China Airlines has scaled back an earlier order for Airbus aircraft. This concerns an order from June last year for eight A321neos and five A350-900s.

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British Airways will launch a second route between Great Britain and Australia this coming winter. This is part of a major expansion of the intercontinental network. Due to the unrest in the Middle East, the airline is seeing an increase in demand for direct flights to Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Caribbean.

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Airbus has secured its largest customer to date for the A350F in Atlas Air. The American airline has ordered twenty units of the new type. The company also took an option on another twenty units, potentially increasing the order to forty aircraft. As a result, Boeing is seeing a major order slip through its fingers.

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Aeroflot is going to scale back Business Class capacity on a portion of its narrowbody aircraft. With this adjustment, the Russian airline aims to make more Economy seats available to make air travel more affordable.

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The struggling American budget carrier "Spirit" hopes to face a healthier future with a significantly downsized fleet. At one time, more than 200 canary-yellow Airbus aircraft flew for the airline; soon, there will be fewer than 80.

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After Boeing delivered 46 aircraft in January, the American aircraft manufacturer handed over even more aircraft in February: 51. With this, the manufacturer delivered more machines than competitor Airbus for the second month in a row.

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* Origin: AVIATION ECHO HQ (2:292/854)