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Azul Orders 35 Airbus A320s Worth USD$3.6 Bln
Azul Orders 35 Airbus A320s Worth USD$3.6 Bln Brazil’s Azul has placed a firm order for 35 A320neos, worth USD$3.6 billion at list prices. The order comes on top of the 28 A320neos the airline is leasing, it said. The air...
India Rejects Mallya As Kingfisher Director
India Rejects Mallya As Kingfisher Director The Indian government has rejected the re-appointment of Vijay Mallya as managing director of Kingfisher Airlines, as pressure mounts on the tycoon to help his company repay it...
Design Flaws Led To 787 Battery Fire
Design Flaws Led To 787 Battery Fire A lithium-ion battery that caught fire aboard a parked Boeing 787 in 2013 in Boston had design flaws and should not have been certified by the FAA, the NTSB said on Monday. The National Tran...
Lufthansa Pilots To Strike December 1-2
Lufthansa Pilots To Strike December 1-2 German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit called a strike at Lufthansa for Monday and Tuesday after talks broke down over retirement benefits, leading to the cancellation of more tha...
Merkel Backs Air Berlin In Etihad Dispute
Merkel Backs Air Berlin In Etihad Dispute German Chancellor Angela Merkel is backing Air Berlin in a dispute over whether its Abu Dhabi-based partner Etihad is exercising too much control, Focus magazine reported. Etihad, which...
FAA Proposes Boeing 787 Sensor Fix
FAA Proposes Boeing 787 Sensor Fix The US FAA has proposed a fix for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, following “numerous reports of failures of proximity sensors” on the high-tech plane’s wings. A sensor failure ...
