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Boeing To Increase 737 Production

  Boeing is to increase production of its workhorse 737 aircraft to 47 planes per month by 2017 from 38 now, a surprise move that analysts said boded well for the company, its suppliers and airlines. Boeing had already ann...


Air France-KLM Writes Off Alitalia Stake

Air France-KLM has written off the worth of its stake in Alitalia, casting doubt over its willingness to take a position additional within the struggling provider as a susceptible economic system chips away at its personal debt...



ANA Feels Profits Squeeze From Weak Yen

  ANA said a weakened yen, the result of policies to revive the Japanese economy, have hurt profits, forcing Japan’s largest carrier to almost halve its outlook for operating profit this business year. The carrier, w...


Boeing 777X Design May Be Done Outside Seattle

  tion for the 777X between Washington, South Carolina, Texas and other places where Boeing has facilities. “It certainly implies that they’re leaving all their options open, which is a great way of putting pre...



Qatar Air Says Airbus A350 On Schedule

  Qatar Airways, the launch customer for the Airbus A350, expects the European plane maker to start delivering the aircraft by the second half of next year, the airline’s chief executive said on Tuesday. The Gulf car...


Airbus Deals To Retrofit A320 Wingtips

  Airbus has introduced plans to retrofit gasoline-saving wingtips on older variations of its A320 jets as gross sales of its best possible-promoting plane hit 10,000. The transfer will see wingtips, which have change into...