Airbus has finalised the sale of its Laupheim cabin interiors plant to its preferred bidder, a partnership between Diehl and Thales, under a deal which includes major packages of A350 XWB work.

British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has confirmed that the carrier is in talks with oneworld partner American Airlines over forming a transatlantic joint venture agreement, and says he expects the two airlines to make a fresh application for antitrust immunity within the next two weeks.
Talks with American are “progressing very well” and are […]

Emirates was forced to drop its initial plan to recycle the water used by its Airbus A380 fleet’s on-board showers, rather carry up to 500kg (1,100lb) of additional water, after it fell foul of regulators.
The airline, which received its first A380 last week, put the 489-seater into service on 1 August between Dubai and […]

The first Airbus A319 for Gulf Air is being prepared for delivery by Skyservice Airlines at its Toronto base. The five-year-old CFM International CFM56-powered, International Lease Finance owned aircraft will join Bahrain-based Gulf Air’s existing Airbus single-aisle fleet that comprises 10 A320s and two A321-200s.
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New South Korean carrier Yeongnam Air plans to get a second aircraft in September, allowing it to substantially increase services.
The airline launched operations on 25 July and has a daily service from Busan to Jeju and from Daegu to Jeju but in September will get a second Fokker 100, a spokesman says from the […]