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Boeing NewsV Australia defers 5th and 6th aircraft24-Apr-2009AUSTRALIA : Virgin Blue Airlines Group confirmed (23-Apr-09) it has agreed with The Boeing Company to defer the delivery of V Australia’s (VA) 5th and 6th 777-300ER aircraft. Virgin Blue Airlines Group acaba de confirmar (23 Abr 09) el acuerdo alcanzado con Boeing para aplazar la entrega de su quinto y sexto 777-300ER prevista para el 2010. La nueva entrega será ahora efectiva para el 2011 y el 2012. Sin embargo, no se ha producido ningún cambio sobre la entrega del séptimo avión de VA previsto para mediados de 2010. Air Berlin receives approval for CAT III-B landings with Boeing 73719-Jan-2009GERMANY : Air Berlin is the first airline in Europe that will be carrying out CAT III-B approaches with its Boeing 737NG aircraft. This means that from now on landings will be possible when visibility in fog is down to just 75m. Jet2.com to base another B757 aircraft at Manchester07-Nov-2008UNITED KINGDOM : Jet2.com has announced that it will base another 229-seat Boeing 757 at Manchester to meet growing demand and to help ease capacity issues following the demise of XL. Boeing strike forces V Australia delay02-Oct-2008Virgin Blue Airlines Group announced that an ongoing strike at Boeing Company’s Seattle plant has forced a delay to the planned 15-Dec-08 launch of V Australia. Ryanair postpones services from Dusseldorf02-Oct-2008IRELAND : Ryanair announced that due to strike action at Boeing it has had to postpone the operation of 11 new routes from Dusseldorf (Weeze). Ryanair cancels flights due to Boeing Strike02-Oct-2008IRELAND : Ryanair announced that due to strike action at Boeing it has had to cancel 25 return flights to/from Birmingham. As a direct result of this strike, which has delayed the delivery of new aircraft, Ryanair cannot now operate flights on 21 routes to/from Birmingham between 24-Oct and 28-Oct. Ryanair announces postponement of opening of its Reus base15-Sep-2008Ryanair announced the postponement of the opening of its Reus base by five weeks. The deferral of the opening from its original date of the 01-Oct-08 to a new date of 05-Nov-08 is as a result of the strike by Boeing employees in Seattle which has resulted in the indefinite delay of the shipment of new aircraft to Ryanair. Ryanair announces postponement of opening of its Edinburgh base10-Sep-2008Ryanair announced that it has had to postpone the opening of its Edinburgh base as a result of strike action at airplane manufacturer Boeing. |