Archive for March 2011
GECAS Finalize Order For Ten Boeing 777
Courtesy Boeing SEATTLE, /PRNewswire/ Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) finalized an order for 10 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. The order is worth approximately $2.8 billion at…
Read MoreFinal Beam For Fabrication Facility In Carolina’s
Courtesy Boeing NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today marked progress on its newest 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility with a special ceremony commemorating placement…
Read MoreMiami Airport Affected By Fuel Fire
Wednesday night March 23 2011, around 11pm local time (EST) a call came into the Fire Department. This was in reference to the southeast fuel pump station on fire. On…
Read MoreEL AL Complete Contract With Boeing
Courtesy Boeing SEATTLE, /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and EL AL have announced that the Israeli national carrier has completed a contract to order four Next-Generation 737-900ERs (extended range) and…
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines Amps It Up in Music City to Celebrate 25 Years of Service at Nashville International Airport
The airline known for fun to host nashville anniversary party NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is proud to celebrate 25 years of…
Read MoreAirTran Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Southwest Airlines' Acquisition of AirTran
DALLAS, /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) confirmed that shareholders of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), have overwhelmingly approved the proposed…
Read MoreEmbraer Delivers First Embraer 175 Jet To Oman Air
Airline becomes the eighth E-Jets operator in the Middle East São José dos Campos, Embraer delivered the first Embraer 175 jet to Oman Air, yesterday, at the Company’s headquarters in…
Read MoreBoeing 747-8 Intercontinental’s First Flight Sucessful
Courtesy Boeing SEATTLE, /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Intercontinental successfully began its flight test program Sunday, taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before several thousand employees,…
Read MoreEmbraer And Alitalia Finalize An Agreement For The Delivery
Italian airline to add 15 Embraer 175s and five Embraer 190s to its fleet São José dos Campos, March 21, 2011 – Embraer and Alitalia have finalized an agreement for…
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Open Travel Program for College Students
LANZATE TAKES OFF! DALLAS, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), today opened applications for…
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