Tag: Airbus

First neos for Africa

Air Côte D’Ivoire has become the first African carrier to select the Airbus A320neo after placing a firm order for two examples. The deal, which also includes two A320ceos, is also the Abidjan-based flag carrier’s first direct agreement with the

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TAP Upgrades

Lisbon-based TAP Portugal has contracted Airbus to complete comprehensive cabin upgrades across its A330 and A320 Family fleets. The deal, signed at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg earlier this month, includes retrofitting new Business Class seats and an

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Garuda Goes neo

Garuda Indonesia has placed a firm order for 14 Airbus A330-900neos. The deal, signed in London on April 19 in the presence of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and British Prime Minister David Cameron, replaces and extends an existing order for

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Aeroflot Reorganises

Aeroflot has adjusted the delivery schedule for its outstanding aircraft orders.  According to Russian business daily Vedomosti, the Moscow/Sheremetyevo-based carrier will now accept its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, despite claims it was attempting to cancel the order.  “We’re trying to exit

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First US-Built Airbus Takes Flight

The first Airbus aircraft produced in the US made its maiden flight on March 21.  The Airbus A321, destined for JetBlue Airways took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, Alabama for a test flight, which lasted 3hrs and 26min.

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Vamos Volotea!

VOLOTEA HAS taken the first step in its fleet renewal programme after introducing its maiden Airbus A319 into service.  The arrival of the former Air Malta example, EI-FMT (c/n 2113) Han Volo, marks a major change for the Barcelona-based low-cost

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Breaking Ground in China

Airbus has taken another major step in its strategic partnership with China after breaking ground on a new A330 Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in Tianjin. 

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