Virgin Atlantic Orders 14 Airbus A330neo’s
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus agreed on a deal to sell 14 A330neo wide-body passenger jets to Virgin Atlantic on Monday valued at $4.1 billion, the companies announced at the Paris Airshow on…
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Airbus Faces Cabin Comfort Dilemma in A321XLR Jet Launch
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has broken records by launching the longest-range narrow-body jetliner at the Paris Airshow, but planemakers are having to rethink their mantra on comfort as they squeeze ever more miles out of…
Boeing to Supply Parts for Airbus A320 Jets for British Airways
LE BOURGET, France June 17 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday it would supply parts for A320 jetliners made by its competitor Airbus to supply British Airways, the first such agreement by the U.S.…
ExpressJet Airlines Begins Embraer E175 Service
ATLANTA, June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express carrier, today began service with its newest aircraft type – the Embraer E175. The first flight, UA4042 departed Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport for Hartsfield-Jackson…
JetBlue Airways Reports May Traffic
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for May 2019. Traffic in May increased 5.7 percent from May 2018, on a capacity increase of 5.4 percent. Load factor for May…
Saudi Arabian Airlines Close to Placing Airbus Aircraft Order
PARIS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Airlines is close to placing a multi-billion-dollar order for aircraft at least partly involving Airbus jets, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The carrier, known as Saudia, has…
Pentagon Gets 8.8% Discount in $34 billion F-35 Jet Deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense has a "handshake" agreement with Lockheed Martin Co to cut 8.8 percent from the price of its latest order of F-35A fighter jet, shaving a year from…
Cirrus Aircraft Announces New Chief Executive Officer
Duluth, Minn. and Knoxville, Tenn. (4 June 2019) – Cirrus Aircraft announced today that Zean Nielsen has been selected to succeed Co-founder Dale Klapmeier as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Nielsen has held senior…
Bulgaria Sees F-16 Jet Deal With U.S. at $1.2 Billion
Defence Minister says $1.2 bln is a reasonable priceFinal talks to start once Bulgaria gets draft contractCost will be based on final Bulgarian requirements-U.S. Embassy (Adds defence minister comment, U.S. embassy to Sofia) SOFIA, June…
Qantas Expects Final Proposals for Sydney-London Jet
Airline could place an order for A350 or 777X by year end21-hour flight would be the world's longestQantas plans economy class section, including stretching zone (Adds details on aircraft configuration) SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) -…