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Norwegian Picks Rolls-Royce To Power Additional 787
Norwegian Picks Rolls-Royce To Power Additional 787 Norwegian has selected Rolls-Royce engines to power nine Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and signed up for a long-term maintenance and servicing contract worth USD$440 m...
Emirates Says New Plane Tracking Systems Unnecessary
Emirates Says New Plane Tracking Systems Unnecessary Emirates’ president Tim Clark said there is no need to improve modern aircraft tracking systems even after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, accordin...
Virgin Atlantic To Scrap Little Red Domestic Service
Virgin Atlantic To Scrap Little Red Domestic Service Virgin Atlantic said its domestic short-haul unit, Little Red, would cease operations in 2015, just over two years after it was launched. The airline, which is 51 perc...
Airbus Lags Boeing In First Nine Months
Airbus Lags Boeing In First Nine Months Airbus sold 76 aircraft in September, but ended the first nine months of the year behind Boeing in the number of planes sold and delivered. Airbus sold a net total of 69 aircraft last mon...
Heathrow Set To Sell Regional Airports
Heathrow Set To Sell Regional Airports Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH) is set to sell three British airports for GBP£1 billion (USD$1.6 billion) to a group including Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial, Singapore sove...
Emirates Says Ebola Hitting Demand For Africa
Emirates Says Ebola Hitting Demand For Africa Emirates’ president Tim Clark said demand for flights to Africa from Asia has fallen due to concerns over the Ebola virus. “There are indications that demand in t...
