The Airbus Foundation and Air Côte d’Ivoire have organised their first goodwill flight to transport school supplies and clothes for underprivileged children aboard the airline’s newest A320. As part of Air Côte d’Ivoire’s corporate social responsibility policy, this mission will support the education and health sector – areas in great need in the region. The […]
Boeing Co (BA.N) said it signed an agreement on Thursday to sell 300 planes to China Aviation Supplies Holding Company worth $37 billion (28.11 billion pounds) at list prices, one of several deals announced during a state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing. General Electric Co (GE.N) said it had signed jet engine […]
Airbus SE said on Monday it would acquire a majority stake in Bombardier Inc’s <BBDb.TO> CSeries programme in a deal that the Canadian plane-and-train-maker said would boost sales and position the company strategically against a potentially costly U.S. trade dispute with Boeing Co <BA.N>. The deal, which would come at no cost for Airbus, would […]
Global major carrier, Emirates Airlines has expanded its China destinations by adding Guangzhou to its routes. The new Country Manager, who is also the Regional Manager for West Africa, Mr. Afzai Parambil made this known during media briefing in Lagos at the weekend. Parambil who disclosed that he had travelled to 130 countries in the […]
Australian airline Qantas says it wants to introduce nonstop flights between Sydney and London and will choose between the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350-900 to fly this ultra-long-haul route. It’s challenging the plane makers to tweak the designs to handle this extra range. Australian airline Qantas said it wants to introduce nonstop flights between Sydney […]