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Ryanair Wins Court Ruling Over Air Tax

  Ryanair Wins Court Ruling Over Air Tax Ryanair won a victory in the European Union’s second-highest court on Tuesday regarding its complaint against Ireland’s air travel tax. The airline had argued that the t...


Frontier Orders Nine Airbus A321ceos

Frontier Airlines has ordered nine Airbus A321ceo aircraft, worth USD$990 million at list prices. Airbus said the order was Frontier’s first purchase of the largest member of the A320 family and that, including the new or...



Lufthansa Gains Market Share In Germany

  Lufthansa Gains Market Share In Germany Lufthansa has won a bigger slice of its domestic market in recent months, its chief executive told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. “At least over the last few months we w...


Kuwait Airways To Buy 10 Boeing 777-300ERs

  Kuwait Airways To Buy 10 Boeing 777-300ERs Kuwait Airways will buy 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, in a deal worth USD$3.3 billion at list price. The carrier will take delivery of the aircraft from November 2016. The 777s are to u...



Boeing Says No Plans For Longer Range 737 MAX

  Boeing Says No Plans For Longer Range 737 MAX Boeing said it has no plans to extend the range of the 737 MAX 9 in response to Airbus’s move to offer a longer range version of its A321. “We are very happy with...


Delta To Buy 50 Wide-Bodied Airbus Jets

Delta To Buy 50 Wide-Bodied Airbus Jets Airbus has won an order from Delta Air Lines for 50 long-haul, wide-bodied jets worth around USD$14 billion at list prices, according to people familiar with the matter. The order, to be ...