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A380 to make way for A321 production increase
Airbus is to capitalise on the drawing down of its A380 production line by boosting A320 Family production at its Toulouse/Blagnac site.
Flybe Saved from Brink of Collapse
THE UK’S largest regional airline, Flybe, has been saved from administration following government intervention.
BelugaXL Begins Service
EUROPEAN AEROSPACE giant Airbus has pressed the BelugaXL into service.
First Look: Aeroflot A350 Breaks Cover
RUSSIAN FLAG carrier Aeroflot’s maiden Airbus A350 has been spotted leaving the paint shop sporting the company’s new corporate livery.
Titan to Add Maiden Airbus A330
Titan Airways is set to introduce an Airbus A330-200 as part of a wider effort to transition to an all Airbus fleet. The five-year-old airliner is to enter service with the charter and airline sub-charter specialist in April 2020.
CAE Training Centre Opens at London Gatwick
Following an announcement in November 2018 that easyJet had signed a long-term training agreement with CAE valued at more than C$170 million, the global training provider inaugurated its brand new pilot and cabin crew training centre at Gatwick on October 1, 2019.
Farnborough Airport Changes Hands
Farnborough, the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport, has been sold to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) for an undisclosed sum.
Prioritising safety in unmanned aircraft system traffic management
Drones are proliferating throughout the world’s airspace, making them impossible to ignore. As their numbers rise, the importance of finding a way for them to safely coexist with manned aircraft is growing increasingly urgent.
South African to Lease A350s from Air Mauritius
When, in a June 30 press release, South African Airways (SAA) confirmed it would lease a pair of Airbus A350-900s, very little was detailed about the carrier’s acquisition. Airliner World has since learned that the two jets will be handed over to the airline as part of Air Mauritius’ order for six examples, placed at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow.
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