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New Zealand to Buy Five New Super Hercules Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN June 5, 2020

WELLINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Friday that it will purchase five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin to replace its existing fleet. "Along with the new fleet, the $1.521…

United Orders 50 New Airbus Long-Range Jets to Replace Boeing 757’s

WIL BALDWIN December 3, 2019

CHICAGO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc announced on Tuesday an order for 50 Airbus SE A321XLR jets to fly between the U.S East Coast and Europe, becoming the latest U.S. airline to…

Boeing, Air Astana Announce Intent To Buy 30 737 MAX Airplanes

WIL BALDWIN November 19, 2019

Flag carrier of Kazakhstan intends to order the 737 MAX for its new low-cost airline FlyArystan DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Astana intends to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes to…

Delta, Virgin Atlantic to Boost Summer Flying in 2020

WIL BALDWIN August 18, 2019August 18, 2019

Delta introduces its first daylight trans-Atlantic flight, and airlines join forces at London’s Gatwick Airport for first time. Three new flights will see Delta increase capacity between the U.S. and U.K. by 15 percentNew 767-400…

American Airlines Makes First Entrance Into Africa

WIL BALDWIN August 11, 2019August 11, 2019

Airline expands global network with flights to Casablanca, Tel Aviv and Krakow beginning next summer FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines has the cure for the end-of-summer blues: new routes for next summer. Today, American…

Airbus Faces Cabin Comfort Dilemma in A321XLR Jet Launch

WIL BALDWIN June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

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…

Air Lease Says Boeing Going ‘Full Speed Ahead’ on Midsized Jet

WIL BALDWIN March 7, 2019March 7, 2019

(Reuters) - Boeing Co is indicating "full speed ahead" for a new midsized airplane in what would be the first all-new jet program for the world's biggest planemaker in more than a decade, Air Lease…

Delta May Order 200 New Jets, Considers Alitalia Investment

WIL BALDWIN March 5, 2019March 6, 2019

(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines fueled the appetite of planemakers on Tuesday after Chief Executive Ed Bastian said the airline planned to replace some 200 Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft over the next decade. The…

Airbus Pencils in Orders for New A321XLR Jet

WIL BALDWIN February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has begun lining up tentative orders for a longer-range version of its A321 jetliner, seeking to exploit signs of hesitation at arch-rival Boeing over whether to develop a new model in…

American Airlines Takes Delivery of its First A321neo

WIL BALDWIN February 3, 2019February 4, 2019

PITTSBURGH — After an 8 1/2-hour nonstop journey from Hamburg, Germany (XFW), the newest member of the American Airlines fleet has landed. N400AN, American’s first Airbus A321neo, touched down at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) shortly…