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Turkish Airlines Looking At 450-Aircraft Fleet
Turkish Airlines Looking At 450-Aircraft Fleet Turkish Airlines expects to receive 35 new aircraft this year, including 10 wide-body planes, as part of a drive to increase the size of its fleet and lower the average age ...
SriLankan Airlines Told To Cancel Airbus Orders
SriLankan Airlines Told To Cancel Airbus Orders Sri Lanka’s prime minister has instructed debt-ridden national carrier SriLankan Airlines to cancel four of eight Airbus A350 aircraft orders, and seek revival via a new int...
Xiamen Airlines Orders 10 Boeing 737s
Xiamen Airlines Orders 10 Boeing 737s Xiamen Airlines has signed a CNY5.5 billion yuan (USD$851 million) order with Boeing for 10 737s. Xiamen parent China Southern and other mainland carriers have been placing large aircraft o...
Qatar Airways In Talks To Buy Meridiana
Qatar Airways In Talks To Buy Meridiana Qatar Airways is in advanced negotiations to buy a 49 percent stake in Italian airline Meridiana, but a deal is dependent on restructuring and job cuts. The Middle East carrier is ...
Qatar Air Talks To Boeing After Airbus A320 Problems
Qatar Air Talks To Boeing After Airbus A320 Problems Qatar Airways is speaking to Boeing about the possibility of securing substitute aircraft after further problems were discovered with the Airbus A320neo. The Gulf airl...
FAA Orders Fix For GE Engines On 787s
FAA Orders Fix For GE Engines On 787s The US FAA has ordered an urgent fix for General Electric engines on up to 150 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a step to avoid engine failure in icy conditions. The Federal Aviation Administ...
