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Rolls-Royce Working On ANA 787 Engine Problem
Rolls-Royce said it was working with Japan’s All Nippon Airways after the airline was forced to scrap a Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight following an engine problem. The ANA flight from Ube in west Japan to Tokyo was c...
AirAsia X Launches USD$370 Million IPO
Malaysian long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X launched an initial public offering on Monday with a value of up to USD$370 million, seeking funds for its fleet expansion as it targets buoyant travel demand in Asia-Pacific ...
Lightning Forces Emergency Landing In US
A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty Airport late on Friday after encountering lightning after taking off from Boston, according to an airline spokesman. JetBlue flight 425, heading to West Palm B...
Major Carriers Interested In Buying LOT
Air Berlin, British Airways and Singapore Airlines may be interested in starting talks to buy Poland’s troubled carrier LOT, according to a report in the Polish newspaper Puls Biznesu. The report however does not q...
Airbus Confident On A350 As First Flight Looms
Airbus has vowed to avoid the problems which led to the grounding of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner as the clock ticks towards a first flight that could be only a week away. Chief executive Fabrice Bregier said Airbus had...
Gulf Air Ordered Up To 16 Bombardier CSeries
Bombardier announced on Tuesday that Gulf Air is the previously undisclosed airline that ordered up to 16 of its new CSeries airliners. The order by the national carrier of Bahrain for 10 of the 110-seat CS100 aircraft w...
