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Ethiopian Launches Daily Flights to Johannesburg ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it will start serving its Addis-Johannesburg route using its Dreamliner ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in South Africa. Passengers traveling to South Africa for the Africa Cup of Nations from Ethiopian extensive destinations in the continent will have the opportunity to enjoy this ultramodern aircraft […]

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Airbus to display two corporate jets at MEBA show

Airbus will display two corporate jets at the MEBA show, giving visitors an opportunity to see the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet in elegantly different arrangements. The aircraft are the backbone of the Airbus corporate jet family, which have a strong presence in the important Middle East market. They comprise an Airbus […]

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Delta Orders up to 70 Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Jetliners

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia has placed a firm order for 40 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets and has taken options on an additional 30 CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price of the CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately $1.85 billion US, and […]

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Undisclosed Customer in China Orders Seven Bombardier CRJ700

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that an undisclosed customer in China has signed a purchase agreement for seven CRJ700 NextGen aircraft. Based on the aircraft’s list price, the contract including ancillary services is valued at approximately $330 million US. “This latest order is a great step in establishing the CRJ700 NextGen aircraft as an excellent special […]

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Coastal Connect Delivers Private Cross-Country Flights For Less

Traveling from coast to coast has never been easier or more affordable thanks to the new Coastal Connect program from the Flexjet 25 Jet Card program, operated by U.S. air carrier Jet Solutions. This all-new feature offers travelers special incentive rates when traveling cross-country aboard state-of-the-art Challenger 300 aircraft for the ultimate air travel experience. […]

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Iraqi Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A330

On behalf of Iraqi Ministry of Transportation, Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, has taken delivery of its first A330-200 becoming a new operator for the type. This will be the first Airbus widebody aircraft to be operated by Iraqi Airways. The carrier already operates two A321 aircraft. Accommodating a two-class configuration of 24 […]

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First flyable A350 XWB “MSN1” structurally complete

Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A350 XWB ‘MSN1’ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft is depicted here on its wheels for the very first time moving out of the main assembly hall (Station 40) at the recently inaugurated “Roger Béteille” A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. […]

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First Airbus simulator supporting A320neo training in China

The first A320 full-flight simulator upgradable to support the flight training of A320neo was put into operation today at the Hua Ou Aviation Training Centre in Beijing, a joint venture between Airbus China and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS). Captain Hu Zhenjiang, deputy director general of Flight Standard Department of Civil Aviation Administration of […]

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Qatar Airways endorses the larger A350 XWB models

The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert its existing firm order for twenty (20) A350-800s, forty (40) A350-900s and twenty (20) A350-1000s to forty three (43) A350-900s and thirty seven (37) A350-1000s. Qatar Airways’ total order for A350 XWB aircraft remains at eighty (80) aircraft. “We […]

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Airbus Corporate Foundation and Aviation Sans Frontières send medical equipment to Thailand on THAI’s second A380

The Airbus Corporate Foundation and Aviation Sans Frontières have transported medical equipment and supplies to Thailand from Toulouse, France, aboard the delivery flight of Thai Airways International (THAI)’s most recently delivered A380. The aircraft, which landed on Friday 30th November in Bangkok, is the second to be delivered out of THAI’s total order for six A380s. […]