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Airbus Posts Record Orders, Considers Production Increase
Airbus posted an industry record of 1,619 new aircraft orders in 2013, pushing its backlog to almost nine years of production, and said it was examining the potential for a two-stage increase in production of its most po...
Etihad ‘Will Not Be Rushed’ Into Alitalia Decision
Etihad will not be rushed into making a decision over an investment in Alitalia, the chief executive of the Abu Dhabi-based airline said on Monday. “There are no plans to make any announcement at the end of this mo...
Airbus Will Take Time On A350 Changes
Airbus may study a possible stretched version of the A350-1000, its largest twin-engined jet design, but will not rush into a decision, its sales chief said on Monday. The European plane maker has not ruled out boosting ...
Airbus Studies A330 Engine Revamp
After dramatically improving sales of its A320 jet by revamping it with newer and more efficient engines, Airbus is looking at whether to apply the same formula to the A330, industry sources and analysts said. Sales of the 20-y...
Singapore Air-Tata JV Orders Airbus A320s
Singapore Airlines has chosen Airbus’s A320 to launch its new Indian joint venture with Tata Sons, scoring a victory over Boeing as the airline market in Asia’s third biggest economy shows signs of a revival....
Family Of Asiana Crash Victim Sues San Francisco
The family of a teenage girl who was struck and killed by emergency vehicles in the aftermath of an Asiana Airlines plane crash filed a civil claim against the city of San Francisco, alleging gross negligence. Chinese te...
