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Japan Airlines May Buy 20 Airbus A350s
Japan Airlines may buy about 20 A350 jets from Airbus for around JPY¥400 billion (USD$4.23 billion), the Nikkei daily reported on Sunday, a move that would reduce its reliance on Boeing. The Japanese carrier is consider...
Boeing To Lay Off 800 Machinists This Year
Boeing said it would lay off about 800 machinists this year as it reduces its workforce on its 747 and 787 aircraft. The reductions are part of a long-term plan and do not necessarily signal any shifts in production rate...
Japan Says 787s Not Ready For Test Flights
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau said on Friday that preparations are not yet complete for any test flight of Boeing’s grounded 787 Dreamliner this week. “It’s Thursday (in the United States) and not...
Boeing Delivers 7,500th 737
Malindo Air to operate the Next-Generation 737-900ER with Boeing Sky Interior Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered the 7,500th 737 to come off the production line to Malaysia-based Malindo Air. Malindo Air is a joint venture by Jaka...
AirAsia, Lion Bosses Spar Over Plane Orders
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes questioned his rival’s growth plans after Lion Air agreed a USD$24 billion Airbus order, while pledging to preserve his own ties with the European jet maker. As competition intensifies b...
Air France-KLM CEO To Step Down Early
Air France-KLM chief executive Jean-Cyril Spinetta plans to quit nine months before the scheduled end of his mandate, La Tribune reported on Thursday. Spinetta’s resignation would pave the way for Alexandre de Juni...
