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Airbus A 330 Upgrade Slam Jet Prices
Airbus and Boeing are heading towards a showdown over the prices of their smaller twin-aisle airliners as Airbus draws closer to a decision to upgrade its 20-year-old A330. Airlines meeting last week in Doha witnessed an...
Australia Opens Tender For Next Phase Of MH370 Search
Australia on Wednesday began the process of finding a private contractor to take over the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 after three months of military-led searches failed to find any trace of its wreckage. Th...
Airlines Debate Costs Of Aircraft Tracking
Moves by airlines to keep track of their aircraft in real time following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could push up ticket prices for passengers – but governments should also pay part of the ...
Lufthansa Backs CSeries Engine Failure
Lufthansa said it met Bombardier on Monday and assured the Canadian plane maker it still believes in the USD$4.4 billion CSeries despite an engine failure last week. A problem with the plane’s newly developed Pratt...
Emirates Airlines Sees Progress Soon On A380 Engine Upgrade
Emirates Airlines said on Monday it hoped to achieve progress soon on its call to upgrade the Airbus A380 with new engines. Emirates has expressed interest in applying the lessons of other Airbus re-engining projects ...
Airlines Look For Ways To Adopt Aircraft Tracking
Mystified by the loss of Malaysia Airline flight MH370, some airlines will not wait for an industry-wide solution to keeping track of their aircraft in real time, provided products are offered at the right price. The dis...
