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Ryanair: Increase In Ticket Prices Is Expected
Airline tickets during the peak summer months in Europe are likely to increase in price again this year by up to 10%, according to Ryanair, due to issues with Boeing and Airbus planes.
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Pegasus places new order for 36 Airbus 321neo jets
Low-cost carrier Pegasus has said that it had placed a firm order for 36 Airbus A321neo jets, in addition to the pending orders with the plane maker.
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Turkish Airlines eyes record plane order in two months
The chairman of Turkish Airlines has said that the company will make a final decision on plans for a record-breaking order of 600 aircraft in two months.
The airline is in talks with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing and its European rival Airbus to purchase 400 single-aisle planes along with 200 jumbo jets, said chairman Ahmet Bolat.
Airbus cancels Qatar plane order in feud
Airbus has taken the extraordinary step of cancelling an order of 50 planes from Qatar Airways in an escalating feud over the airline's grounding of A350 aircraft.
The Qatari company, one of the Gulf region's "big three" carriers, has grounded part of its A350 fleet over degradation of exterior fuselage surfaces.
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NASA test fires engines on moon rocket but shuts it down early
Prime contractor Boeing previously said the test would need to run at least 250 seconds, or more than four minutes
Swiss Airline Grounded 29 Airbus Aircraft due to Technical Problems
Swiss International Air Lines stopped the flights of 29 Airbus A220 aircraft due to engine problems. This was reported by NOVA.
The reason for the decision was the incident on Tuesday of a flight by the company from London to Geneva, which was redirected to Paris due to technical problems.
Boeing wins Farnborough Airshow as Airbus gets boost from AirAsia
Boeing claimed victory on July 19 after outselling rival Airbus at the Farnborough Airshow, where the world's largest planemakers repeated last year's comparable haul of around 900 orders with the help of leasing industry demand.
Greek carrier Aegean signs $5 billion order for Airbus A320 neo planes
Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines signed a $5 billion deal with Airbus for up to 42 aircraft to renew its fleet of single-aisle planes, stay competitive and add capacity for future expansion.
It is the largest order by a Greek carrier and third time Aegean has invested in new aircraft since launching operations 19 years ago.
Airbus and Boeing fly into lucrative services market
Airbus and Boeing may have built their global success on the back of the transcontinental airliners but they are now eyeing a lucrative if rather less glamorous side of the aviation sector in their battle to dominate the skies -- parts and repairs.
China Ordered 184 Airbus Planes
China has ordered the delivery of 183 Airbus A320 aircrafts, which 13 airlines need, French officials said after French President Emmanuel Macron ended his visit to the world's most populated country. The planes will be delivered in 2019 and 2020.
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