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American Airlines reports 14.2 per cent increase in net profit for Q3 2019
/American Airlines says it expects the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX to have a US$540 million impact on pre-tax profit in calendar 2019 after posting a double-digit improvement in third quarter net profit. The airline reported net income, or net profit, of US$425 million for the three months to September 30 2019, up 14.2
Read moreGULFSTREAM LAUNCHES NEW ULTRA LONG-RANGE G700 BUSINESS JET
/Gulfstream has unveiled a new ultra-long range G700 business jet that it describes as the “largest, most luxurious and heaviest” aircraft the company has ever produced.
Read moreBoeing 777-9X first delivery pushed back to 2021
/Boeing has pushed back first delivery of its 777-X program from mid-2020 to early 2021 due to flight-testing delays caused by ongoing engine issues and more recently, a door blowing off during stress testing. A new flight-compliant GE9X engine was delivered to Boeing in August after durability problems, discovered during testing late in northern hemisphere summer, centered on the
Read moreAir New Zealand adding extra regional flights following Jetstar’s withdrawal
/Air New Zealand says it will operate extra flights in December 2019 on five regional routes that Jetstar is withdrawing from at the end of November. The airline said on Thursday it had scheduled an additional 253 flights throughout the month of December on Auckland-Napier, Auckland-Nelson, Auckland-New Plymouth and Auckland-Palmerston North, as well as between
Read moreMitsubishi Aircraft to delay SpaceJet delivery once again
/Tokyo, Japan – Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation reportedly seeks to delay delivery of its SpaceJet for six months.
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