The decision comes almost 2 weeks after a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect
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Air India announces massive fleet expansion plans with 100 more Airbus plane order
The new order is in addition to the airline’s firm orders of 470 aircraft placed with Airbus and Boeing last year
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India’s Mahindra Aerostructures signs $100mn, multi-year contract with Airbus Atlantic
The Mahindra group arm is to supply close to 2,300 varieties of metallic components to Airbus Atlantic in France
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Airbus secures over 2,000 plane deals from major airlines including Air India, IndiGo in 2023
Despite supply chain challenges, Airbus managed to deliver 735 jets to clients last year, surpassing its target of 720
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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi announces new Iran flight
With the launch of the new route, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi now operates to 33 destinations around the world
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India’s IndiGo makes record-breaking order for 500 Airbus A320s
IndiGo makes largest-ever single aircraft purchase by any airline with Airbus deal
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Indian airline IndiGo to take call on $50 billion aircraft order on Monday
If approved, the IndiGo order will surpass Air India’s 470 aircraft order placed in March to become the largest order in aviation history
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IndiGo in talks with Airbus for massive order of 500 A320 jets
If the deal is finalised, the order will eclipse Air India’s provisional purchase of 470 jets in February
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Air India to buy 220 Boeing, 250 Airbus planes for $80 billion
The India carrier’s latest order is billed as the largest purchase in commercial aviation history
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Air Arabia Sudan launched as Sharjah airline signs deal with DAL Group
The new company will be based out of Khartoum International Airport in Sudan and will follow the same product offering as the Air Arabia Group
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Passenger tries to break airplane window on Dubai-bound flight
Cabin crew tied the passenger to his seat for the remainder of flight
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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to boost its fleet by year-end as it marks two years of operations
The carrier’s fleet grew over the past two years from just two Airbus A320 aircraft at launch to eight new aircraft currently
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Wizz Air ramps up its recruitment, plans to hire 4,600 new pilots by 2030
The airline also has plans to triple the size of its fleet in the next 10 years
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In pictures: Airbus beats Boeing in Dubai Airshow deals
Airbus signed two mammoth orders for its A320 and A350 aircraft worth $30 billion at Dubai’s Airshow Monday, with Boeing managing only a $7.1 billion sale of its troubled 737 MAX.
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Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways eyes narrow-body London to Thailand flights
Jazeera Airways wants to acquire Airbus SE’s long-range A321neo LR narrow-body to open up the prospect of a 15-hour trip from London to Thailand through Kuwait
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Airbus raises estimate of 20-year demand for new planes
European plane maker anticipates demand for new aircraft over the coming two decades at 39,210 planes
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Airbus profits more than double in first half on higher output
Margins are being spurred by higher prices for Neo planes versus earlier A320 models, and improved financial performance on the A350 wide-body programme