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An Airbus A380 taxis on the runway during the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, Hampshire, southeast England, on 14 July 2014. (EPA/Andy Rain)

Airbus under fire from Qatar Airways, says A380s due by year end

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2014 | Business

Farnborough, Reuters—Airbus said the snags holding up delivery of the new A380 superjumbos ordered by Qatar Airways would be resolved by the end of the year, after the chief executive of the Middle Eastern airline criticized the European plane-maker. Akbar Al-Baker,...

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Boeing Chairman James McNerney (left) shows Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai (center), a model of the new version of its 777X long-haul jet during the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, UAE on November 17, 2013. (Reuters)

Emirates finalizes $56 bn order for 150 Boeing 777X planes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2014 | Business

Bangalore, Reuters—Dubai airline Emirates finalized a 56 billion US dollar order to buy 150 Boeing 777X jets on Wednesday, firming up a commitment made last year, just weeks after scrapping an order with rival plane-maker Airbus. The deal includes purchase rights for...

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A man writes a message for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 16, 2014. (AP/Lai Seng Sin)

Investigators look for motive in Malaysia plane disappearance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2014 | World

Kuala Lumper, Reuters—Malaysian police are investigating the personal, political and religious backgrounds of the pilots and crew of a missing jetliner, a senior officer said on Sunday, as they try to work out why someone aboard flew the plane hundreds of miles off...

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Chinese relatives of passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane wait inside a hotel room in Beijing on Monday, March 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

False hopes dismay in search for missing jet

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2014 | World

Kuala Lumpur, AP—Rescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be moss-covered trash floating in the ocean, once again dashing hopes after more than two...

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Fire crews work the crash site of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, John Green)

Two killed in San Francisco plane crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2013 | World

San Francisco/Seoul, Reuters—An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 with 307 people on board crashed and burst into flames as it landed at San Francisco International Airport after a flight from Seoul, killing two people and injuring more than 180. Witnesses to...