Allegiant Buys 13 More MD-80s from Scandinavian Airlines
SAS Group said it has entered an agreement with Sunrise Asset Management, an affiliate of Allegiant Air, to sell thirteen McDonnell Douglas MD-82, MD-83 and MD-87 aircraft, as well as 12 spare engines.
Airbus Breaks Ground in Alabama For A320 Family Final Assembly Line
Airbus on Monday held a ground breaking ceremony at the site of their future A320 family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, signaling the start of construction of their first production facility in the Americas. The facili...
UK Orders 14 New Chinook Helicopters from Boeing in $1.6 Billion Deal
British Defense Secretary Liam Foxon Monday announced that the Royal Air Force has agreed to buy more than a dozen new Chinook helicopters worth $1.64 billion for its mission in Afghanistan.
Near Disaster at UK Airshow When Cold War Bomber “Accidentally” Takes Off
Disaster was narrowly averted at England's Bruntingthorpe Air Show in May when a Cold War-era Handley Page Victor accidentally took off.
American Airlines Merger With US Airways a Done Deal, If Domain Name Purchases to Be Believed
A merger between American Airlines and US Airways could be all but a done deal, based on some recent web domain name purchases.