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American Grounds Eight Planes After Loose Seats
American Airlines said on Monday it has temporarily grounded eight planes to evaluate them after seats became loose on two flights in the last few days — incidents which have also prompted safety regulators to look...
Gol To Order 60 Boeing 737 MAX
Gol Linhas Aéreas, Latin America’s largest low-fare airline, plans to order 60 737 MAX jets with improved fuel efficiency from Boeing after soaring jet fuel prices triggered a year of heavy losses. Gol said the 73...
PAL Nonetheless Eager On Buying Airline
Philippine Airways is still eager to obtain a regional airline regardless of its present main re-fleeting, in line with a record in The Philippine Megastar. The record quoted PAL president Raymond Ang as announcing that ...
Abu Dhabi Airport Growth Outpaces Dubai
Abu Dhabi Airport saw strong growth in passenger and cargo traffic in the first eight months of 2012, outpacing Dubai’s competing airport, according to figures released by the Abu Dhabi airport authority. The numbe...
No Plans To Join oneworld: Qatar CEO
Qatar Airways has no plans to join the oneworld alliance, its chief executive Akbar al-Baker said on Sunday, dismissing reports that the airline had become the newest member of the group. Asked if the carrier would join ...
Boeing, ANA Exercise Options for 11 787-9 Dreamliners
Boeing [NYSE: BA] confirmed today that the ANA Group exercised options for 11 787-9 Dreamliners. The exercised options, valued at $2.7 billion at current list prices, bring the total number of 787s ANA has ordered to 66 airplan...
