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
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Soaring global demand for pilots boosts Etihad’s training unit
Etihad Aviation Training says it has won contracts from more than 40 airlines over the past year
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Saudia places $7.4bn Airbus plane order in Paris
Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to boost its A320neo fleet to up to 100 aircraft from the current 35
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Etihad Airways says to transform economy class experience
Abu Dhabi airline Etihad upgrades cabins on its 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft
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Boeing 737 MAX groundings ‘benefitting’ aircraft lessors
Executives from Dubai-based lessor Novus Aviation Capital say that airlines are being forced to extend the lives of older aircraft, leading to an uptick in lease rates
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UAE’s Etihad Airways says to add flights to Moscow
Etihad Airways has announced plans for a second daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport
Adel Ali
Air Arabia looks to Airbus, Boeing as it eyes 100 new planes
A decision on new planes will be taken in the next three or four months, according to Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali
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Airbus earnings jump on higher output of A320s – rival to Boeing’s 737 Max
Airbus delivered 162 aircraft, including 126 A320s, a model that appears to have overcome a run of engine manufacturing faults just as the Boeing 737 faces questions
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Etihad introduces ‘fully customisable’ experiences on A320, A321 aircraft
Etihad Airways will remove in-flight entertainment screens on 23 narrow-body A320 and A321 aircraft and save on costs
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Oman’s Salamair adds Kuwait as a destination
Salamair will also open an office in Kuwait at the Avenues Mall
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Kuwait Airways A320 hits snow, bends nose while landing in Beirut
The Kuwait Airways Airbus-A320 was descending on Beirut’s runway at 8,000 feet when the impact occurred
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Saudia to fly to Athens and Marrakesh from June
Saudi Arabian Airlines is returning to Athens more than a decade after it discontinued services there in 2008
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Video: Why Airbus and Boeing dominate the sky
Airbus and Boeing dominate an already under competitive airline manufacturing industry. The duopoly owns the sky by making up 99% of global large aircraft orders and those large plane orders make up more than 90% of the total plane market according to the Teal Group, an aerospace market analysis company (regional jet manufacturers only account for 7% of the airplane market by value).
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UAE’s Etihad Airways cancels Airbus order, plans to cut pilot jobs
Abu Dhabi-based carrier has cancelled the purchase of 10 A320neo jets, based on the latest monthly order figures from Airbus
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Pakistan’s PIA resumes Muscat-Lahore flights
Pakistan’s national carrier will be flying to the destination twice a week via an A320 aircraft
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Airbus says Q3 net profit more than triples
European aerospace giant Airbus reports third quarter net profit of $1.1b), more than triple the 2017 performance
