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PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus delivered 297 airplanes in the first half of the year after a surge of handover activity in June, the European planemaker said on Thursday. Deliveries, which have been recovering from a pandemic-related slump, rose 52% in the first six months from 196 at the mid-way point of 2020, and compare with a total of 389 in the first half of 2019 before the health crisis crippled air travel. The worlds largest planemaker ahead of U.S. rival Boeing also said it had won 165 gro...

By Tracy Rucinski and Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) -United Airlines confirmed its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger jets for domestic flying. The order for 200 Boeing 737 MAX and 70 Airbus A321neo jets, worth over $30 billion at list prices, will boost Uniteds domestic capacity by almost 30%, allowing it to better compete for both premium and low-cost travel. It builds momentum for planemakers seeking t...

Message : Required fields (Reuters) - United Airlines was putting the finishing touches on Monday to an airplane order potentially worth $30 billion at list values for up to 270 narrowbody jets in a bid to secure a pandemic recovery at favorable prices, industry sources said. The order could include up to 200 Boeing 737 MAX and some 70 Airbus A321neo which competes with the top end of the MAX family for single-aisle trips needing most range. Such a deal would notionally be worth $33 billion...

EU airlines, airports warn digital COVID certificate roll-out risks chaos FILE PHOTO: People wait in queues at Faro airport amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Faro, Portugal, June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo June 29, 2021 By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Groups representing Europe’s largest airlines and airports have warned of chaos and hours-long queues unless countries better coordinate the roll-out of the EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate and ensu...

Reuters The Boeing logo is seen at their headquarters in Chicago. REUTERS/Jim Young June 15 (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union on Wednesday announced a truce in their epic 17-year-old transatlantic battle over aircraft subsidies, hitting the pause button on the worlds largest corporate trade dispute. read more U.S. and European officials said the breakthrough in the long-running conflict over government aid provided to U.S. planemaker Boeing Co (BA.N) and Europes Airbus (AIR...

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Avolon is among the launch customers for up to 1,000 electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVOTL) aircraft being developed by Britain’s Vertical Aerospace,

By Laurence Frost PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus and Air France-KLM have urged policymakers to use EU-backed green stimulus funds to support aircraft sales,...

Airbus, Air France want EU green funds used for jet incentives - documents