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New England Patriots private 767 takes off

When it comes to travelling to away games the top teams go by private charter. Manchester United for example recently chartered a 747 to go and play in the USA. For the New England Patriots though, that simply wasn’t enough. The 5 times Superbowl Champions the New England Patriots opted for a [read more]

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Bombardier hit with 220% U.S. import tariff

 The U.S. Department of Commerce in an initial ruling has imposed “countervailing duties” of 220% on imports of Bombardier Canada’s C Series aircraft. The decision is subject to final consideration by the Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission. If the ruling is confirmed, and CSeries imports are [read more]

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British Airways takes delivery of 25th Dreamliner

British Airways (BA/BAW) will take delivery of its 25th Dreamliner on Thursday 28th September. The Boeing 787-8 G-ZBJI will leave Seattle on the 28th September as BA8625 at around 18:05 local time. It will arrive at London’s Heathrow airport the next day at 11:15. Captain Stephen Riley, British Airways’ director of [read more]

A Monarch A320 (Image: Adrian Pingstone)
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Norwegian looks to acquire Monarch

Norwegian  has  been named as one of the companies interested in the purchase of UK leisure specialist Monarch Airlines. The UK’s Press Association (PA) stated on Friday, September 22, that the Scandinavian budget carrier had approached Monarch over a deal to buy all – or part – of the business as it [read more]