China Airlines will lease four new Boeing 777-300ERs from GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the leasing company announced Thursday. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 2014.
New International Airport Opening Delayed For Months
Officials of Qatar Airways have filed a legal claim amounting to some $600 million against a contractor for delays in opening a new international airport in Doha. The suit, filed against Lindner Depa Interiors (LCI), claims the contractor is responsible for pushing the opening of the New Doha International Airport from December 2012 to the second half of 2013.
PRODUCT: Certain Airbus Model A300 B4-2C, B4-103, and B4-203 airplanes; and Model A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-620, B4-622, B4- 605R, and B4-622R airplanes.
AD Follows 2009 Incident In Which A Football-Sized Hole Opened In The Roof Of A Southwest Airplane
The FAA will publish an airworthiness directive in the Federal Register Wednesday ordering the inspection of 109 Boeing 737-300, -400, and -500 airplanes. Most of the planes covered by the AD are reported to belong to Southwest Airlines.
Bankruptcies, Problems With Dreamliners And A380s Balanced Against Record Orders And Strong Future Forecasts
Both Airbus and Boeing had problems with their flagship products ... the A380 and the Dreamliner, respectively, and Congress passes legislation that will require far more experience for airline pilots. Europe blinked when it came to implementation of its Emissions Trading Schedule, and Boeing racked up some record orders, mostly for its re-engined 737 MAX.
Five Of Eight People On Board Fatally Injured, Crash Caught On Car Video
A person driving along a highway adjacent to Moscow's Vnukovo Airport happened to catch the impact of a Russian Tu-204 airliner into an embankment on Saturday. The airplane, which belonged to charter airline Red Wings, had only crew on board at the time of the accident. Five of the eight people on the plane were fatally injured.