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AA plans to buy 460 jets from Boeing and Airbus
American Airlines plans to buy 460 jets with deliveries starting in 2013. It has options for 465 more, through 2025. Airbus A320 Firm order for 260 planes in the A320 family. Includes 130 of the current version, and 130 A320neo (new engine option) planes. Seats: 150 List price: $85 million, plus $6.2 million for […]
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Dirty oil caused Russian plane crash
Metal shavings in the engine oil were the likely cause of the Antonov An-24 plane crash in Russia’s Ob River that killed six and injured more than 20 people on July 11, according to Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee. The plane, which was en route from Tomsk to Surgut and carrying 36 people, attempted an emergency […]
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Alaska Airlines to fly nonstop to Honolulu in November
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc., begins flying daily nonstop to Honolulu out of Lindbergh Field Nov. 17 to complement its existing daily nonstop service to Maui, which was launched in October, the Seattle-based airline said July 19. To boost interest, the airline is offering introductory one-way tickets for $149 that […]
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Caribbean budget airline will fly to Trinidad
The Caribbean’s first discount airline has received the go-ahead to fly to Trinidad, ending a monthslong conflict with government regulators. Ian Burns, the Irish CEO of short-haul, low-cost REDjet, announced Tuesday that commercial flights between the airline’s Barbados hub and Trinidad will begin July 28. Booking for tickets has started. “We are delighted to bring […]
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Boeing orders worth $2.8bn cancelled by DAE
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) cancelled US$2.8 billion (Dh10.29bn) worth of aircraft orders at Boeing as the company continued dramatically scaling down its leasing business. According to estimates from the aircraft valuation company Avitas, the true value of the planes would be about $1.6bn after standard industry discounts. The cancellations of 35 single-aisle […]
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Airlines may be ready to drop ticket prices
After months of steadily raising ticket prices, Canadian airlines appear to have hit a breaking point in June, when higher fares started to drag on demand. This will likely lead to lower fares in the second half of the year as Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. try to attract more customers with lower ticket […]
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Tiger Airways could stay grounded throughout July
Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia has accepted that it could stay grounded throughout July as Australian safety inspectors continue to probe its operations. The grounding, which is costing the Singapore-based airline $1.6 million a week, claimed its first casualty with the announced departure of CEO Crawford Rix. Tiger Airways Australia and sister airline Tiger Airways […]
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CAAP-Airbus joint venture supported by CEB
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is strongly supporting the joint venture between the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) and Airbus to provide training for the safe and efficient implementation of a full performance-based navigation network (PBN) in 11 airports in the country. “CEB fully backs this CAAP partnership since it will benefit our passengers and […]
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Stuker Becomes the first United Mileage Plus® Member to Reach This Milestone
Miles above the U.S. heartland, nearly half-way between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, one customer aboard United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) flight 942 from Los Angeles to Chicago this Saturday will reach a first-ever milestone: earning 10 million miles in flight. Tom Stuker, a Chicago-based automotive sales consultant, joined Mileage Plus in 1982 and, since then, […]