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Lufthansa Launches New Munich to Vancouver Route
The new route marks 30 years of Lufthansa service to Vancouver and complements the airline’s daily Frankfurt-Vancouver flights which commenced in May of 1983. The new Munich-Vancouver route is the only international long-...
Airbus A350 Could Fly At Paris Air Show
Airbus could steal the Paris air show with a flypast of its newest passenger jet, the A350, as confidence grows over a first flight in about four weeks. The timescales of its previous airliner launches suggests the Europ...
All United 787s To Return To Service This Week
United Airlines expects to have its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners back in service this week, as the airline’s first flight with the airliner in four months landed safely in Chicago. “Every new airpla...
Boeing Showcases BBJ 3 for the First Time at EBACE 2013
Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets (BBJ) is displaying a BBJ 3 for the first time at the 2013 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The airplane, based on the 737-900ER, was outfitted...
ANA Reports Electrical Panel Fault on 787 Test Flight
All Nippon Airways, the largest operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, reported an electrical panel fault during a test flight as it prepares its fleet for a return to service in June. Engineers found discolouration on a...
Virgin Atlantic Loss Widens
Virgin Atlantic said tough economic conditions over the last year and lower demand for business travel caused by the London Olympics dragged it to a wider annual loss. The airline, founded by British entrepreneur Richard...
