Doomed Lion Air Jet Was ‘Not Airworthy’
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in an airworthy condition on its second-to-last flight, when pilots experienced similar problems to those on its…
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Airbus Hints At Decision On Proposed A321XLR
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - The incoming chief executive of Europe's Airbus hinted on Monday at a decision next year on whether to launch the A321XLR, a longer-range version of its best-selling A321 single-aisle jet. Asked…
Airbus Delivers First A330neo To TAP Air Portugal
TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the world’s first new generation widebody A330neo and, as the launch airline, will be the first to benefit from the aircraft’s unbeatable operating economics, increased range, and Airbus’…
Airbus To Resume Deliveries To HNA Group
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) is poised to resume stalled deliveries of jets to China's debt-laden HNA Group, an Airbus schedule showed on Monday, but deliveries of over $1 billion of large jets remain…
LATAM Airlines Posts Steep Third-Quarter Profit Fall
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN), the biggest airline group in Latin America, reported a steep fall in third-quarter profit due to lower passenger demand in Argentina and Brazil as well as higher fuel prices…
Singapore Airlines iPad “Ultimate Cockpit Companion”
Singapore Airlines, which first introduced iPads to the airline cockpit back in 2015, has explained the difference they have made – and its plans for the future. The airline also noted a simple user interface…
FedEx Expands Fleet To Add 1,000 Chanje Electric Vans
(Reuters) - FedEx Corp said on Tuesday it plans to add 1,000 Chanje electric delivery vans to its fleet of vehicles in a bid to save on fuel and cut down on pollution. The package…
Boeing, Jeju Air Announce Order For Up To 50 737 MAX Airplanes
SEOUL,South Korea, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Jeju Air announced the airline is ordering 40 737 MAX 8 airplanes with options for 10 additional jets. The deal, valued at up to $5.9 billion at list prices, is the…
Discounts Soar With French La Compagnie Airlines-Video
Looking to get away for the holidays? La Compagnie offers business class flights between New York and Paris for rates 30-50% less than the competition. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Julie Hyman, and Pras Subramanian speak…
Lockheed Martin Lands $22.7 Billion 255-Jet Fighter Order
Let the shareholders rejoice: Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II fighter jet contracts are getting bigger -- and bigger. In September, Reuters reported on a Pentagon deal to buy what it called at the time "the biggest batch…