21 November 2011
Volaris to buy 44 A320 family aircraft
Volaris has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 44 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft for $3.7bn, comprising 30 A320neos and 14 A320 family aircraft.
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21 November 2011
Bombardier Aerospace to build new manufacturing facility in Morocco
Bombardier Aerospace has signed an agreement with the Moroccan Government to invest $200m to build an aircraft component manufacturing plant in the country.
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21 November 2011
Vietnam to develop national space centre
The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has secured a contract from the Vietnamese Government to develop a national space centre at a cost of about $600m with support from...
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20 November 2011
Qatar Airways orders 100 Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines
Qatar Airways has signed a contract with Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies, to buy 100 PurePower PW1100G-JM engines with a PureSolution maintenance service.
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20 November 2011
Republic Airways finalises LEAP-1A engine order
CFM International has secured a $2bn order from Republic Airways Holdings, a unit of Frontier Airlines, for advanced LEAP-1A engines to power the airline's recently ordered Airbus 80 A320neo aircraft.
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20 November 2011
Brazil aircraft market to grow by $82bn to 2030
Airbus estimates that Brazil will require 701 new passenger aircraft, comprising 501 single-aisle, 174 twin-aisle and 26 very large aircraft, worth $82bn between 2011 and 2030.
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20 November 2011
Arianespace to launch DIRECTV satellite in Latin America
Arianespace has secured a contract from DIRECTV to launch a satellite from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on an Ariane 5 to provide services in Latin America.
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17 November 2011
Spirit Airlines orders 75 Airbus A320 family jets
Spirit Airlines has signed a $6.7bn agreement with Airbus to buy 75 single-aisle aircraft, which includes 45 A320neo aircraft with a new engine option and 30 A320s.
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17 November 2011
Qatar Airways orders two Boeing 777 Freighters
Qatar Airways has ordered two Boeing 777 Freighters worth $560m, which will increase the airline's 777 Freighter fleet to eight.
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17 November 2011
Safran and Honeywell trial electric green taxiing system
Honeywell and Safran have begun the first rolling tests for their electric green taxiing system, which is expected to improve operational efficiency.