Airline news
Alitalia Has Three New Shareholders
Italy’s Poste Italiane, bank Unicredit and Odissea have joined Alitalia as new shareholders after investing in the Italian airline’s EUR€300 million (USD$410 million) capital increase, Alitalia said on Friday. The...
Boeing Close To 10-A-Month Goal For 787
Boeing is close to meeting its production target of building 10 787 Dreamliners a month, a senior Boeing executive said on Thursday. “It’s the fastest we’ve ever gone on any airplane,” said Jack Jones, v...
AirAsia X Orders 25 Airbus A330s
Malaysian long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X announced an order for 25 Airbus A330-300s on Wednesday in a deal valued at USD$6 billion at list prices. Malaysian airline entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, whose AirAsia group has alrea...
Norwegian Air Signs For Two More Boeing 787s
Norwegian Air is buying another two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, seeing the aircraft’s technical advances as outweighing its operating problems as the budget carrier expands in long-haul services. Europe’s third-bigges...
Etihad Considering Alitalia Investment
Etihad Airways is considering a possible investment of EUR€300 million (USD$413 million) in Italian carrier Alitalia, a political source close to the matter said on Thursday. But the source added that other options besides Et...
VietJet Agrees USD$800 Mln. CFM Engine Deal
Vietnam’s budget carrier VietJet Air has agreed an USD$800 million deal to buy 40 engines from CFM International, the firms said on Monday. The agreement was signed by representatives of GE and CFM, a joint venture betwee...
