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Bombardier beats Boeing in US Courts

26/01/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled against aerospace giant Boeing in a trade case it brought against Candian plane-maker Bombardier The unanimous ruling by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) means Bombardier is free to sell its C-Series jets to Delta Airlines without tariffs being imposed. The US Trade Commission attempted [read more]

Boeing 787-10 gets FAA certification

23/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The largest variant of the Dreamliner family, the Boeing 787-10, has achieved US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, paving the way for its first delivery to Singapore Airlines in the first half of 2018. The 787-10 is 18ft longer than the 787-9 and seats 330 passengers in typical a two-class configuration. Its range [read more]

Job boost for Broughton as Emirates prepares to order 36 A380's

Emirates gives the A380 (and Welsh Jobs) a lifeline!

22/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Just when the Airbus A380 looked to be on its last legs it has been given a lifeline by Dubai based Emirates who finally signed an order. The deal, which is worth around £11.5bn was signed just days after outgoing Airbus sales chief John Leahy said that the A380 project was [read more]

Airbus A380 at Farnborough Air Show (Image: Aviation Media Co.)

Emirates gives Airbus an A380 lifeline

19/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Emirates has given the Airbus A380 a lifeline when it finally ordered 36 more of the super-sized jets. The deal worth around £11.5bn came just days after outgoing Airbus sales chief John Leahy said that the A380 project was dead if Emirates didn’t place the order that was expected to [read more]

No Emirates deal will kill the A380

15/01/2018 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

It’s no secret that the Airbus A380 has been on life support for some time with Airbus cutting production but Airbus has now admitted that if it doesn’t get a new order from Emirates it will have to kill the A380 project. Emirates was widely expected to place an order for 50 [read more]

No Emirates deal will kill the A380

15/01/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

boeing not looking for change of control at embraer

Boeing not looking for change in control at Embraer

02/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

US airframer Boeing has reportedly said it is not seeking a change of control at Embraer as it seeks to take over the Brazilian company. Boeing has moved quickly to create a tie-up with Embraer in what is seen as a retaliatory move to counter the Airbus/Bombardier deal which saw the [read more]

Welsh Wings for Delta as airline orders 100 aircraft

16/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Key US airline Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has ordered 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft from the European airframer in a snub to US-based Boeing. Traditionally a Boeing operator, the Atlanta based airline has chosen the Airbus A321neo over the Boeing 737max10 in order to refresh its fleet of ageing 737’s & A320 aircraft. [read more]

Welsh Wings for Delta as airline orders 100 aircraft

15/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Primera Air increases Max9 order to 10

08/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Danish low-fares carrier Primera Air has increased its Boeing 737 Max9 order to 10 further enhance the carrier’s growth potential with possibilities of adding, even more, new routes to its already extensive network. Primera Air will be the first airline to operate the Boeing 737 Max9 with Extended Range. Andri [read more]