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Airbus Lags Boeing In Order Race

Airbus Lags Boeing In Order Race Airbus goes into next week’s Farnborough Airshow lagging behind Boeing after ending the first half of the year with 227 aircraft orders, or 183 after adjusting for cancellations. Airbus sa...


EgyptAir Recorder Indicates Attempt To Put Out Fire

EgyptAir Recorder Indicates Attempt To Put Out Fire   Audio from the flight deck voice recorder of EgyptAir MS804 indicates an attempt to put out a fire on board the aircraft before it crashed into the Mediterranean, accor...



Hainan Airlines Makes Its First Landing at YYC

Hainan Airlines Makes Its First Landing at YYC The Calgary Airport Authority and Hainan Airlines last week celebrated the start of new non-stop scheduled passenger service connecting Calgary International Airport (YYC) with Be...


Vueling Faces Inquiry Over Barcelona Flight Chaos

Vueling Faces Inquiry Over Barcelona Flight Chaos   Vueling faces an inquiry and possible fine after cancellations and delays that have stranded more than 8,000 passengers at Barcelona’s El Prat airport since Friday,...



Emirates’ Clark Sees Little Benefit From EU Aviation Deals

Emirates’ Clark Sees Little Benefit From EU Aviation Deals   Emirates president Tim Clark has expressed doubts that an EU-level aviation agreement with the United Arab Emirates would improve on the existing deals the...


Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Up 7.2 Pct In May

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Up 7.2 Pct In May Passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, rose 7.2 percent from a year earlier to 6.72 million people in May. Tr...