Aviation News, Boeing, Airbus

Chile’s LAN Airlines SA (NYSE: LFL) (IPSA: LAN) has announced that its board of directors has this week agreed to incorporate 32 Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-haul aircraft into its fleet between 2011 and 2016.

The airline said it will purchase 26 aircraft and acquire six more through leasing contracts, making the total investment approximately USD3.2bn. The board also approved ten purchase options for the same aircraft model for 2017 and 2018.

O futuro da Anac
… io no setor), a queda do Boeing da Gol, a operação-padrão dos controladores e o acidente com o vôo da TAM….

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:35:53 EDT
Sarkozy pour le rachat de la part de Siemens dans Areva NP
Sarkozy pour le rachat de la part de Siemens dans Areva NPEncore une “affaire” qui risque de malmener les relations franco-allemandes, le dossier EADS/Airbus et le déficit budgétaire de la France n’étant pas là pour faciliter le rapprochement entre Nicolas Sarkozy et Angela Merkel, ces derniers temps. Selon l’hebdomadaire allemand WirtshaftsWoc…Read the full post from FCPITags: Energies
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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:36:23 EDT

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There are new calls to close Brazil’s Congonhas Airport.Louis Gallois says EADS will diversify.And another wheel-well stow-away is found in a 747.
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:20:02 -0400
Gecrasht toestel Brazilië had mankement
Het Airbus-toestel dat dinsdag op de luchthaven van de Braziliaanse stad Sao Paulo verongelukte, was voor vertrek al niet in orde: een van de ’straalomkeerders’ was kapot…

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:12:00 GMT
Travolta sues local airport
Globe and Mail: Former Grease star claims owners of facility lied to Federal Aviation Administration to keep him from landing his Boeing 707 there