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Air India receives India's first Airbus A350 aircraft
The first ever Airbus A 350-900 aircraft, under the Air India flag, landed at Indira Gandhi Interna…
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I toured an experimental Boeing 777X aircraft, which the planemaker is using to certify the new $442 million widebody. See inside.
Despite ambitious planes, the planmaker has faced a number of hurdles during the 777X's certificati…
Taylor Rains
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IndiGo places order for 30 wide-body A350-900 planes
In a release, the carrier said it has entered the "wide body space with an order for 30 firm Ai…
PTI
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The pilot seat could have caused a Boeing 787 to suddenly drop midair. It wouldn't be the first time a similarly bizarre event happened to a widebody aircraft.
Ten years ago, a modified Airbus A330 military aircraft plummeted 4,400 feet when a camera got stuc…
Taylor Rains
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Another Boeing whistleblower has come forward, this time alleging safety lapses on the 777 and 787 widebodies
A veteran Boeing engineer said parts of the company's 787 and 777 jets were misaligned during assem…
Taylor Rains
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Air India to spend over $400 mn to fully refurbish wide-body aircraft cabin interiors
It will also see the introduction of a premium economy cabin on both fleets. The first-class c…
ANI
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Air India rejigs 250-aircraft Airbus order
Tata Group-owned Air India, which placed a 250-aircraft order with Airbus earlier this year, has re…
PTI
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More airlines are choosing single-aisle jets for flights from North America to Europe - see the full evolution of jet-powered transatlantic flying
Widebody vs narrowbody aircraftBoeing, Airbus
Taylor Rains
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United just ordered a record-breaking 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, cementing the largest widebody order in US history
United now has over 700 new planes on order for delivery through the next decade as the airline pla…
Taylor Rains
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Airbus is set to break aircraft order records in 2023, and beat Boeing as aviation's top dog for a 5th year running
Airbus previously set the record in 2014 of 1,800 aircraft orders, and it has received orders for m…
Pete Syme
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The CEO of one of Boeing's biggest customers slammed the planemaker over missed deliveries
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary told investors in an earnings call that he thinks Boeing management is …
Taylor Rains
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Airlines are bracing for more summer travel chaos after one of the world's biggest aircraft engine makers recalled over 1,000 engines
Pratt & Whitney discovered some of its powder metal is contaminated, so 1,200 engines used on Airbu…
Pete Syme
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Boeing and Airbus facing off to win 80-aircraft order for new Saudi airline, report says
Saudia Arabia is launching a national airline and negotiating with Boeing and Airbus for 80 new pla…
Stephen Jones
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PM Modi’s new “Air India One” will have advanced defence systems— that and other features of the aircraft
The new B-777 planes are being sourced from US-based Boeing company and will cost around ₹…
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Boeing posts fourth straight quarterly loss and tells staff to prepare for more job cuts
Boeing expects staff to fall to 130,000 by the end of 2021 — a near 20% drop in head count from the…
Grace Dean,Reuters
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IndiGo actively looking at wide-body planes, biz class on long haul routes
New Delhi, Nov 14 () Pursuing aggressive expansion plans, low-cost carrier IndiGo is actively consi…
PTI
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Another popular Boeing plane is reportedly being investigated by the FAA after newly discovered production errors ground 8 aircraft
Eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners were grounded after a potentially unsafe combination of two issues ste…
Thomas Pallini
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Vistara won't back out of contracts with Boeing and Airbus due to coronavirus impact
The airline has inducted its first wide-body aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, for long-h…
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American Airlines is restoring 13 international routes next year despite delays in receiving Boeing Dreamliner aircraft — see the full list
Despite the setbacks, American is launching two all-new routes, including Doha, Qatar from New York…
Taylor Rains
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Boeing had its worst year in 3 decades, posting negative orders for 2019 as 737 Max fallout roils the company
Boeing's commercial airplane division lost orders over the course of 2019, recording a …