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July 13, 2017 11:25 am ET -
Delta Becomes First North American Airbus A350-900XWB Owner
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines quietly took contractual delivery of its first Airbus A350-900XWB on Thursday at Airbus' Toulouse manufacturing hub. N501DN is the first of 25 frames currently on order for the carrier. The aircraft rolled out of the paint…
July 12, 2017 8:29 am ET -
Air Transat to Become First Airline to Operate Airbus A321LR…
Montreal-based airline Air Transat will become the first North American carrier to operate Airbus's new A321LR aircraft in 2019. The airline reached a deal to lease ten of the aircraft from Dutch aircraft leasing company AerCap. John Leahy, Chief Operating…
July 8, 2017 12:52 pm ET -
The Fading Dutchmen: What’s Left of the Fokker 100/70s
The Fokker Aircraft Corporation launched their last great aircraft in the mid-1980s with the creation of the narrow body Fokker 100 and eventual baby version with the Fokker 70. While the aircraft wasn’t the most popular, Fokker sold a respectable…
June 27, 2017 2:27 pm ET -
Alaska Airlines Offers Chance to View the “Great American Eclipse”
On Aug. 21, 2017, Alaska Airlines will be hosting a special charter flight to view the “Great American Eclipse” from 35,000 feet in the air. The flight is specifically geared to pre-selected astronomy enthusiasts and eclipse chasers. Departing Portland at…
June 21, 2017 4:49 pm ET -
Paris Air Show Day 3 Recap: 737 MAX 10 Gains…
As day three of the Paris Air Show comes to a close, it has been a rather quiet in terms of orders. While Airbus is still falling behind, Boeing continues to see 737 MAX 10 orders. Boeing [caption id="attachment_13617" align="alignleft"…