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Airbus, Delta, Sprint Announce New In-Flight Internet Alliance, Seamless
Airbus, in conjunction with Delta Air Lines, OneWeb, Sprint, and Bharti Airtel announced that the five companies joined together to form the Seamless Air Alliance, a group that aims to provide new...
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Airbus C Series Partnership with Bombardier Set to Take Off
The proposed Airbus-Bombardier partnership received regulatory clearance from the Canadian government Friday and the two companies said that the deal, which is focused on the new C Series jet, will...
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Airbus, Now Partners with Bombardier, Rebrands C Series as A220
Airbus announced that the new model designation for the Bombardier C Series will be the A220, aligning it with its larger A320 single-aisle range of aircraft. The former CS100 will receive the...
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JetBlue Orders 60 Newly Rechristened Airbus A220s in $5.4 Billion Deal
JetBlue Airways said Tuesday it is ordering 60 Airbus A220 jets, the aircraft formerly known as the Bombardier C Series. The deal is valued at $5.4 billion at list prices and addresses the New...
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Airbus, Boeing (Once Again) Raise 20-Year Market Forecasts for Passenger Jets
The world’s two largest airplane manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, both raised their forecasts for aircraft deliveries over the next two decades as the Farnborough International Airshow gets underway....
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Airbus Names New CFO and COO
The cockpit of Airbus’ new A350 aircraft Airbus announced multiple executive appointments. Michael Schöllhorn was appointed to the position of chief operating officer for the company’s commercial...
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Air France to Retire Half of its Airbus A380 Fleet Starting Next Year
Air France’s first-class cabin on the A380 Air France announced it will retire half of its fleet of Airbus A380 super jumbos starting next year. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine...
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New U.S. Airline ‘Moxy’ and JetBlue Place Orders for 120 Airbus A220 Aircraft
JetBlue founder David Neeleman’s latest airline venture, code-named “Moxy,” has signed a firm order for 60 A220-300 aircraft, Airbus reported. The European aircraft manufacturer also said that at the...
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In-Depth Analysis: United Airlines’ 2019 Fleet Plan
United Airlines, the world’s second largest airline by passenger traffic, will make a number of significant changes to its fleet in 2019. The Chicago-based airline operates a mostly Boeing fleet of...
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Great Moments in Travel History – February 2019
February, the shortest month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars, is the last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and the only month to have fewer than 30 days...
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Airbus to End A380 Super Jumbo Production
An Emirates A380 Airbus announced a decision to end the production of its A380 super jumbo aircraft after a dozen years in service, the company said Thursday. The decision came after the company’s...
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Lobby Bar – February 15: Lady Chablis, King of the Road, and ‘I’ll Take...
Lobby Bar: At 60 mph, the Loudest Noise Comes from the Electric Clock Can’t take the heat. American Airlines is effectively moving 700 flight attendants from Phoenix to Dallas/Fort Worth. Rumors at...
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British Airways Announces New ‘Club Suite’ Business-Class Seat
BA aircraft at London Heathrow British Airways announced plans for its new Club Suite business-class seat. The new seat will make its debut in the airline’s Airbus A350 aircraft, which will begin to...
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Airbus Enhances Performance, Extends Range of A220 Aircraft
Airbus, which just delivered its 12,000th aircraft, in this case an A220 to Delta Air Lines, announced plans to increase the performance of its single-aisle A220 family aircraft. The maximum takeoff...
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Airbus, Boeing Report Combined $15 Billion in Deals at Paris Air Show
Airbus A321neo interior Airbus and Boeing, the world’s two largest aircraft manufacturers, reported a combined $15 billion in orders as day two of the Paris Air Show drew to a close. The show opened...
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Boeing, Airbus End Paris Air Show with $70 Billion in Aircraft Orders
As the Paris Air Show drew to a close, Airbus and Boeing announced additional sales. The show opened on Friday to the public and will run through Sunday. Meanwhile, senior executives from major...
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Boeing, Facing Plunging Deliveries, May Lose Title of Biggest Plane Maker to...
