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Air France, Pilots See Transavia Deal Next Month

  Air France, Pilots See Transavia Deal Next Month Air France and its main pilots’ union SNPL said they have reached a tentative deal aimed at ending a dispute over the airline’s low cost unit Transavia France....


Airbus A350 Wins Key ETOPS Approval

  Airbus A350 Wins Key ETOPS Approval Airbus has won European safety approval for Extended Operations (ETOPS) that would allow the A350 to fly almost any commercial route. The European Aviation Safety Agency has officially...



Airbus To Pass 1,000 Net Orders After Indigo Deal

  Airbus To Pass 1,000 Net Orders After Indigo Deal Airbus looks set to exceed 1,000 net orders this year after securing a provisional deal with Indian carrier IndiGo for 250 A320neos. In the first nine months of 2014, Air...


IndiGo Agrees Record 250 Airbus Order

  IndiGo Agrees Record 250 Airbus Order Indian budget airline IndiGo has agreed to buy 250 Airbus A320s, a purchase that could be worth nearly USD$26 billion and rank as the largest single order of jets from the European p...



AirAsia X Could Defer A350 Delivery

  AirAsia X Could Defer A350 Delivery Malaysia’s AirAsia X could defer the delivery of its Airbus A350s if European economies fail to recover by the time it receives the first aircraft in 2018 or 2019. “You can...


IndiGo Seen Placing Big Aircraft Order Soon

  IndiGo Seen Placing Big Aircraft Order Soon Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is close to placing a large order worth billions of dollars for a variety of aircraft and could reach a decision as early as 2015, a senior aviat...