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AirAsia X Could Defer A350 Delivery

  AirAsia X Could Defer A350 Delivery Malaysia’s AirAsia X could defer the delivery of its Airbus A350s if European economies fail to recover by the time it receives the first aircraft in 2018 or 2019. “You can...


IndiGo Seen Placing Big Aircraft Order Soon

  IndiGo Seen Placing Big Aircraft Order Soon Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is close to placing a large order worth billions of dollars for a variety of aircraft and could reach a decision as early as 2015, a senior aviat...



Air Berlin, Alitalia Sign Codeshare Deal

Air Berlin and Alitalia have agreed to cooperate on over 400 routes from later this month, hoping to boost ticket sales. The airlines, both battling to return to profitability, said the codeshare deal would cover 412 flights be...


Norwegian Says Younger Fleet Key To Greener Skies

Norwegian Says Younger Fleet Key To Greener Skies Norwegian Air Shuttle will cut the average age of its fleet to less than four years, seeing younger aircraft as the key both to cutting fuel bills and limiting climate change. H...



Air France To Go Ahead With Transavia LCC in France

Air France To Go Ahead With Transavia LCC in France Air France-KLM is pressing ahead with expansion of its low cost unit in France and has a back-up plan if a deadlock with pilots continues, chief executive Alexandre de Juniac ...


MH17 Crash Items Recovered Despite Nearby Clashes

MH17 Crash Items Recovered Despite Nearby Clashes Four Dutch experts and local emergency services made a start on Monday recovering personal belongings from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17 in east Ukraine, despite figh...