Emirates made an announcement of a truncated order with Boeing, replacing 30 777X aircraft with 30 787-9 aircraft.
Emirates takes 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, adjusts 777X order downwards
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Dubai Airshow Day 3: Airbus and deHavilland Canada keep the winning streak
On Day 3, Dubai Airshow still had some action left. Airbus continued to win over Boeing, with a turboprop company making some big deals as well. Here is the lowdown on Day 3 of the Airshow.
Dubai Airshow Day Two: Airbus takes the lead with big orders from Emirates and Air Arabia
Day Two of the Dubai Airshow 2019 was the real day one. Emirates bought 50 A350 aircraft from Airbus, followed by 120 from AirArabia. Etihad and Boeing also had an announcement to make, and Boeing managed to sell some 737 MAX aircraft as well.
Emirates announces order for 50 A350-900 aircraft at Dubai Airshow 2019
Emirates has just signed up with Airbus for 50 A350-900 aircraft, inducting this aircraft into their fleet from 2023 onwards. The new aircraft will also have the Premium Economy product of Emirates and will be used for missions up to 15 hours out.
Dubai Airshow 2019 Day One: The billion-dollar orders are awaited
At the Dubai Airshow Day One, it was a cold day for business. Hardly anything got done, and the day was filled up with cancelled press announcements and many a market forecasts.
Airbus A220-300: The small jet with big jet comforts
The Airbus A220 Aircraft is the newest in the family of single-aisle aircraft from Airbus, which give a great range and excellent passenger comfort. I recently flew the jet for the first time, and here is how it does a good job on the passenger experience.
Etihad Guest real “enhancements” for Gold and Platinum members
Etihad Guest has rolled out some benefits, and rolled back some negative changes for their elite members with effect from today. Here is an update on the Etihad Guest programme enhancements
InterMiles: Privileges Gone, Miles are on.
JetPrivilege’s new avatar, InterMiles went live today. Here is a first detailed look at what changed and what remains the same on this new version of JetPrivilege.
Scoop: JetPrivilege will become InterMiles on November 14, 2019
JetPrivilege will shed its skin tomorrow and change to a new name called intermiles. Along with the name change, some new things will also get into the programme, such as a fintech approach amongst others.
JetPrivilege tells 9.8 million members to pound sand with quiet Etihad Airways devaluation
The JetPrivilege programme changes, which came by unannounced right before Diwali 2019, destroyed any remaining value in the loyalty programme after most value evaporated due to the shut down of Jet Airways. Etihad redemptions have also been devalued now.
JetPrivilege planning a major makeover
JetPrivilege is scheduled to change the programme in the coming days. Here are some initial thoughts on how the programme would change in the days ahead.
