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| David Casey Paris Air Show 2019  The newly launched Airbus A321XLR saw another major order boost with an MOU for 50 of the long-range narrowbodies from US private equity firm Indigo Partners.
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| Sean Broderick Paris Air Show 2019  American Airlines will acquire 50 Airbus A321XLRs, adding 20 new aircraft to an order of 30 A321neos that have been converted to the new long-range narrowbody.
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| Adrian Schofield Premium Content  Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon will step down from his role in September, and the carrier has begun a search for his replacement.
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| Chen Chuanren Singapore Changi Airport closed one of two runways for 10 hours after a drone was sighted in the vicinity on the night of June 18 through the morning of June 19.
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| Adrian Schofield Premium Content Philippine Airlines (PAL) has named Vivienne Tan to take over operational control of the carrier, after the airline’s president Jaime Bautista announced his retirement.
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| Adrian Schofield Paris Air Show 2019  Qantas has become the latest airline to order the Airbus A321XLR, with conversions and new orders covering 36 of the new variant.
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| Karen Walker Paris Air Show 2019  KLM Cityhopper signed a $2.5 billion deal with Embraer for 15 firm Embraer E195-E2 aircraft plus 20 purchase rights.
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| Victoria Moores Paris Air Show 2019  ATR used the third day of the Paris Air Show to announce a new short takeoff and landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600 (ATR 42-600S), with 17 provisional orders already secured, as well as another 23 orders for its existing product range.
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| David Casey Paris Air Show 2019  Irish leasing company Accipiter Holdings has placed its first-ever new aircraft order, opting for 20 Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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| Alan Dron Paris Air Show 2019 Qatar Airways placed an order for five more Boeing 777Fs as the company continues to expand its global cargo services.
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| Karen Walker Paris Air Show 2019 Day three of the air show was a good one for Airbus and particularly its newly-launched A321XLR, which is demonstrating early on that airlines see how they can stretch their networks, enter new markets and do good business with a longer-legged narrowbody.
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