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Sri Lankan Air To Buy 10 Airbus Aircraft
May 24, 2013
Sri Lankan Airlines has signed a provisional deal with Airbus worth USD$1.3 billion to buy six A330-300 and four A350-900 aircraft for delivery between 2014 and 2023, the state-run firm's CEO told Reuters.
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Fighters Escort Pakistani Plane, Two Arrested
May 24, 2013
British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines plane to London Stansted Airport on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.
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Air China To Buy 100 Airbus Aircraft
May 24, 2013
Air China will pay USD$8.9 billion for 100 new Airbus aircraft, the company said in an announcement filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday.
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BA Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Fire
May 24, 2013
A British Airways Airbus A319 with 80 people on board made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow airport on Friday after the right engine burst into flames shortly after take-off and the casing ripped away from the left.
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AirAsia May Order More Airbus A320s
May 24, 2013
Asia's largest budget carrier AirAsia may order an additional 50 Airbus A320s on top of its existing order for 475 of the Airbus model, chief executive Tony Fernandes said.
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Lufthansa Cargo Reviews Expansion Plans
May 24, 2013
Lufthansa's air freight division is examining its fleet expansion plans in the face of uncertainty over the prospects for economic recovery in Europe and could mothball some of its older aircraft.
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Corporacion America Seeks Brazil Airport Deals
May 23, 2013
Argentina's Corporacion America plans to participate in bidding on airport concessions in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte in September, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.
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Jet Airways Fourth-Quarter Net Loss Widens
May 24, 2013
India's Jet Airways, which recently agreed to sell a 24 percent stake to Gulf carrier Etihad, reported a wider quarterly loss, hurt by higher costs.
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Qatar Drops Bid To Host ICAO Headquarters
May 24, 2013
Qatar has dropped a bid to move the headquarters of the ICAO from Montreal to Doha, Canadian and ICAO officials said on Friday.
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Embraer Sees American Closing Out US Order Cycle
May 24, 2013
Embraer expects just one more big regional jet order as a result of the US sales campaign, chief executive Frederico Curado said in an interview, after the Brazilian plane maker had clinched three of four major deals since December.
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