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Private Chinese Firm To Buy 100 Sukhoi Jets
A privately owned Chinese firm, O-Bay Aircraft based in Henan province, has signed a USD$3.5 billion deal with Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft to buy 100 SSJ-100 regional jets, a Chinese executive said on Tuesday. ...
Malaysia Says Boeing 777-200 ER, MH370 Crashed In Indian Ocean
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 ER flight MH370, which disappeared over two weeks ago en route to Beijing, crashed thousands of miles away in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monda...
Australian Ship Homes In On Possible Boeing 777-200 ER Debris
An Australian navy ship was close to finding the possible debris from Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 ER flight MH370 on Monday as a mounting number of sightings of floating objects raised hopes wreckage of the plane ma...
Tigerair Orders Airbus A320 neos
Singapore’s TigerAirways has placed an order for 37 Airbus A320 neo aircraft worth USD$3.8 billion at list prices, taking delivery of the planes from 2018 to 2025, the carrier said in a statement on Monday. Tigerai...
Chinese Search Plane Sees Floating ‘White Objects’
A Chinese military aircraft searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 spotted several “suspicious” floating objects on Monday in remote seas off Australia, increasing the likelihood that the wreckage of...
LOT Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delayed With A Fuel System Problem
A LOT Boeing 787 was delayed in the Mexican city of Cancun on Sunday after a fuel system problem triggered a check-up of the plane, a LOT spokeswoman said. The plane’s electronic monitoring indicated a pot...
