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Room for one more? Saudi moves in on Gulf aviation market
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» RIYADH - Undeterred by a crowded Gulf market, Saudi Arabia is going all in on an aggressive aviation expansion, with a massive jet order and the launch of a new national carrier.
SET rides Asian rebound as bank worries ease
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/03/2023
» RECAP: Asian equities advanced yesterday after a rescue package for First Republic Bank fuelled a rebound in US shares. Even so, the MSCI gauge of Asian shares recorded a second weekly loss after the recent turbulence in the global banking sector.
Boeing to deliver last 747, the plane that democratised flying
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» NEW YORK: Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratised flying and serves United States presidents.
Scoot hopeful to increase seat capacity by year-end
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 05/09/2022
» Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is hoping to increase its seat capacity to 80% of the level recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, before adding more flights to match or outpace previous levels in the first half of 2023.
Plane said to carry Sri Lanka’s president most-tracked in world
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/07/2022
» A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Maldives to Singapore believed to be carrying Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the world’s most-tracked flight on Thursday, underscoring massive global interest in the troubled island nation’s political affairs.
What's Holding Back Boeing's 787 Dreamliner?
Business, Published on 28/06/2022
» After debuting in 2011, Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner has become popular among the world's airlines. But heightened scrutiny both inside and outside the company in recent years has revealed a number of production flaws and largely prevented it from delivering new Dreamliner jets for nearly two years.
US orders seizure of two aircraft owned by Russian oligarch Abramovich
AFP, Published on 07/06/2022
» NEW YORK: The US Justice Department ordered the seizure Monday of two aircraft owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, saying they had been used in violation of sanctions on Russia imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.
China finally approves Boeing 737 Max
Published on 04/12/2021
» BEIJING: Chinese authorities have approved the Boeing 737 Max to resume service after making a series of safety adjustments, removing a major uncertainty surrounding the American aviation giant’s comeback after a lengthy slump.
China gives long-awaited approval to Boeing 737 MAX after crashes
AFP, Published on 03/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Chinese authorities approved the Boeing 737 MAX to resume service on Thursday, according to a government directive seen by AFP, removing a major uncertainty surrounding the American aviation giant's comeback after a lengthy slump.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner deliveries not likely to resume until late October
AFP, Published on 05/09/2021
» NEW YORK - Deliveries of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, suspended since May, likely won't resume until the end of October amid disagreements with US safety regulators, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.