Boeing’s announcement Tuesday that Q2 deliveries had slid 54% year over year may mean that rival Airbus is poised to take the title of world’s largest aircraft manufacturer for the first time since...
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Air France to Retire Airbus A380s, Will Add 60 A220s to Fleet
Air France announced multiple changes to its fleet including the earlier-than-planned retirement of its fleet of Airbus A380 jumbo jets and the purchase of 60 Airbus A220 aircraft. The French flag...
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Ural Airlines Jet Makes ‘Miracle’ Crash Landing in Cornfield Outside Moscow,...
A Ural Airlines jet crash-landed into a corn field just minutes after taking off from an airport near Moscow, injuring 23. Initials reports indicate that there were no fatalities. Shortly after Ural...
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American Airlines Airbus A321T Transcon Fleet to Undergo Refurbishment
Seat 6A on A321T on the launch flight American Airlines will update the interiors of its fleet of Airbus A321T aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter. The airline is the world’s largest...
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JetBlue’s First Airbus A321neo Goes Into Service
JetBlue Airways announced that its first Airbus A321neo entered service on Tuesday. The A321neo has a longer range and higher fuel capacity than the carrier’s other planes. JetBlue took delivery of...
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Spirit Orders 100 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft
Spirit Airlines announced an order for 100 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The memorandum of understanding with Airbus includes a mix of Airbus A319, A320, and A321 models, with an option for 50...
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Airbus A380 Retrospective: Air France Retires its First Superjumbo
Air France retired the first of its Airbus A380s over the weekend, following through on a plan announced in July of this year to retire its fleet of ten of the superjumbos. The aircraft, carrying the...
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United Airlines Places $7 Billion Order for Long-Range Airbus A321 Jets
United Airlines and Airbus announced a firm order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft late Tuesday. The Chicago-based airline intends to use the planes for a North Atlantic expansion from its hubs in New...
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Great Moments in Travel History – January 2020
Although many believe that January is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and time, scholars believe that January is named after janua, the Latin word for door, given that January is the start of...
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Airbus to Offer Dimmable Windows on its Aircraft
An Airbus A319 in Alitalia livery Airbus Industries will offer airlines the option of electrochromic dimmable windows on its aircraft. Electronically dimmable windows allow passengers to enjoy the view...
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Boeing’s Annus Horribilis: Orders Plunge to 16-Year Low as 737 Max Remains...
Boeing and Queen Elizabeth II have something in common: both have now experienced an annus horribilis, the Latin phrase for “horrible year.” The Chicago-based company announced fourth quarter and full...
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Bombardier Exits Airbus Joint Venture
Airbus announced that it – along with the government of Quebec – has acquired Bombardier’s 34% stake in the A220 joint venture formed in 2018. Airbus, Bombardier, and the government of Quebec also...
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Airbus Plans to Resume Production in France and Spain
An Airbus A321 in American Airlines livery Airbus, which paused production in France and Spain last Tuesday, said it would resume partial production on Monday. The company had to temporarily suspend...
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Great Moments in Travel History – April 2020
A year from now, the “Great Moments” monthly feature will presumably include multiple mentions of the various shutdowns and, one can only hope, some of the restarts of the Coronavirus Age. Still, the...
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EasyJet Founder Wants to Cancel Airbus Order for 107 ‘Useless Aircraft’
The founder and largest shareholder of low-cost carrier EasyJet wants the airline to cancel its $5.5 billion order with Airbus for what he termed 107 “useless” A320 family aircraft, given the plunge in...
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Airbus Records €500 Million First Quarter Loss
An Airbus A380 in Emirates livery Airbus announced financial results for the first quarter of 2020. The company posted a €481 million ($521.9 million) loss compared to net income of €43 million in the...
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America Airlines, Delta Accelerate Retirement of 7 Fleet Types Amidst...
An American Airlines 767-300 at JFK The two largest U.S. airlines, American and Delta, announced plans to send a number of aircraft types into early retirement amidst the downturn in customer demand...
