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Nepal Airlines Selects the Airbus A320 for Fleet Modernisation
Nepals national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy two Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. Sharklets deliver up to four p...
Ethiopian Airlines Flies 787 Commercial Flight
Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the first carrier to resume flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landing the first commercial flight since the global fleet was grounded three months ago. The flight from Addis Ababa to...
ANA Flies First 787 Test Flight
All Nippon Airways, the Japanese launch customer for the Boeing 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test modified batteries installed by the US aircraft maker. The ANA flight was the sec...
Air Lease Corporation Announces the Placement of a New Boeing 777-300ER and Lease Extensions of Four Aircraft with KLM
Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced a long term lease agreement with KLM (The Netherlands) for a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery in March 2015. Additionally, ALC and KLM reached agre...
China Signs Deal To Buy 60 Airbus Planes
China signed a deal with Airbus on Thursday to purchase 60 planes, 18 A330 jets and 42 medium-haul A320-family aircraft. The deal, signed in Beijing during a visit to China by French President Francois Hollande, is worth...
FAA Clears 787 Battery Fix, Ends Flight Ban
The US Federal Aviation Administration gave formal approval on Thursday for a new lithium-ion battery system for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ending a three-month ban and clearing airlines to fly the plane with passengers ...
