RwandAir Orders Two New Bombardier CRJ900s
RwandAir has signed a firm order for two CRJ900 regional jets from Bombardier Aerospace, with options to purchase two more planes, the airline announced on Monday. The deal is worth about $89 million based on list prices.
Delta and US Airways Submit Revised New York-Washington Airport Slot Swap Plan
A deal to exchange slots between Delta Air Lines and US Airways at airports in New York and Washington D.C. that at one point seemed dead in the water has come back to life.
Small Cargo Plane Crashes Into Homes and School in Manila, Killing 13
At least 13 people were killed early Saturday afternoon when a small cargo plane crashed into a slum area in the Philippine capital of Manila, officials said. Dozens of homes were destroyed.
LOT Receives Europe’s First Boeing 787 Dreamliner
LOT Polish Airlines this month took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
OPINION: What Makes a Great-Looking Jetliner?
“Aesthetically it’s no 747, but it’s a handsome plane,” I wrote of the 787 previously in a column. “Confident in a way not unlike its older and smaller sibling, the 757.”