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Thomson To Start 787 Flights From July
TUI Travel’s Thomson Airways said it would start using its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on services from Britain to the United States and Mexico from July 8. The British airline said on Tuesday it was working closel...
Russia Bans Airlines From Flying Over Syria
Russia has banned its airlines from flying over Syria, the country’s aviation agency said on Tuesday, after an aircraft with 160 passengers detoured to avoid danger from fighting on the ground. Syria’s spread...
United Airlines Begins New Nonstop San Francisco to Paris Service
United operates new service with Boeing 767-300 aircraft, which offer 30 flat-bed seats in United BusinessFirst United Airlines aunched daily nonstop service from San Francisco to Paris, connecting Bay Area travelers to the Cit...
Nepal Airlines Selects the Airbus A320 for Fleet Modernisation
Nepals national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy two Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. Sharklets deliver up to four p...
Ethiopian Airlines Flies 787 Commercial Flight
Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the first carrier to resume flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landing the first commercial flight since the global fleet was grounded three months ago. The flight from Addis Ababa to...
ANA Flies First 787 Test Flight
All Nippon Airways, the Japanese launch customer for the Boeing 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test modified batteries installed by the US aircraft maker. The ANA flight was the sec...
