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Uruguay To Close Bankrupt Carrier Pluna
Uruguay has decided to close its bankrupt flag carrier Pluna after failing to find new investors to replace investment fund Leadgate which pulled out, a government source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Pre...
Training Flaws Exposed In Air France Crash Report
Pilot error, defective sensors, inadequate training and insufficient oversight combined to send an Air France passenger plane plunging into the south Atlantic in 2009 in the airline’s worst disaster, French investi...
Boeing Reports Second-Quarter Deliveries
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2012. Major program deliveries during the second quarter were as follows: Logos, product and com...
Boeing Seeking Big Farnborough Orders
Boeing heads to the year’s biggest air show under a new leader looking to make a hit with its latest single-aisle aircraft and undermine Airbus’s leadership of the global USD$100 billion a year airliner marke...
Kingfisher Wins More Time To Stay Aloft
Embattled Kingfisher Airlines on Thursday won more time from lenders to develop a turnaround plan while its bankers moved ahead with the sale of two properties to recover a small fraction of what they are owed. Kingfishe...
Globetrotting Global 6000 Jets Into India for Demo Tour
Bombardier Aerospace announced that its Global 6000 jet world tour has reached India as the aircraft with its new Vision Flight Deck made its South Asia debut. The aircraft landed in Delhi on July 1 and will continue to tour ac...