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Air France Accelerates Retirement of its Airbus A380 Fleet
An Air France A380 Super Jumbo The Air France-KLM Group announced it would send its fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft into early retirement. Having been parked amidst the coronavirus outbreak,...
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Lufthansa to Restart Service to 20 Cities in June, Drop A380 Fleet from...
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 in Frankfurt Lufthansa said it plans to restore service to 20 additional locations next month, a company spokesman told Frequent Business Traveler on Sunday. It also said it...
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Airbus May Sue Airlines Over Undelivered Jets
The cockpit of an Airbus A350 Airbus Industries, which saw no new orders in May amidst the coronavirus pandemic, said it is considering suing airlines that refuse to honor contracts and accept...
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American Airlines to Retire Entire Airbus A330 Fleet Sooner Than Expected
An American Airlines Airbus A330 in Philadelphia American Airlines, which had previously announced plans to retire its Airbus A330 fleet over next several years, said it has officially retired the...
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JetBlue Announces Delivery of First Airbus A220 Aircraft
JetBlue Airways announced the addition of its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft to its fleet on Thursday. The aircraft was delivered Thursday evening to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York...
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American Airlines to Return Airbus A321T Fleet to Premium Transcon Routes
An American Airlines crew in an A321T American Airlines said it would begin to return its Airbus A321T subfleet of aircraft to its premium transcon routes in March. “The A321T will start to return in...
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American Airlines to Offer New Premium Transcon Service to Orange County from...
A lie-flat bed in a Flagship First suite on an A321T American Airlines announced plans to offer premium transcon service between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and John Wayne...
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Delta Orders 25 Additional Airbus A321neo Jetliners
Delta Air Lines said Thursday it would order 25 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The new order is in addition to the airline’s 2017 order for 100 of the same plane. The order calls for the A321s to be powered...
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United Could Order 100 Boeing 737 Max Aircraft, 100 Airbus A321neo
A Boeing 737 cockpit United Airlines is reportedly in talks to purchase 200 single-aisle aircraft in an order split between Airbus and Boeing. If confirmed, the deal would include at least 100 168-seat...
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Coronavirus News Update – June 22: Over 150 Million Fully vaccinated in U.S.,...
A mural in Bogotá, Colombia As of Tuesday morning, the world has recorded 179.6 million Covid-19 cases and has seen over 3.89 million deaths, according to Worldometer, a service that tracks such...
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United Airlines Places Largest Aircraft Order in its History with ‘United...
United Airlines announced its largest aircraft order ever, adding 270 Boeing and Airbus single-aisle aircraft to its fleet as part of its new “United Next” initiative. The Chicago-based airline said...
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Delta Orders 30 A321neo Planes from Airbus
Delta said Tuesday that it had ordered 30 additional A321neo jets from Airbus. The move comes as the carrier continues to upgrade its fleet as it prepares for a continued rebound in travel. “Adding...
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Great Moments in Travel History – February 2022
February is the shortest month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and has 28 days in common years – that is years with 365 days – and 29 days in leap years, such the year 2020. It...
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United Airlines Orders 110 Additional Boeing, Airbus jets in Second Large...
Two pilots in the cockpit of a United Dreamliner in flight United Airlines announced on Tuesday it would order 50 wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 60 narrow-body Airbus A321 neo jetliners, the...
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Boeing Beats Out Airbus With First Lufthansa Narrow-Body Sale Since 1995
A Boeing 787 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline, announced an order for up to 100 Boeing 737 Max jets as well as a separate order for 40 Airbus A220-300...
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United Airlines, one of the world’s largest operators of Boeing aircraft, is pondering its future with the troubled planemaker. The airline’s CEO, Scott Kirby, in an interview on Tuesday with CNBC,...
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American Airlines Places Massive Order for 260 Planes, Largest Aircraft...
A early model Boeing 787 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport American Airlines announced earlier this week what amounts to be one of the largest aircraft orders of the current decade. The order...
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