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Budget airlines pushing seat squeeze on new planes

Think your airline seat is tight now? Wait for the next generation of planes being bought by  Ryanair and other budget/short-haul carriers. They’re adding seats, and the space for them has to come from somewhere…   And, for the Airbus…

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Airbus logs #9000, an A321 for VietJetAir

Airbus is celebrating this week; it delivered its 9000th plane since being formed from British, French, German companies in 1968 to compete with the Big 3 U.S. makers. The new plane, an A321, went to a fairly new Asian airline, VietJetAir.

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Bombardier’s new plane takes off into murky skies

Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, which along with Brazil’s Embraer, has dominated the market for 100-seat and under regional jets for years, has completed the first successful test flight of its CS300, a plane that can be configured for…

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Airbus flies 5 A-350s in formation…and tells how

For those of us who are airplane-obsessed, seeing a new model in flight for the first time is a thrill…so imagine FIVE, all at once! Airbus, which just sent its first A-350 off into service has also released a video of its formation fly-by of five…

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Gulf rivals show off new fleets

It’s sort of Fleet Week in the air this week…Qatar Airways took possession of the first Airbus A350 delivered to anyone and plans to put it in service Jan 15 on a Doha-Frankfurt route, followed by Doha-NY as more planes are delivered.  MORE…

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What if the exit row weren’t a row?

That’s the kind of question that comes to mind at first glance at an idea Airbus has asked a patent for…a circular seating arrangement, in tiers. OK, that’s a little hard to grasp, so here’s a drawing submitted with the patent application.  …

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Airbus logs #9000, an A321 for VietJetAir

Airbus is celebrating this week; it delivered its 9000th plane since being formed from British, French, German companies in 1968 to compete with the Big 3 U.S. makers. The new plane, an A321, went to a fairly new Asian airline, VietJetAir.

Read More

Airbus flies 5 A-350s in formation…and tells how

For those of us who are airplane-obsessed, seeing a new model in flight for the first time is a thrill…so imagine FIVE, all at once! Airbus, which just sent its first A-350 off into service has also released a video of its formation fly-by of five…

Read More

Gulf rivals show off new fleets

It’s sort of Fleet Week in the air this week…Qatar Airways took possession of the first Airbus A350 delivered to anyone and plans to put it in service Jan 15 on a Doha-Frankfurt route, followed by Doha-NY as more planes are delivered.  MORE…

Read More

What if the exit row weren’t a row?

That’s the kind of question that comes to mind at first glance at an idea Airbus has asked a patent for…a circular seating arrangement, in tiers. OK, that’s a little hard to grasp, so here’s a drawing submitted with the patent application.  …

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