South African Airways becomes Airbus A330 operator
South African Airways has become the latest operator of Airbus’ eco-efficient A330 family. The A330-200 is the first of six to be delivered to Aircastle…
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Fifth Boeing 747-8 Freighter Enters Flight-test Program
Boeing (NYSE: BA) successfully conducted the first flight of the fifth 747-8 Freighter Thursday. The airplane, coded as RC523, took off from Paine Field in…
Business executives killed in Iraq plane crash
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The chief executive of private equity group MerchantBridge and two JPMorgan executives were among seven people killed when a small plane crashed…
easyJet passenger numbers rise to 50 million each year
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, has reached an important milestone in its history as it now welcomes 50 million passengers each year. The airline has…
Airbus has seen 12 cancellations in January
According to its balance of trade circulated Thursday, February 3, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has registered 20 net orders in January, after the deduction…
737-800 Order Cancellation by Boeing
Bloomberg is reporting that Dubai Aerospace has canceled an order for 32 of Boeing’s 737s, which could cost the airplane maker some $2.3 billion. The…
747-8 INTERCONTINENTAL ROLL OUT DATE
Boeing announced the roll-out ceremony for the passenger version of the 747-8I (RC001) will be on February 13th – a perfect Valentine’s gift for all…
BAE Systems Wins ERJ-145 Remarketing Mandate from LOT Polish Airlines
Hatfield, Hertfordshire – LOT Polish Airlines, the Polish national carrier, has selected BAE Systems to remarket exclusively three of the airline’s fleet of five of…
Sukhoi Superjet 100 obtained IAC AR Type Certificate
February 3, 2011, Moscow – The Sukhoi Superjet 100 Type Certificate was presented today by the Russian Certification Authority IAC AR. The Official Ceremony was…
Airbus to increase A330 production rate to ten a month
Unprecedented demand for Airbus’ best-selling long range aircraft family 3 February 2011 Airbus has decided to raise the production rate for its A330 Family to…
Boeing Marks a Milestone With Rollout of 1,000th 767
Boeing (NYSE: BA) marked a proud moment in the company’s history today at a ceremonial rollout of the 1,000th 767 airplane. Hundreds of current employees,…
Sikorsky Aerospace Services Delivers Second UH-60 A-A to L Recapitalization Aircraft for Customs & Border Protection Agency
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today delivered the second UH-60 aircraft that has undergone “A-A†to “L†recapitalization for use by the U.S. Customs & Border…
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