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Jets Vanishing From Europe Radar Linked To War Games
Dozens of aircraft briefly vanished from air traffic control radars in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia this week and last in separate incidents that Slovak authorities blamed on military electronic warf...
China Wants London Heathrow Airport Expansion
China wants London’s Heathrow airport to expand capacity to allow Chinese carriers to introduce more flights between China and Britain, China’s ambassador to Britain said. Speaking ahead of a visit to London ...
Emirates Airlines Cancels Airbus A350 Order
Airbus lost a major order on Wednesday when Emirates cancelled its order for 70 A350s, dealing an unexpected blow to the plane maker and engine maker Rolls-Royce. The decision cuts the order book for Airbus’s newes...
Australia Chooses Company To Map Sea Floor In MH370 Search
Australia has signed a contract with a private company to map the sea floor around where missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is believed to have crashed, a crucial step towards continuing an underwater search later th...
Airbus A 330 Upgrade Slam Jet Prices
Airbus and Boeing are heading towards a showdown over the prices of their smaller twin-aisle airliners as Airbus draws closer to a decision to upgrade its 20-year-old A330. Airlines meeting last week in Doha witnessed an...
Australia Opens Tender For Next Phase Of MH370 Search
Australia on Wednesday began the process of finding a private contractor to take over the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 after three months of military-led searches failed to find any trace of its wreckage. Th...
