All Fleets articles – Page 368
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NewsChina’s ABC Leasing orders 45 C919s
China's ABC Financial Leasing has ordered 45 Comac C919 aircraft. The order by the Agricultural Bank of China's leasing arm is the second for the narrowbody...
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LATAM to rationalise widebody fleet
LATAM Airlines group plans to reduce the number of widebody aircraft types in its combined fleet, and it will carry out a study to decide which aircraft...
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NewsRostekhnologii lease arm firms order for 35 MS-21s
Russian state corporation Rostekhnologii's leasing arm Aviakapital-Servis has firmed an order for 35 Irkut MS-21 twinjets. The deal, inked in Moscow,...
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NewsGEnx production tempo hints at 14 per month 787 rate
An analysis of the GEnx engine production rate indicates that Boeing may be planning to build 14 Boeing 787s per month some time beyond 2013, a number hinted...
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NewsFAA adds South Carolina to 787 production certificate
Boeing South Carolina has gained federal approval to produce 787 aircraft following a successful audit by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The...
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Cargo group warns of overcapacity threat
Fears are growing that the world's cargo airlines could be facing the threat of significant overcapacity towards the end of the decade if global economic...
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Alaska Airlines adds three 737s to order backlog
Alaska Airlines has placed new orders for three Boeing 737-900ERs. Boeing revealed the order on its orders and deliveries web site on 26 June. The...
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NewsPICTURE: Malaysia Airlines unveils Airbus A380 livery
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has unveiled the livery of its first Airbus A380, which will be used on the Kuala Lumpur-London Heathrow route from 1 July. The...
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Gulf Technics brings all MRO in-house
Bahraini national carrier Gulf Air is moving all base maintenance for its fleet in-house, saying that the switch will reduce costs, increase aircraft availability...
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Indonesia's safety committee makes first recommendations after Sukhoi crash
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has issued some immediate recommendations to how demonstration flights should be conducted while...
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NewsPICTURES: Thai Airways’ first A380 rolls out of paint shop
Thai Airways' first Airbus A380 aircraft bearing the carrier's livery has been rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg. The roll out marks the...
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NewsPinnacle Airlines suspends talks with unions
Pinnacle Airlines has suspended negotiations with its labour groups as it returns to the drawing board on its new business plan, following discussions with...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Pending pilots deal highlights Delta's regional contracts
Delta Air Lines will have to renegotiate its contracts with five regional airline groups in order to add 70 76-seat regional jets (RJs) and drop 218 50-seat...
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NewsICBC Financial Leasing to be launch customer for China-produced Legacy 650s
China's ICBC Financial Leasing has signed a deal for up to 10 Embraer Legacy 650 executive jets with Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry (HEAI), a joint venture...
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NewsTurkish Airlines nearing A380 or 747-8 deal
Turkish Airlines' is pressing forward with plans to order up to 15 high-capacity aircraft, focusing on the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8.
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ANALYSIS: The View from the City
Over the last decades, the commercial jet business has developed from a global market where aircraft manufacturers and airlines were the main players to...
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ANALYSIS: What future awaits a revived Mexicana?
Investors strive to return grounded carrier to the air, but which market niche can it serve?
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NewsCSeries assembly compressed to meet first flight target
Bombardier plans to meet a year-end deadline for CSeries first flight by compressing a five-month final assembly process to four months, although it also...
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Bombardier adds caveats to CSeries first flight timeline
Bombardier executives added some new caveats to their drive to make the first CSeries test aircraft achieve its first flight by the end of the year today. The...
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NewsAvianca-Taca converts three 787 options
Latin American airline Avianca-Taca has converted three Boeing 787-8 options, taking its total order of the aircraft type to 15. The carrier converted...