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Turkey’s Pegasus culls Boeings for leaner Neo as demand ebbs

  Bloomberg Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines is accelerating a shift to more fuel-efficient A320neo planes ordered from Airbus Group SE as a spate of terrorist attacks in the country hurts demand and curbs revenue. The low-cost carrier, owned by Istanbul-based private equity firm Esas Holding AS, will start selling older Boeing Co. 737 jets following Turkey’s worst year for tourism in ...

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New York’s JFK gets $10bn for facelift

  Bloomberg New York’s Idlewild Airport opened in the summer of 1948 on a former golf resort. This outpost at the southeastern edge of New York City became an aviation marvel in the late 1950s as several big airlines opened terminals with cutting-edge technology aimed at enhancing the passenger experience. “Its every feature bespeaks speed and function,” Life magazine wrote ...

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ATR says aircraft deal with Iran imminent

  TOULOUSE / Reuters Turboprop maker ATR has completed commercial negotiations with IranAir for the sale of at least 20 aircraft and expects to be able to sign a contract very soon, the head of the Franco-Italian aircraft maker said. The deal will come after Iran, which had not directly purchased a Western-built plane in nearly 40 years, signed contracts ...

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