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Airbus Launches A330neo At Farnborough Airshow
Airbus kicked off the Farnborough Airshow on Monday with confirmation it would sell revamped versions of its A330 wide-body jet powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and offering 14 percent fuel savings. Deliveries o...
Airbus A330neo Launch Expected At Busy Airshow
Airbus is expected kick off the Farnborough Airshow with up to 100 commitments for its updated A330neo, deepening a contest with Boeing for up to USD$250 billion of orders. After months of speculation, Airbus will on Mon...
Airbus Close To Launching A330-800/900neo
Airbus will both upgrade and rebrand its A330 passenger jet at a launch expected to kick off next week’s Farnborough Airshow, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The A330-800neo and A330-900neo will be ...
Hawaiian Prepared To Look At Airbus A330neo
Hawaiian Airlines said it is prepared to look at the A330neo proposed by Airbus, but indicated it would not make an immediate decision. The airline has previously been seen as reluctant to back away from an order for six...
Lufthansa Sees Full Air China JV Not Before 2016
It could take until 2016 for the joint venture between Lufthansa and Air China to get fully up and running due to the time needed for anti-trust approval, the German airline’s chief executive said. “We have i...
Lufthansa Considering No-Frills Long Haul
Lufthansa may launch low-cost long haul flights under a new brand as part of a plan to battle competition from Middle East carriers and low cost airlines, according to its new chief executive. Carsten Spohr, who took up ...
