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IAG In Talks With Airbus On A350 Order
International Airlines Group could order Airbus’s new A350 long-range aircraft for its British Airways arm as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The exact number of aircraft to be ordere...
W New Orleans
Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE: CHSP) announced today that it has purchased the W New Orleans French Quarter from Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, Inc for $25.5 million. The Trust has entered into a long-term management co...
First Egypt-Iran Flight For 34 Years
The first commercial flight between Egypt and Iran in 34 years took off on Saturday, the latest step towards mending ties broken following the 1979 Iranian Islamic revolution. Egypt and Iran agreed to resume direct fligh...
PACE Delivers Airbus A350 XWB Configurator
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has introduced a central configuration tool for the A350 XWB program. The A350 XWB Configurator was developed by Berlin engineering software provider PACE and is based on the latest version of their...
Boeing CEO Urges FAA To Let 787 Fly Again
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney has urged US regulators reviewing battery problems on the grounded 787 to allow the plane back into service, saying he was confident the redesigned battery was safe. He would not speci...
American-US Air Merger Gets Court Approval
A judge on Wednesday approved AMR’s plan to merge with US Airways, a step toward creating the world’s largest airline. AMR, parent of American Airlines and in bankruptcy since November 2011, must still constr...
