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VietJet To Buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX
VietJet To Buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX VietJet has agreed a firm order of 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft worth USD$11.3 billion at list prices, making it one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing low-cost carriers. The deal,...
Embraer Announces First Flight Of E190-E2
Embraer Announces First Flight Of E190-E2 Embraer on Monday announced the first flight of the next generation E190-E2 narrow-body aircraft, months ahead of schedule and below the expected weight. The E190-E2, which enters servi...
EgyptAir Jet Sent Smoke-Alarm Warnings Before Crash
EgyptAir Jet Sent Smoke-Alarm Warnings Before Crash The EgyptAir jet which crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday sent a series of warnings indicating that smoke had been detected on board, shortly before it disappeare...
Boeing Opens New 777X Wing Factory
Boeing Opens New 777X Wing Factory Boeing has opened a USD$1 billion factory in Washington state that will make carbon-composite wings for the 777X, a key step toward delivering the first aircraft by 2020. The building, ...
Nigerian Domestic Flights Disrupted By Fuel Shortage
Nigerian Domestic Flights Disrupted By Fuel Shortage Fuel shortages have caused an increase in cancellations and delays to internal flights in Nigeria over the last few days, a spokesman for the aviation authority said. ...
SriLankan Airlines To Sell Four New Airbus A350s
SriLankan Airlines To Sell Four New Airbus A350s SriLankan Airlines will sell four new Airbus A350s, a government minister said, two weeks after cancelling an order for four of the aircraft. The state-owned carrier had a...
