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Air India Scraps Plans To Sell 777s
Air India has scrapped plans to sell some of its Boeing 777s after the national carrier failed to find a buyer, a senior government source said. Air India will now reconfigure some 777 planes to all-economy class and fly...
LOT Polish Airlines First European Airline to Take Delivery of the 787 Dreamliner
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and LOT Polish Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Polish carrier is the first European airline to take delivery of the 787. Senior LOT and Boeing exe...
Boeing, SilkAir Finalize Order for 54 737s
Order includes 23 Next-Generation 737-800s and 31 737 MAX 8s Boeing (NYSE: BA) and SilkAir have finalized an order for 54 Next-Generation 737s and 737 MAX 8s worth $4.9 billion at list prices. With this agreement, the 737 MAX h...
Finish Of An Technology: Airbus Sells Final Two A340s
Airbus introduced the sale of two A340 passenger jets to a UK products and services firm on Thursday, marking the ultimate deliveries of its longest-vary edition. The 2 A340-500s would be the remaining examples of the 4-...
SAS Ticket Sales Hit By Uncertainty
Crisis-hit SAS has seen ticket sales this week hit by uncertainty over the airline’s future, a source with good knowledge of SAS bookings told reporters on Thursday. SAS said on Monday it planned to slim down its 1...
Boeing Sends ‘Contract Pilots’ to Qatar and LAN As 787 Outsourcing Takes New Turn, Says SPEEA
The saga of 787 outsourcing at The Boeing Company turned a new chapter today as the aerospace giant moved forward with plans to send non-Boeing temporary pilots to provide flight crew training. For more than 50 years, Boeing fl...
