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Boeing & Airbus continue to win more orders

Boeing and Airbus continued on with a spree of orders being placed for their aircraft today. Boeing reported on Wednesday it had won an order for 16 planes from Air France KLM. Air France put in an order of 9 … Continue reading

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Paris Airshow 2007 – News of the day Tuesday 19th June

A number of interesting announcements today. Airbus said it is back in business today as it announced both of its flagship aircraft programmes were on track. President and chief executive Louis Gallois said: ‘I can tell you with full confidence … Continue reading

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GE Commercial Aviation Signs Deal with Boeing

GE Commercial Aviation has put in an order for six Boeing 777 aircraft. Boeing said that the deal would be worth around $1.42 billion. The deal will provide GE Commercial Aviation Services with the flexible option to change the model … Continue reading

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Airbus gets the order for 92 planes from US airways

The opening day of the world’s largest air show at Paris, was a good day for Airbus. US Airways Group announced plans to buy 92 Airbus aircraft. This includes 60 single-aisled Airbus A 320 and 32 wide body aircraft. Among … Continue reading

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Boeing forecasts $2.8 Trillion Market over next 20 years

Just following up from my previous post on the Boeing versus Airbus competition over the next few years, it is interesting to look at Boeing’s recent forecast for new commercial airplanes. Over the next 20 years, Boeing are forecasting a … Continue reading

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Boeing vs Airbus at the Paris International Air Show

The headline writers are busy – Boeing & Airbus are set for a ‘dogfight’ at the Paris international airshow. It is to be expected. Think Coke versus Pepsi. The trans-Atlantic rivalry is set to continue at the 47th Paris Air … Continue reading

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Cessna showcases new concept in Paris

Cessna showcased its new concept recently at the 47th International Paris Air Show. On display were seven aircraft on static display – the Citation CJ2+, Citation Encore+, Citation XLS, and Citation Sovereign business jets, a Grand Caravan, a 206 Stationair, … Continue reading

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