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787 Dream Tour Touches Down ‘Down Under’
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner landed at Sydney International Airport in Australia today, kicking off the seventh and final leg of the global Dream Tour. For the next four days, guests invited by Boeing and 787 customers Qantas an...
Lion Air Near To Deal For 10 Boeing 787s
Indonesia’s Lion Air is close to signing a deal for 10 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger jets, with a total list price of USD$1.9 billion, as the budget carrier aims to tap the long-haul market. Two sources involved in th...
Airbus and Etihad Airways Begin Full RNP-AR Implementation in Abu Dhabi Terminal Airspace
Etihad Airways A330 performs first optimized RNP-AR approach in Abu Dhabi. Reducing fuel consumption by 100 to 200kg per approach with Continuous Descent Operations and shorter trajectories. An Airbus A330-200 from Etihad Airwa...
Jet Airways Posts Fifth Quarterly Loss
Jet Airways posted a fifth straight quarterly loss on Thursday, as the leading Indian carrier continued to bear the brunt of high fuel costs and intense competition. Troubles at rival Kingfisher Airline, which sto...
Air France Outlines Plans To Return To Growth
Air France said it will reduce staff numbers and its short-haul and medium-haul fleet in an effort to cut costs and return the airline to growth in the face of rising competition and fuel bills. As it overhauls it...
AirAsia In USD$4 Bln Talks For 50 Airbus A320s
AirAsia is studying a potential USD$4 billion deal to buy another 50 Airbus A320 passenger jets, its founder said on Thursday, extending the budget carrier’s dramatic growth, months after it placed a record order f...
