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Emirates Signs USD$13 Bln GE Service Contract
Emirates has signed a 12-year agreement with General Electric for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its new GE9X engines. The USD$13 billion order is for engines that will power the 150 Boeing 777X jets that Emirat...
Air Lease Becomes A330neo Launch Customer
Air Lease became the launch customer for the Airbus A330neo with a memorandum of understanding for 25 A330-900neo aircraft. Airbus announced the launch of the revamped twin-aisle jet, which comes with new, more fuel-effi...
Airbus Launches A330neo At Farnborough Airshow
Airbus kicked off the Farnborough Airshow on Monday with confirmation it would sell revamped versions of its A330 wide-body jet powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and offering 14 percent fuel savings. Deliveries o...
Airbus A330neo Launch Expected At Busy Airshow
Airbus is expected kick off the Farnborough Airshow with up to 100 commitments for its updated A330neo, deepening a contest with Boeing for up to USD$250 billion of orders. After months of speculation, Airbus will on Mon...
Airbus Close To Launching A330-800/900neo
Airbus will both upgrade and rebrand its A330 passenger jet at a launch expected to kick off next week’s Farnborough Airshow, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The A330-800neo and A330-900neo will be ...
Hawaiian Prepared To Look At Airbus A330neo
Hawaiian Airlines said it is prepared to look at the A330neo proposed by Airbus, but indicated it would not make an immediate decision. The airline has previously been seen as reluctant to back away from an order for six...
