All Fleets articles – Page 503
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Airbus' 2009 orders on course to exceed Boeing's
Airbus appears virtually certain to exceed Boeing's declared year-end net order total of 142 aircraft when it discloses its 2009 figures next week.
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NewsAer Lingus slashes operations at London Gatwick base
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is cutting back its London Gatwick base, less than a year after opening the station in a bid to expand its European operations.
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Hainan looks to buy more aircraft leasing assets beyond Allco
Hong Kong Aviation Company (HKAC), a consortium that includes Hainan Airlines (HNA) Group and Bravia Capital Partners, is in advanced discussions with lessors...
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Hainan completes purchase of leasing firm Allco
HNA Group completed the purchase of Allco Finance Group's aviation business yesterday, eight months after the contracts for the transaction were signed.
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NewsBoeing's improved 4Q deliveries reflect 2008 machinists strike
Boeing's 144% increase in deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2009 was largely the result of a disruption in production during late 2008 when the company's...
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NewsDornier nears decision on Seastar final assembly base
Dornier Seaplane will select by the end of January the home of its Seastar amphibian final assembly facility....
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Indonesia's Wings Air receives its first ATRs
Wings Air, a unit of Indonesia's Lion Air, has received the first of three ATR 72-500s on order and is using the turboprops to replace Boeing MD-80s on domestic...
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Talk of 150-seat CSeries in the fray following analyst report
Bombardier is calling a report it is working on a 150-seat version of the 110/130-seat CSeries airliner "speculative", but some analysts believe the airframer...
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Pilots in AA Kingston overrun were advised to use a different approach
Controllers at Norman Manley International airport in Kingston, Jamaica offered the crew of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 that overran a runway on...
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Tiger buys A320s in move away from leasing model
Singapore's Tiger Airways plans purchase two A320-200 aircraft, the first aircraft it will own rather than lease.
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AirAsia-Jetstar may examine A320 leasing operation
The new Jetstar-AirAsia alliance could examine the formation of a new leasing company based around their older Airbus A320 aircraft.
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Jetstar-AirAsia alliance to influence narrowbody design
The newly-formed Jetstar-AirAsia alliance hopes to influence the future design of narrowbody aircraft to better fit the needs of low-cost operations in Asia.
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NewsAirAsia and Jetstar ink wide-ranging cooperation agreement
Low-cost carriers Jetstar and AirAsia have formed a new alliance that will allow them to study the joint purchase of new aircraft, cooperate in ground and...
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NewsMesa Air Group files for Chapter 11 protection
US operator Mesa Air Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to undergo financial restructuring. Its joint Hawaiian inter-island...
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Deliveries of SAS MD-80s to Allegiant begin this month
Starting this month, the parent company of Allegiant Air will take delivery of 18 Boeing MD-80 aircraft purchased from SAS Group as part of the Scandinavian...
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Turkish Airlines to order 20 A320-family aircraft
Turkish Airlines is to order 20 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, comprising 14 A321s and six A319s. Deliveries will begin between 2011-12, states the...
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NewsForecasts 2010: The airframers
Despite signs of economic recovery, airliner orders are likely to remain sluggish for at least another 12 months
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NewsForecasts 2010: In-flight entertainment - Time to connect
The gap created by the demise of Connexion by Boeing in 2006 is rapidly being filled as Aircell and others link passengers to the web