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Ryanair profits rise, confirms Aer Lingus takeover plan
AFP
Ryanair on Monday said that net profit rose 21 percent in the group’s third quarter, as the Irish no-frills airline confirmed a proposal it hopes will enable it to finally win a battle to buy rival Aer Lingus.
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Eurocopter’s EC175 helicopter confirms its position as leader in the medium-sized twin-engine helicopter market segment
Eurocopter has conducted the first flight of its no. 1 series-production EC175, and confirmed the excellent performance of this next-generation multi-role helicopter.
The maiden flight occurred last week at Eurocopter’s Marignane, France headquarters facility, with company pilot Augustin Dupuis at… Continue reading
Bhutan’s Drukair confirms order for Airbus A319 with Sharklets
Bhutan’s national airline Drukair has signed a firm order for an Airbus A319 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices to complement its existing fleet of two A319s. The order announced at the UK’s Farnborough International Airshow, follows… Continue reading
Bombardier Confirms All Nippon Airways as Previously Unidentified Q400 NextGen Aircraft Customer
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that a firm order for five Q400 NextGen aircraft and options for another five, which was previously announced on August 3, 2009, was placed by All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd (ANA) of Tokyo, Japan.
As previously… Continue reading
Virgin Atlantic confirms order for ten Airbus A330 aircraft
Strong investment in today’s most eco-efficient aircraft
British based Virgin Atlantic Airways, has bought six A330-300 long-range aircraft from Airbus, and is leasing a further four from AerCap. The contract was formally completed on December 30th, 2009, following an initial… Continue reading
EMBRAER CONFIRMS TWO E-JET OPTIONS FOR NIKI
São José dos Campos, November 25, 2009– Embraer and Austria’s second largest airline NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH signed a contract for another two EMBRAER 190 jets, confirming the purchase rights in the original contract, announced in July 2008. The initial… Continue reading