Virgin Blue eyes major Boeing order
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Australia's Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd.  said on Tuesday it was close to signing an order for new Boeing  planes worth up to US$2.6 billion ahead of the launch of long-haul flights to the United States next year.
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Boeing Co.  chalked up more than $4.5 billion in commercial plane orders on Monday as Continental Airlines Inc.  upped an existing order and operators from Russia and Kuwait agreed to buy more planes.
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British Airways  announced a plane order worth $8.2 billion at list prices on Thursday, including 12 A380 planes from Airbus  and 24 787 airliners from Boeing Co .
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Boeing  said on Thursday that  British Airways  finalized an order for 24 Boeing 787  airliners, an order valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.
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Boeing Co  said on Friday  aircraft leasing company AWAS has placed an order for 31  single-aisle 737 planes worth about $2.3 billion at list  prices.
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SEATTLE - Boeing Co. said Thursday that Vietnam Airlines would become the latest taker for its brand-new 7E7 jetliner, with a plan to order four 7E7-8s to be delivered in 2010.
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British Airways handed US aerospace giant Boeing firm orders and options on Wednesday for aircraft worth 800 million pounds at list prices, in a blow to European rival Airbus.
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Continental Airlines Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to become the first major US airline to order Boeing Co.&#39;s 7E7 aircraft, placing an initial order for 10 planes with the first to be delivered in 2009.
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Virgin Atlantic has said that new production delays to the Airbus A380 superjumbo had &quot;serious implications&quot; for the airline's order of six planes, adding that it would review its options next week.
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SYDNEY: Discount Australian airline Virgin Blue said yesterday it would increase fares again to help offset higher fuel costs, and would axe one of its routes because of low passenger numbers.
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Boeing Co.  got its second  multibillion-dollar order in as many weeks on Tuesday, as  German airline Air Berlin (AB1.DE) said it would spend $5.7  billion on new jets from the U.S. plane maker.
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Australian budget airline Virgin Blue announced Monday it will increase the fuel surcharge it adds to ticket prices from Aug. 26 because of soaring oil prices.
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American Airlines is in talks with The Boeing Co. to defer delivery of some aircraft as airline capacity exceeds demand and pushes down ticket prices, Chief Financial Officer James Beer said.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Airbus, the European aircraft maker that competes with Boeing Co. (BA) , is expecting airline deliveries this year from 315-320, approaching a record, the Financial Times reported, citing Chief Executive Noel Forgeard.
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Boeing prepares to unveil its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner which it has so far received 642 orders for.
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British Airways ordered 12 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 24 of Boeing&#39;s new 787 Dreamliners on Tuesday in a giant deal to modernise its fleet worth 8.2 billion dollars (5.7 billion euros) at catalogue prices.
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Poland's national airline soon will have to choose between two ardent suitors, Chicago-based Boeing Co.