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LAN and TAM Take Supply of First Airbus A320s with Sharklets
Sharklets provide operators the pliability of both including a further a hundred nautical miles vary or elevated payload functionality of as much as 450 kilograms. LAN and TAM Airways, two of Latin The us’s major airways and ...
Singapore Air Lifts Stake In Virgin Australia
Singapore Airlines has increased its stake in Virgin Australia to 19.9 percent, boosting its influence at the carrier at a time of industry jostling to secure lucrative routes in Southeast Asia. Australia’s airline...
Tail Section for Qatar Airways’ First A380 Rolls out of Paint Shop
The painting was completed earlier this week and the assembly of the airlines first A380 is set to begin this month, for delivery in early 2014. The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways has been painted ...
LOT Expects To Have 787s Flying In June
Poland’s flag carrier LOT expects to have its two grounded Boeing 787s back in service by mid-June and to receive its third Dreamliner around the same time, the airline said on Tuesday. LOT, the first European airl...
IAG Gains Control Of Vueling
IAG, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, has won sufficient backing from investors in Vueling to take control of the Spanish budget airline, Spain’s stock market regulator said on Tuesday. International Airlin...
IAG Orders Airbus A350s For British Airways
International Airlines Group unveiled orders for 18 Airbus A350 long-haul jets for its British Airways arm and said it was in further talks with Airbus and Boeing to secure more planes for Spanish unit Iberia. The closel...