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May 2022European group of airline companies placed order for 150 Boeing 737MAX of increased capacity
IAG transferred into firm order declaration of intention to acquire American narrow-body airplanes. Parent company of Britain British Airways and Spanish Iberia – International Airlines Group (IAG) transferred into firm order earlier signed declaration of intention to acquire 150 airplanes Boeing 737MAX. The orders consist of the airplanes of increases capacity – per 25 B-737-8200 and B-737-10 with the engines LEAP-1B from CFM international. Delivery…
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May 2022Delta Airlines increases salary for flight attendants
As compared to the most other big airline companies, flight attendants in Delta Air Lines do not make part of trade unions. It seems that company tries not to allow “unionization” of this category of workers offering them to remunerate not only time spent on the board of the airplane but also time spent on flight check-in. Usually, counting of the labour time for flight…
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May 2022Turkish Airlines will receive airplanes Airbus A350 that were intended for Aeroflot
Earlier Turkish group agreed to take five airplanes Boeing 737MAX prepared for “Siberia”. Turkish national carrier Turkish Airlines acquires six new airplanes A350-900 from Airbus deliveries of which will start this year. Source, close to the Turkish airline company informed that these wide-body long-haul airplanes from the very beginning were intended for Aeroflot. However, Airbus cannot fulfill conditions of the contract with Russian airline company…
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May 2022Famous Britain low-cost airline company easyJet plans to reduce number of the seats in the airplanes
Famous Britain low-cost airline company easyJet may take unprecedent step for aviation industry and reduce number of the seats in their airplanes Airbus A319, informs BBC. All this takes place on the background of air traffic resumption to the level of before-quarantine 2019. Usually, low-cost airline companies on the contrary strive to increase number of the seats in the cabin. This allows to earn more…
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May 2022Airbus plans to handover 110 new airplanes to African airline companies by 2040
According to the forecast of the global Airbus market (GMF) by 2040 African airline companies will need 1100 new passenger and freight airplanes. This will increase total fleet to 1440 airplanes as compared to 680 airplanes in 2019. It represents switch to the airplanes of next generation such as A220, A320neo, A330neo and A350 that provides multiple increase of efficiency and significant reduction of carbon…
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May 2022Third party developer announced Boeing 737 for Microsoft Flight Simulator
In the future program will support helicopters and sailplanes. Competent third-party developer under the name PMDG announced release date of likely most expected airplane in Microsoft Flight Simulator – Boeing 737. Update was released on May 9th. Now developer released airplane only for PC users, however, in the future, author wants to transfer release to official market that means launching airplane for Xbox consoles. At…
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May 2022Boeing intends to move headquarters to Arlington from Chicago
American group of companies Boeing Co., one of the biggest world manufacturers of aviation, space and military equipment plans to move headquarters to Arlington (Virginia state) from Chicago, The Wall Street Journal informs with the reference to informed sources. According to their words this will allow management of the company to be closer to the capital and key persons in the government. Announcement about moving…
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May 2022Airline company Air India has withdrawn from the fleet all airplanes Boeing 747
Four-engine “Jumbo Jets” have been operated not only in the routes of the national air carrier but also as government VIP-transport. Directorate General of Indian Civil Aviation (DGCA) has cancelled registration all four wide-body airplanes Boeing 747-400 that were on the balance sheet of the airline company Air India. Former national carrier that was transferred to private sector at the beginning of February 2022 strives…
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May 2022Net profit of Airbus company increased by 3.4 times
Net profit of aerospace company Airbus in the first quarter 2022 increased by 3.4 times in annualized terms – to 1.219 billion euro as compared to 362 million euro for the same period of the previous year, the company’s report says. Per share diluted profit made 1.55 euro against 0.46 euro one year earlier. Airbus income increased by 15% to 12 billion euro. At the…
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May 2022Qantas announced the longest nonstop flights in the world
Australian airline company Qantas announced plans to resume flights on the longest routes in the world from Sydney to London and New York. Nonstop flight will take more than 19 hours. According to ABC News edition test flight of the company from New York to Sydney in 2019 took 19 hours 16 minutes. However, thanks to refusal of intermediate stops passengers will be able to…