22 November 2011
Lion Air orders 230 Boeing aircraft for $21.7bn
Indonesia-based Lion Air has signed a $21.7bn contract with Boeing to buy 230 aircraft, including 201 737 MAXs and 29 Next-Generation 737-900 ERs.
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22 November 2011
China launches pair of satellites
China has launched two satellites, named Chuangxin 1-03 and Shiyan 4, on a Long March 2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province, north-west China.
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21 November 2011
Singapore Airlines seals deal for eight Boeing B777-300ERs
Singapore Airlines has confirmed a contract with Boeing, worth approximately $2.4bn, for eight more B777-300ER aircraft, which was first announced on 10 August 2011.
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21 November 2011
Volaris to buy 44 A320 family aircraft
Volaris has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 44 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft for $3.7bn, comprising 30 A320neos and 14 A320 family aircraft.
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21 November 2011
Bombardier Aerospace to build new manufacturing facility in Morocco
Bombardier Aerospace has signed an agreement with the Moroccan Government to invest $200m to build an aircraft component manufacturing plant in the country.
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21 November 2011
Vietnam to develop national space centre
The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has secured a contract from the Vietnamese Government to develop a national space centre at a cost of about $600m with support from...
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20 November 2011
Qatar Airways orders 100 Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines
Qatar Airways has signed a contract with Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies, to buy 100 PurePower PW1100G-JM engines with a PureSolution maintenance service.
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20 November 2011
Republic Airways finalises LEAP-1A engine order
CFM International has secured a $2bn order from Republic Airways Holdings, a unit of Frontier Airlines, for advanced LEAP-1A engines to power the airline's recently ordered Airbus 80 A320neo aircraft.
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20 November 2011
Brazil aircraft market to grow by $82bn to 2030
Airbus estimates that Brazil will require 701 new passenger aircraft, comprising 501 single-aisle, 174 twin-aisle and 26 very large aircraft, worth $82bn between 2011 and 2030.
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20 November 2011
Arianespace to launch DIRECTV satellite in Latin America
Arianespace has secured a contract from DIRECTV to launch a satellite from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on an Ariane 5 to provide services in Latin America.