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Boeing Delivers 1st P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Boeing on Dec. 19 made an on-site delivery of the first P-8I aircraft to the Indian Navy in Seattle, in accordance with the contract. India will receive this aircraft and two more of its eight contracted P-8Is in 2013. The program is progressing on schedule as Boeing assembles the fourth and fifth P-8Is, which are […]
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Pegasus selects up to 100 A320neo Family Aircraft
Pegasus Airlines, the second largest airline in Turkey, has signed for up to 100 A320neo Family aircraft (57 A320neo and 18 A321neo models), of which 75 are firm orders. Pegasus becomes a new Airbus customer and the first Turkish airline to order the A320neo. This is the largest single commercial aircraft order ever placed by […]
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Starflyer takes delivery of its first directly purchased Airbus A320
Starflyer, Japan’s fast-growing, value-based airline, has taken delivery of its first ever directly purchased aircraft, an Airbus A320, during a delivery ceremony in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of three A320s ordered by the company in 2011, and is powered by CFM56-5B4/P engines. It will accommodate 150 passengers in a single-class configuration. Starflyer will deploy the new aircraft to strengthen its network in Japan […]
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Delta to Order New Two-Class Bombardier Regional Aircraft
Delta Air Lines has finalized an agreement with Bombardier Aerospace that will allow the airline to continue restructuring its domestic fleet by replacing less efficient single-class 50-seat aircraft with new two-class 76-seat aircraft. As part of the agreement, Delta will acquire 40 new CRJ900 two-class regional jets, with the option to purchase an additional 30 […]
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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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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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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 […]
A330 \ A330-300 \ aircraft \ GE CF6-80E engines \ GECAS \ Laurent Magnin \ XL Airways \ XL Airways France
XL Airways France becomes a new A330-300 operator
XL Airways France expands its Airbus fleet following the delivery of its first brand new A330-300 from the manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. Operated under a leasing agreement with GECAS, the aircraft is powered by GE CF6-80E engines. XL Airways France will fly its new A330-300, configured in a single-class layout with 408 seats, to […]
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Bombardier Delivers NetJets®’ First Global Jet
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it delivered NetJets®’ first Signature Series Global 6000 jet at a special ceremony in Montréal at Bombardier’s Global Completion Centre, the first jet is now on its way to entering service. “When we handed over the ceremonial keys to NetJets at NBAA just a few weeks ago it marked a […]