Ryanair Max to make debut at Stansted

Ryanair’s first Boeing 737 Max narrowbody will be deployed at London Stansted airport. Speaking at a media event in the UK capital today, Ryanair marketing chief Kenny Jacobs said that the first of the low-cost carrier’s on-order Max jets would arrive at the Essex gateway in April and be followed by another four this year. […]

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Emirates revives A350 interest after previous shut-out

Emirates’ decision to order 70 Airbus long-haul twinjets, and cancel dozens of A380s, comes almost five years after it cancelled 70 twinjets after opting for an A380 deal. The Dubai-based airline’s rejig also resurrects its interest in the A350 which had ended when it axed an order for 70 of the type – including 50 […]

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Vistara awaiting approval for international launch

India’s Vistara says it has applied to launch international services, and is awaiting the government’s approval. In a televised interview with local media, chief strategy and commercial officer Sanjiv Kapoor says the carrier is able to mount international services “within a few weeks” from receiving approval. He did not disclose Vistara’s first international destination, but […]

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Emirates twinjet deal is strong consolation for Rolls-Royce

Emirates will take its Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A380 fleet to 33 aircraft once deliveries of the remaining 14 are complete. Rolls-Royce had been set to fit the Trent 900 to 52 A380s but the Dubai-based airline is cutting its A380 orders, slashing 39 from its backlog. Emirates will take a total of 123 A380s, of which […]

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Etihad discussing cancellation of 42 A350s

Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is in talks to cut its A350 order by 42 aircraft, leaving the airline with 20 A350-1000s in the backlog. Airbus has disclosed that it has held “commercial discussions” with Etihad, to “reduce” its order, in its full-year financial results. Etihad had 40 A350-900s and 22 A350-1000s on order at […]

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Airbus to axe A380 programme after Emirates order rejig

Airbus is to close its A380 programme, stopping deliveries in 2021, ending an ambitious and expensive bid to challenge Boeing’s 50-year dominance in the high-capacity airliner market. The decision follows a revised agreement with primary customer Emirates, which is to cut its order total from 162 to 123 aircraft – leaving just 14 to be […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/airbus-to-axe-a380-programme-after-emirates-order-rejig/

NASA’s ‘Opportunity Rover’ Journey Ends after 14 Years and 28 Kms

This rover landed on the surface of the red planet in 2004, 15 years ago. NASA engineers engaged in contact with the rover had feared that the internal clock would get worse due to the storm. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said tweeting that after more than 800 efforts to contact Opportunity Rover, today we announce the end of the successful Mars mission.

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