Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:26:49 GMT Emirates to get superjumbo on July 28 Emirates Airline, the largest customer for the A380 superjumbo, Friday announced it will receive the first of its 58 A380 aircraft on order from Airbus’ Hamburg facility o n July 28….We have been working very closely with Airbus since the A380 programme’s inception back in 2000, and all through the ups and downs from the drawing board to production, w…
Continental’s $209m Heathrow slots Elsewhere, Virgin Atlantic said it would buy engines from Rolls-Royce in a $2. 6 billion deal to power the fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners that it ordered last year….
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:13:01 EDT Fallen soldier honoured The latest fallen Canadian soldier returned to native soil yesterday underneath a stifling summer sun.
Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:51:57 GMT Airbus leads Boeing in orders, deliveries (Everett Herald) Airbus retains its lead over the Boeing Co. in year-to-date orders and deliveries of commercial jets as of May 31. Airbus has won 435 net orders, compared to Boeing?s 418. The European company also out-delivered Boeing, handing over 201 aircraft by the end of May compared to Boeing?s 195.
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