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FAA to collect $787,500 from American Airlines

American Airlines Penalties

FAA to collect $787,500 from American Airlines

By Ozgur Tore

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking to collect three proposed civil penalties totaling $787,500 from American Airlines for maintenance violations.

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Turkish Airlines finalizes order for 20 next-generation Boeing 737s

Turkish Airlines-Boeing Deal

Turkish Airlines finalizes order for 20 next-generation Boeing 737s

Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized an order for 20 Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The order includes 10 737-800s and 10 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes.

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Tajik Somon Air orders two Boeing 737s

Somon Air

Tajik Somon Air orders two Boeing 737s

Boeing Co. said Somon Air of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, has ordered two 737-900 extended range (ER) airplanes valued at $163 million at list prices.

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Alaska Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on all flights

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on all flights

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines, a unit of Alaska Air Group Inc., said Wednesday it will join other airlines and offer Wi-Fi service on its flights.

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ANA to fit its jets with women-only lavatories

All Nippon Airways

ANA to fit its jets with women-only lavatories

TOKYO — Japan's All Nippon Airways, which has asked passengers to visit the toilet before boarding to help the environment, said Tuesday it will fit its jets with a women-only lavatory.

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Southwest is under FAA scrutiny again

Southwest Airlines

Southwest is under FAA scrutiny again

By DAVID KOENIG

Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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Turkish Airlines to purchase 20 new jets

Turkish Air To Buy Boeing Planes

Turkish Airlines to purchase 20 new jets

ISTANBUL - National flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, which aims to carry 20 percent more passengers in 2010, said on Thursday it would buy 20 planes from U.S.

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Boeing, Airbus see weak demand last for at least two more years

Airline Industry

Boeing, Airbus see weak demand last for at least two more years

By Chan Sue Ling and Wendy Leung

Airbus SAS and Boeing Co., the world’s two biggest planemakers, expect a demand slump to continue for at least two more years as airlines pare growth following a record drop in air travel.

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Mahmoud Dirir Ghedi: Ethiopian airliners are state of the art

Ethiopean Airlines Crash

Mahmoud Dirir Ghedi: Ethiopian airliners are state of the art

BEIRUT- Ethiopia’s airliner fleet is up to date, the country’s tourism minister, Mahmoud Dirir Ghedi, told Saudi newspaper Okaz in an interview published on Tuesday following the crash of Flight 4

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Ethiopian Airlines confirms $767M order from Boeing

Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines confirms $767M order from Boeing

The flag carrier of Ethiopia is continuing to invest in its fleet portfolio confirming an order from Boeing worth $767 million for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s.

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Bombardier: Leasing companies to account for half of new CSeries sales

Bombardier CSeries

Bombardier: Leasing companies to account for half of new CSeries sales

By Andrea Rothman

Bombardier Inc., which has signed two customers for its CSeries jetliner, expects leasing companies to account for half its clients as weak balance sheets keep many airlines from buying planes.

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What is Skymark doing right?

Skymark Airlines

What is Skymark doing right?

By James Simms

A Japanese airline making money?

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Airbus to unveil record 2009 civil deliveries on Tuesday

Airbus

Airbus to unveil record 2009 civil deliveries on Tuesday

By Tim Hepher

PARIS - Airbus refused on Monday to back away from a row with European buyers over its troubled A400M military plane, insisting it would need a significant boost in resources to avoid axeing a project

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LAN orders 30 Airbus A320 planes

LAN Airlines

LAN orders 30 Airbus A320 planes

By David Pearson

Paris - Commercial jet builder Airbus said Wednesday it has received a firm order from Chile's LAN Airlines for 30 Airbus A320 family of narrow-bodied airlines.

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Ryanair pulls back on growth

Ryanair

Ryanair pulls back on growth

By Natalie Cooper

It seems that a big war of words has now broken out between Ryanair and Boeing. This war started after talks broke down over a potential order of up to 200 planes.

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Copa Airlines orders two more Boeing 737-800s

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines orders two more Boeing 737-800s

By eTN Staff Writer

Boeing and Copa Airlines, Panama's flagship air carrier, announced an order for two more Next-Generation 737-800s, bringing to 15 the number of 737-800s the airline has ordered this year.

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O'Leary: Deal with Boeing "highly unlikely"

Ryanair

O'Leary: Deal with Boeing "highly unlikely"

By Daniel Michaels

BRUSSELS - Ryanair Holdings PLC's chief executive Tuesday said the Irish budget airline was unlikely to place a big order for new aircraft with Boeing Co., a move that could harm its prospects for fut

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Korean Air orders five Boeing 747-8 jets

Korean Air's Boeing Order

Korean Air orders five Boeing 747-8 jets

Boeing and Korean Air announced an order for five 747-8 Intercontinental jetliners.

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American Eagle orders 22 Bombardier jets

American Eagle Orders Planes

American Eagle orders 22 Bombardier jets

Bombardier Inc. said Thursday that the parent of regional airline American Eagle ordered 22 jets with a value of $779 million.

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Safety warnings on Boeing 777 ignored by FAA

Airline Industry

Safety warnings on Boeing 777 ignored by FAA

More than 130 Boeing jetliners whose engines face the risk of icing up in rare conditions can continue flying long transcontinental flights until early 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration announ

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