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Bombardier Delivers First Q400 NextGen Aircraft to Polish Carrier Eurolot
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the first of eightQ400 NextGen turboprop airliners ordered by new customer Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland. The Polish carrier also holds options on an additional 12 of the aircraft. Eurolot was represented at the handover ceremony by Bartlomiej Matusewicz, Vice President, Operations & Technical. Several Bombardier employees were also in attendance. “This is […]
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Flexjet to be First Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 Aircraft Fractional Jet Ownership Provider
Flexjet will be the first provider of fractional jet management services to offer access to Bombardier’s new Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft. Flexjet will be offering shares of Bombardier’s newest aircraft, with deliveries scheduled for 2013. Technological innovations position the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft as some of the fastest, most innovative and productive aircraft in the light jet category. “On the eve of […]
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BAA loss narrows on Heathrow traffic recovery
BAA Ltd., the owner of London’s Heathrow and Stansted airports, narrowed its first-half loss as traffic was spurred by growth in emerging markets and an alliance between British Airways and American Airlines. The net loss at the two London airports was 130.4 million pounds ($214 million), compared with deficit of 260.2 million pounds a year […]
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AA signs for 460 new jets
AMERICAN Airlines has announced a record order for 460 single-aisle planes from Airbus and Boeing in a deal worth more than $38 billion. The order breaks the long-standing monopoly that Boeing has had with the airline and forced a significant shift in the company’s strategy. American, based in Fort Worth, Texas, said it planned to […]
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Jetcare UK signs for OASES Software to Support MRO
Corporate aviation MRO and continuing airworthiness specialist Jetcare UK Ltd. is to use Commsoft’s OASES maintenance management software to support the imminent expansion of its operations. Southend Airport-based Jetcare UK has signed a five-year, five-concurrent-user deal for the use of OASES for its CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation) operations. Jetcare UK’s CAMO activity covers […]
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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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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 […]