 777 Freighters pushed to the limelight as logistics and airline companies finalized their orders for fleet expansion. The 777 Freighter is an all-cargo version…
Embraer Gets $1.1 Billion Order From United Airlines
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) has signed a firm order with United Airlines (UAL.N) for twenty-five 70-seat E175 jets, the Brazilian planemaker said on Monday, providing a boost to the company shortly after…
Did JetBlue Get 72% Off Airbus A220 Order?
JetBlue Airways Corp. got a great deal on its latest aircraft purchase from Airbus SE, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The carrier probably paid $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion for 60 Airbus A220-300 jets, or…
Israel’s Elbit Systems Speeds Up Drone Race
REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems on Thursday unveiled a 1.6 ton unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) designed to fly in airspace currently reserved for piloted civilian planes as a race heats up…