Qatar Airways CEO hits out at 787 delay again
DUBAI – Qatar Airways’ CEO has again criticised Boeing over delays to the plane maker’s 787 Dreamliner and threatened to walk away from a 60-aircraft…
Civilian aviation news
Air France Super Jumbo A380 forced to turn back over Atlantic
An Airbus airplane was forced to turn back to New York 90 minutes into a flight to Paris, Air France said Monday. The Air France…
BAE Systems Bae 146 success in Indonesia
BAE Systems announced at the LIMA ’09 International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Langkawi today that it has clinched another sale of a BAe 146…
Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes in China
Three crew members were killed when a Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed and caught fire on take-off at Shanghai’s Pudong airport. The plane left the runway…
Ryanair and Easyjet announce route expansion
Low-cost carriers Ryanair and Easyjet are both bucking the trend for capacity cuts, with the announcement of further fleet and route expansion in 2010. Six…
NEW GULFSTREAM G650 COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT
SAVANNAH, Ga., November 25, 2009 — Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today announced that its newest business jet and…
US Airways defers 46 A320s, eight A330s scheduled for 2010-12 delivery
US Airways yesterday announced that it is deferring 54 of the 72 aircraft it was scheduled to receive from Airbus in 2010-12, comprising 46 A320s…
Saudi flight hit by toilet trouble
DUBAI – A Cathay Pacific flight carrying 278 passengers from Riyadh to Hong Kong was forced to make an unscheduled landing after crew discovered none…
Emirates Air agrees to raise German fares
DUBAI – Emirates Airline said Wednesday it had agreed “under protest” to a German government demand that it raise fares on some routes, and alleged that…
EMBRAER CONFIRMS TWO E-JET OPTIONS FOR NIKI
São José dos Campos, November 25, 2009– Embraer and Austria’s second largest airline NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH signed a contract for another two EMBRAER 190 jets,…
FlyDubai to launch Kathmandu flights in December
DUBAI – Low-cost carrier FlyDubai said on Tuesday it will start flights to Kathmandu from Dec. 15 as it continues to expand its network. “Introducing…
Turkish Airlines orders A330 Freighters
Boosting total orders to 69 from 10 customers Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for the purchase of two A330-200F freighter aircraft, becoming a…
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