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Southwest May Buy Older Planes To Meet Needs
Southwest Airlines, which is poised to expand service in the next few years, is considering buying used aircraft to help meet its needs, an executive said. “We are trying to, with a combination of new and used airc...
Ryanair To Announce 200 Plane Boeing Deal
Ryanair is to announce a deal to buy 200 aircraft from Boeing within days, the Irish Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday without citing sources. Ryanair has said it is in talks with Boeing about a large deal that w...
Mokulele Airlines Expands Fleet To Meet Growing Passenger Demand
Mokulele Airlines, Hawaii’s low-cost interisland air carrier, has announced that it has purchased two new Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to keep up with the growing demand for interisland flights from Hawaii residents and ...
Boeing Gets OK To Test New 787 Battery
Boeing on Tuesday received approval from the US FAA to start testing a redesigned battery for the 787 Dreamliner, putting it one step closer to getting the troubled plane back into service. The FAA said it approved Boein...
Boeing, KLM Demonstrate New Technologies to Optimize Flight
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have begun a series of commercial flights that will demonstrate how several advanced technologies, fuels and concepts can significantly improve operational efficiency, save fuel an...
WestJet and Air France Launch Enhanced Partnership
Agreement adds 15 Canadian routes; easy access to Air France’s global network WestJet and Air France today announced they have entered into a code-share agreement enabling Air France to offer its customers 10 new Canadian...
