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Air Lease Orders More Boeing 787s
Aircraft lessor Air Lease said it had ordered eight new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft worth USD$1.8 billion at list prices for lease to Vietnam Airlines. Deliveries of Boeing’s new lightweight carbon-comp...
AMR Posts USD$807 Million Loss For March
AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, posted a net loss of USD$807 million for March and said it spent more than USD$2 billion on fuel, wages and other expenses. The company spent USD$779 million on fuel and USD$597 mi...
Qantas To Cut 400 Maintenance Jobs
Australian carrier Qantas will cut 400 jobs at its heavy maintenance base near Melbourne Airport and 660 workers at another base are also at risk, media reports said on Tuesday. A Qantas spokeswoman confirmed a review of the ca...
Boeing Statement on China Eastern Airlines Commitment to Buy 20 777-300ERs
Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced that China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 20 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range), as the airline plans to expand its capacity to meet growing demand in Asia-Pacific and China, the most dynamic mar...
Boeing Opens New Navigation System Repair Line at Ohio Facility
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today marked the opening of a new Electrostatically Supported Gyro (ESG) repair line at the company’s Heath facility. The new line increases the capability of the skilled workforce and equipment already ...
First New-build Sharklet-equipped A320 Completed in Toulouse
Airbus has produced the first new-build A320 with Sharklets. Depicted here at its roll-out in Toulouse, MSN 5098 will be one of several A320 Family aircraft in the certification flight-test campaign starting in May this year an...
