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Airbus To Cut A330 Production Rate In 2015
Airbus To Cut A330 Production Rate In 2015 Airbus will cut production rates of the A330 to nine a month from 10 in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it switches to an upgraded version of the jet, the A330neo. Airbus launched...
Virgin Australia Buys Out Tiger Australia JV
Virgin Australia Buys Out Tiger Australia JV Virgin Australia will buy full control of its ailing 60 percent-owned Tiger Australia Airways business for just AUD$1, with plans to cut a bloated fleet that has hobbled turna...
Air France, Pilots See Transavia Deal Next Month
Air France, Pilots See Transavia Deal Next Month Air France and its main pilots’ union SNPL said they have reached a tentative deal aimed at ending a dispute over the airline’s low cost unit Transavia France....
Airbus A350 Wins Key ETOPS Approval
Airbus A350 Wins Key ETOPS Approval Airbus has won European safety approval for Extended Operations (ETOPS) that would allow the A350 to fly almost any commercial route. The European Aviation Safety Agency has officially...
Airbus To Pass 1,000 Net Orders After Indigo Deal
Airbus To Pass 1,000 Net Orders After Indigo Deal Airbus looks set to exceed 1,000 net orders this year after securing a provisional deal with Indian carrier IndiGo for 250 A320neos. In the first nine months of 2014, Air...
IndiGo Agrees Record 250 Airbus Order
IndiGo Agrees Record 250 Airbus Order Indian budget airline IndiGo has agreed to buy 250 Airbus A320s, a purchase that could be worth nearly USD$26 billion and rank as the largest single order of jets from the European p...
