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Qatar Threatens To Pull Plug On Pratt & Whitney Order

Says New Engines Have 'A Lot Of Problems'

News coming out of the Singapore Air Show indicates that Qatar Airways is making noises about cancelling its order with Pratt & Whitney for engines to be hung on its fleet of A320neo airplanes.

Allegiant Cancels Flight, Backup Plane Also Not Airworthy

Maintenance Problems Ground Both Airplanes

Allegiant Airlines had a bad day Sunday getting a flight from Fargo, ND to Las Vegas. The flight finally departed on Tuesday.

Airliner Deals Are Down At Singapore

Airbus And Boeing Combined Have Put About $3 Billion On The Books

The furious pace of announcement of deals for airliners we've sort of become used to at major airshows like Singapore have just not happened this year at that event.

Bombardier Announces 10 Percent Workforce Reduction

Move Made Public In 2015 Financial Report

In a move Bombardier calls a "workforce optimization", the company will cut 7,000 jobs from its operation. The announcement came in the company's report of 2015 financial results.