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Qatar Airways Airbus 380 Deliveries Delayed
Delivery of the first three Airbus A380s to Qatar Airways has been delayed by several weeks due to unresolved cabin issues, the airline’s chief executive said. The delivery had originally been expected around the e...
China Eastern Orders 80 Boeing 737s
China Eastern Airlines has ordered 80 Boeing 737 planes, worth about USD$7.4 billion at list prices. The aircraft, including 737-800s and 737MAX, will be delivered from 2016 to 2020, the Shanghai-based carrier said in a ...
Jets Vanishing From Europe Radar Linked To War Games
Dozens of aircraft briefly vanished from air traffic control radars in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia this week and last in separate incidents that Slovak authorities blamed on military electronic warf...
China Wants London Heathrow Airport Expansion
China wants London’s Heathrow airport to expand capacity to allow Chinese carriers to introduce more flights between China and Britain, China’s ambassador to Britain said. Speaking ahead of a visit to London ...
Emirates Airlines Cancels Airbus A350 Order
Airbus lost a major order on Wednesday when Emirates cancelled its order for 70 A350s, dealing an unexpected blow to the plane maker and engine maker Rolls-Royce. The decision cuts the order book for Airbus’s newes...
Australia Chooses Company To Map Sea Floor In MH370 Search
Australia has signed a contract with a private company to map the sea floor around where missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is believed to have crashed, a crucial step towards continuing an underwater search later th...
