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Airbus To Deliver Minimum 25 A380s A Year

  Airbus has kept its 2013 goals for the A380 despite a shortage of orders, but struck a more cautious note for future years, according to a newspaper interview. Chief executive Fabrice Bregier told French newspaper Les Ec...


Boeing Ekes Out More Fuel Savings For 737 MAX

  Boeing said on Tuesday that its next-generation 737 MAX jet will beat its previous fuel-efficiency target, delivering a 14 percent improvement, instead of the 13 percent gain promised earlier this year. The 1 percentage ...



Vietnam Air Signs GE Engines Deal

  Vietnam Airlines has placed an order for General Electric engines to power its Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal worth around USD$1.7 billion, a source with knowledge of the transaction said on Tuesday. The airline has pl...


Airbus Looking At A380 After Slow Sales

  Airbus is to consider ways to make its A380 superjumbo more attractive to customers, according to a report in Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The report quoted Thomas Enders, the group chief executive of ...



Emirates Considering Record Boeing Order

  Emirates is in advanced talks with Boeing to buy up to 100 long-haul planes with a price tag of up to USD$30 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times. The Gulf airline is also looking at further deals with A...


Dubai Launches Passenger Services At New Airport

  Dubai officially launched passenger services at its new Al Maktoum airport on Sunday after a delay of nearly four years, with three airlines agreeing to operate from the facility. The airport, Dubai’s second, offic...