Boeing, SilkAir finalise order for 54 737s

Boeing and SilkAir have finalised an order for 54 Next-Generation 737s and 737 MAX 8s worth $4.9-billion at list prices. With this agreement, the 737 MAX has accumulated 969 orders to date.

SilkAir's order for 23 737-800s and 31 737 MAX 8s is the largest order in the

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Cessna and CAIGA sign contract for joint-venture to assemble and sell Citation XLS+ business jets in China

Cessna Aircraft Company has entered into a joint-venture contract with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA) (through CAIGA South China Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd.), in accordance with their previously announced strategic agreement, for the formation

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Boeing celebrates delivery of LOT Polish Airlines' first 787 Dreamliner

Boeing and LOT Polish Airlines celebrated the delivery of the airline's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.  The Polish carrier is the first European airline to take delivery of the 787.

Senior LOT and Boeing executives, as well as Polish and US government officials, celebrated the

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Boeing celebrates delivery of first 787 Dreamliner to Qatar Airways

Boeing and Qatar Airways today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airplane, the first of 30 787s ordered by the Doha-based airline, is also the first to be delivered to an airline in the Middle East.

"We are delighted to receive our first Dreamliner,

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Titan Airways flying high with Hyundai

Titan Airways has purchased a mixture of new Hyundai models as part of the company's fleet renewal programme.

Operating from all major international and regional airports in the UK, Titan Airways will utilise its i20, i800 and i40 Tourers for several purposes including

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Boeing, Aeromexico finalise order for 737 MAX 8s and 9s

Boeing and Aeromexico finalised an order for 60 737 MAX 8s and 9s, with reconfirmation rights for 30 additional 737 MAXs. The firm order by Mexico's largest airline, which was first announced as a commitment in July, is valued at more than $6-billion at published list prices.

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Boeing delivers the 7,370th 737

Boeing delivered the 7,370th 737 to come off the production line to Indonesia-based Lion Air. The airplane is Lion Air's 75th Next-Generation 737.

The Boeing 737 is the best-selling commercial jetliner of all time with total orders exceeding 10,100 airplanes,

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Boeing, ALAFCO firms up order for 20 Boeing 737 MAXs

Boeing and Kuwait airplane leasing company ALAFCO finalised an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s valued at $2.0-billion at current list price.  The order was first announced as a commitment at the Farnborough Airshow in July.

"This is the first order for the 737 MAX from

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Honda Aircraft Company begins production of HondaJet

Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has commenced production of the much anticipated HondaJet, the world's most advanced light jet aircraft. During a press conference at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention in

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Boeing celebrates 500th delivery of 737 with Boeing Sky Interior

Boeing's popular passenger-inspired 737 Boeing Sky Interior has marked its 500th delivery and its second anniversary in service.

The Next-Generation 737-800 was delivered to Newport Beach, Calif.-based leasing company Aviation Capital Group (ACG).

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Malaysia Airlines to join oneworld on February 2013

Malaysia Airlines will become a full member of oneworld with effect from Friday, February 1, 2013, adding one of commercial aviation's most frequent award winners to the world's leading quality airline alliance.

The national airline of Malaysia received clearance to board

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Boeing delivers 'Smiling Faces' 777 to Air China

Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane to Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China. The airplane livery features a distinctive blended paint design of 40 smiling faces of Chinese people, to represent the critical role that the Chinese

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Boeing, Alaska Airlines announce largest order for 737 MAXs and Next-Generation 737s

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced a firm order for 20 737 MAX 8s, 17 737 MAX 9s and 13 Next-Generation 737-900ERs. The order, valued at more than $5-billion at current list prices, is the largest in Alaska Airlines' history.

"This order positions us for growth

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Apache helicopter visits the Bourne Academy

Students at The Bourne Academy were literally left open mouthed as they looked onwards and upwards when an Apache helicopter from 673 Squadron Army Air Corps made a very special landing on the Academy sports field. Engineering is one of the Academy's specialisms

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Qatar Airways to join oneworld alliance

Qatar Airways is to join oneworld, adding one of the world's fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world's leading quality airline alliance.

Its election as a oneworld member designate was announced at a press conference in New York - home of oneworld's

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Cessna announces agreement with AirSprint for the purchase of nine Citation business jets

Cessna Aircraft Company in conjunction with Innotech-Execaire, Cessna's authorised sales representative in Canada, announced an agreement with AirSprint Private Aviation, based in Calgary, Alberta, for a minimum of nine Citation CJ2+ aircraft. At a current

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Cessna announces first Citation Service Center in the UK

Cessna Aircraft Company has announced the first Cessna-owned Citation Service Center in the UK, located at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield.

The newly-acquired 50,000 sq ft facility, rebranded as the Doncaster Citation Service Center, offers

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Boeing delivers Africa's first 777 Freighter to Ethiopian Airlines

Boeing delivered the first 777 Freighter to Ethiopian Airlines marking the first 777F to be operated by an African carrier. 777F is being leased to Ethiopian Airlines from GECAS.

"This delivery marks another special day for Ethiopian Airlines and all of Ethiopia. We are

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Cessna opens state-of-the-art Citation Service Center in Valencia, Spain

Cessna Aircraft Company celebrating the grand opening of its new regional Citation Service Center in Valencia, Spain.

The 100,400 sq ft (9,328 sq m), state-of-the-art facility is located at Valencia Airport in Eastern Spain, convenient for Citation customers across Western Europe

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Lincolnshire pilot wins first ever Gold for Britain in Unlimited Aerobatics

Lincolnshire-based air display and competition pilot Gerald Cooper, Managing Director of Wickenby Aerodrome, has become the first ever Brit to receive a gold medal in Unlimited Aerobatics in the history of aerobatic sport flying. Gerald beat 21 of the best European

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