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Singapore Airlines has signed firm orders for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 787-10s in a deal worth US$13.8 billion at list prices. It is the first time the Singaporean flag carrier has ordered the 777X, although it already has more than 50 777s – both -200s/-200ERs and -300/300ERs – in service. This content is available
Airbus says it is aiming to achieve certification of its re-engined A330neo widebody by the middle of 2018 after the A330-900 successfully completed its first test flight. The first of three test aircraft, MSN1795, an A330-900 with registration F-WTTN, took off from Airbus headquarters at Toulouse on Thursday morning (local time), landing some four hours
Boeing has downgraded its forecasts for new orders in Oceania over the next two decades, with the bulk of the reduction coming in the single-aisle segment featuring aircraft such as its own 737 and Airbus’s A320. The manufacturer’s outlook is for airlines in the region – Australia, New Zealand and the nations of the South
Bombardier’s C Series has received a huge boost with Airbus to become a partner and majority shareholder in the aircraft program. Under the terms of the deal announced on Monday night (European time), Airbus would acquire a 50.1 per cent stake in the C Series program, with Bombardier to hold 31 per cent and Investissement
The ramp-up in deliveries of the Airbus A320neo remains problematic due to ongoing issues with one of the aircraft’s two engine options. Airbus says it delivered 59 A320neo Family aircraft in the first half of 2017, up from eight in the first half of 2016. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Airbus has celebrated the delivery of the 100th A350 XWB, with the milestone aircraft, an A350-900 for Taiwan’s China Airlines, handed over in a ceremony at Toulouse on Wednesday. The first customer A350 delivery was to Qatar Airways in December 2014, and despite early delays in ramping up production and delivery rates largely attributed to issues with
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