Region's Airlines To Benefit From Second Highest Traffic Growth In The World
According to Airbus' recently released Global Market Forecast (GMF), Latin American airlines will require 2,120 new aircraft between today and 2031, including 1,660 single-aisle, 420 twin-aisle and 40 very large aircraft estimated at $242 billion. Globally, by 2031 some 28,200 new aircraft valued at $4 trillion will be required to satisfy future robust market demand.
Avianca Plans To Purchase Three Additional 787's Bringing Their Total To 15
Colombia's flagship carrier Avianca Airlines plans to acquire for three additional 787 Dreamliners. The order was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website and is valued at approximately $620 million at published list prices. The order brings Avianca's total 787 order count to 15 , which includes the 12 of the airplanes ordered in 2007.
Says He Was Mistreated By Airline And Airport Workers, Left Soaked In His Own Urine
A former Marine Sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in combat in Afghanistan has filed a lawsuit against United Airlines and Air Serv Corporation at O'Hare International Airport, claiming he was "dumped" out of his wheelchair by an Air Serve employee and later left soaked by the contents of his catheter bag.
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