All Fleets articles – Page 502
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NewsSIA operating A380 on Zurich route
Singapore Airlines plans to operate Airbus A380 aircraft on its Singapore-Zurich route, replacing the carrier's Boeing 777-300ERs.
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HK Airlines adds its first 737F
Hong Kong Airlines has received its first Boeing 737 freighter and plans to operate it on the Hong Kong-Hangzhou route. The aircraft is the first of...
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Japan picks veteran industrialist as new JAL CEO
Japan's government has asked a veteran industrialist, Kazuo Inamori, to step in as the new chairman of Japan Airlines as the carrier is restructured.
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Mexico's Interjet seeks to lease two additional A320s
Mexico's Interjet is looking to lease two additional Airbus A320s as the Mexican market begins to stabilise after a tumultuous two years. Interjet...
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NewsVirgin cancels remaining A340-600s after firming A330s
Airbus' latest order and delivery figures show that Virgin Atlantic has cancelled six of the A340-600 aircraft it had on order. Virgin Atlantic firmed...
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Bangkok Airways mulls delay in delivery of A319
Bangkok Airways could delay the delivery of an Airbus A319 that it is scheduled to receive in February 2011. The privately owned Thai carrier will...
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NewsBoeing outlines 747-8F certification plan
Boeing has outlined details of the 747-8F flight test campaign that is due to start early this year after a long delay. Three aircraft will complete...
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Indonesia's Wings Air receives its first ATRs
Indonesia's Wings Air has received the first of three ATR 72-500s ordered by its parent Lion Air. The turboprops will replace Boeing MD-80s on domestic regional...
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NewsAirbus lands 271 net orders in 2009 and sets deliveries record
Airbus secured net orders for 271 aircraft in 2009, far ahead of Boeing's 142. Gross orders for the airframer totalled 310.
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Tiger secures pre-delivery payment financing for A320s
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has secured pre-delivery payment financing for five Airbus A320s from Standard Chartered Bank. The aircraft...
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Firms focus on supply chain for camelina-derived jet fuel
Alternative aviation jet fuel supply chain integrator BioJet Corporation has been partnering with camelina seed producer Great Plains Oil and Exploration...
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Virgin Atlantic finalises A330-300 agreements
Virgin Atlantic has completed its purchase of six A330-300s from Airbus after delays to the Boeing 787 programme prompted the carrier to find interim aircraft....
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Al Jaber bolsters VVIP fleet
Middle Eastern charter start-up Al Jaber Aviation took delivery in December of its first Airbus...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The German carrier sealed a long-term engine maintenance deal with SR Technics and an engine finance agreement covering a dozen spare powerplants...
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Qatar enlists Airbus in pursuit of alternative fuels
Qatar Airways has joined forces with Airbus to launch a new environmental initiative aimed at producing biomass-to-liquid (BTL) jet fuel.
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Opinion
Comment: Age before beauty
Delta Air Lines boss Richard Anderson asserts that operating costs of his fuel-thirsty Boeing MD-80s are more than a match for the 737-800, an airliner design...
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Guggenheim cancels orders for two Boeing 747-8Fs
Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) has cancelled half of its 747-8F order, the company confirms.
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NewsANA abandons 787-3
Boeing's orderbook for the 787-3 has dwindled to zero following a decision by Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) to convert its remaining 28 orders for the...