Delta orders 30 Airbus A321ceos

Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm Airbus A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the type.

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Delta defers 10 of 25 A350s on order; will still take first this year

Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Airbus to push back deliveries of 10 of the 25 A350-900s the Atlanta-based carrier has on order.

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Primera Air to take up to 20 Boeing 737 MAX 9s

Scandinavian leisure carrier Primera Air has placed an order for eight Boeing 737 MAX 9s, has taken purchase rights on four more, and will lease another eight from US lessor Air Lease Corp.

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Spirit, ALPA agree to uphold restraining order on pilots

Spirit Airlines said it has reached an agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to indefinitely extend a temporary restraining order compelling Spirit’s pilots to cease what the ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) has called “a pervasive illegal work slowdown.”

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Emirates Airline sees full-year profits slump on external factors

A combination of geo-political and macroeconomic factors brought about a sharp reduction in earnings at Emirates Airline in the 2016-17 financial year, the Dubai-based carrier reported May 11.

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• Bombardier’s Beaudoin to give up executive role
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• Russian carrier UVT aero increases regional flights

A320neo delays disrupt Hong Kong Express fleet replacement plans

HNA Group subsidiary Hong Kong Express (HK Express) aims to upgauge its fleet through new deliveries of Airbus narrowbody aircraft, although its plans have been disrupted by production problems.

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