Southwest Airlines adds Louisiana One logo jet
Southwest Airlines has added the Louisiana One logo jet to its fleet to celebrate 39 years of service to New Orleans. The jet wears an artist’s rendering of the Louisiana State flag, and was rolled…
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General Dynamics Wins $696M Nuclear Submarine Deal
General Dynamics Corp.’s GD subsidiary, Electric Boat, recently clinched a modification contract worth $696.2 million for supplying long lead time materials for the construction of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020 Virginia-class submarines. Details of the…
Alaska Air is Cutting a Bunch of California Flights
Two years ago, Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) offered a big premium to acquire Virgin America in order to gain a platform for growth in California. Within three months of the acquisition closing, the carrier had announced a massive…
Houston losing its only nonstop flight to Africa
A charter flight between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and the continent of Africa reportedly will end this month. Known as the “Houston Express,” the 7,700-mile flight is operated by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (Nasdaq:…
Airbus looks to land IndiGo A330neo order
IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, plans to order as many as 50 Airbus A330 wide-body jets as it seeks to expand beyond short-haul flights, people with knowledge of the matter said. The carrier aims to take…
In other Indian aviation news…
HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Indian airlines Jet Airways, SpiceJet Ltd and AirAsia India are planning to add new jets to their fleets as they look to expand in the world's fastest-growing aviation market, the carriers said…
The fate of the Boeing 767
Last fall, Boeing (NYSE: BA) seemed to be seriously considering restarting production of the 767-300ER medium-range widebody. While the 767's technology is nearly half a century old, it's a proven model with low production costs and no direct…
Airbus fights to defend A330neo market
PARIS (Reuters) - Imminent airline decisions on $10 billion of wide-body plane orders could influence the fate of Airbus' (AIR.PA) A330neo even before the recently upgraded jet completes flight trials, industry sources said. American Airlines…
Indigenous-painted Qantas 787 arrives in Alice Springs
Clear skies and Australia’s rugged outback have greeted the arrival of Qantas’s fourth Boeing 787-9, which features a special indigenous livery inspired by the work of artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye. The aircraft, VH-ZND, departed Boeing’s…
SpiceJet looks to add commuter routes in India
Indian carrier SpiceJet is looking to add commuter routes to the more remote parts of the country. The ability to provide these essential air services are hampered by the lack of infrastructure and existing airfields available. The airline…