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Qatar Air Says To Get 787 Compensation
Qatar Airways said it would receive compensation from Boeing for the grounding of its 787 Dreamliners, as it returned the aircraft to service for the first time in three months. “We will get compensation because we...
Boeing Board Approves 777X Sales
The Boeing board has given its commercial aircraft unit approval to start selling a new version of its long-range 777, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed person familiar with the decision. The approval c...
787 Grounding Cost JAL, ANA USD$110 Mln
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, which together operate nearly half the world’s fleet of 787 Dreamliners, estimate the jet’s three-month grounding will shave a combined USD$110 million off operating pro...
Thomson To Start 787 Flights From July
TUI Travel’s Thomson Airways said it would start using its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on services from Britain to the United States and Mexico from July 8. The British airline said on Tuesday it was working closel...
Russia Bans Airlines From Flying Over Syria
Russia has banned its airlines from flying over Syria, the country’s aviation agency said on Tuesday, after an aircraft with 160 passengers detoured to avoid danger from fighting on the ground. Syria’s spread...
United Airlines Begins New Nonstop San Francisco to Paris Service
United operates new service with Boeing 767-300 aircraft, which offer 30 flat-bed seats in United BusinessFirst United Airlines aunched daily nonstop service from San Francisco to Paris, connecting Bay Area travelers to the Cit...
