Air Arabia raises $350 million loanAir Arabia , a publicly-listed carrier in the United Arab Emirates, signed a $350 million loan to finance its purchase of 10 new Airbus A320 aircraft, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. The Sharjah-based airline said Qata More… |
Kuwait Airways signs Airbus dealState-owned Kuwait Airways said it had signed an initial agreement with Airbus to buy 25 new aircraft and take an option on 10 more in the biggest overhaul of its fleet since the 1990 Iraqi invasion. The order for the new planes w More… |
Kuwait Airways in financing talks for Airbus orderState-run Kuwait Airways is in talks with local and international banks over some of the financing for an order of 25 new Airbus aircraft it has agreed to acquire, its chairman said on Thursday. "We are negotiating with Kuwai More… |
Emirates to fly A380 to Brisbane, AucklandEmirates, the Dubai-based international airline, will operate the Airbus A380 on the Dubai to Brisbane and Auckland route from October 1. With this, Brisbane will become Emirates’ third Australian destination to welcome the More… |
Airbus offer 'best for Kuwait Airways'Kuwait's state-owned Kuwait Airways has picked Airbus to provide new jets because its proposal was the best value for money, the country's transport minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Kuwait Airways would pay arou More… |
Airbus ‘more confident’ on A350 as profits riseAirbus expressed growing optimism about the schedule for the keenly-awaited maiden flight of its A350 on Tuesday, amid speculation that its first new jet in almost a decade could debut before next month's Paris air show. Scoop More… |
Kuwait Airways may buy 25 Airbus jetsKuwait is studying plans by its airline to buy 25 Airbus jets, a source with knowledge of the matter said, in the most sweeping overhaul since part of its fleet was seized after Iraq invaded the G More… |
Kuwait Airways to sign $3bn Airbus dealState-run Kuwait Airways will spend KD850 million dinars ($2.98 billion) on 25 new Airbus jets and aims to lease a further 13 to upgrade its ageing fleet, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Sunday. Daily Al-Watan cited sources close More… |
Qatar Airways in talks with Airbus for 15 A330sQatar Airways is in talks with Airbus to buy between 10 and 15 of the European planemaker's A330 passenger jets following the grounding of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the airline's chief executive told Reu More… |
Mini-jumbo war beckons as Boeing starts selling 777XBoeing has started offering its long-awaited 777X long-range jet, paving the way for a 'mini-jumbo' war with European rival Airbus which would carve up a potential market of at least 2,000 aircraft worth about $500 bill More… |








