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Fastjet drops Airbus jets for Embraer

  Bloomberg Africa-focused discount airline Fastjet Plc will switch to a fleet of Embraer SA regional jets from larger Airbus Group SE planes as new Chief Executive Officer Nico Bezuidenhout seeks to stem losses by better matching capacity to demand. The fledgling carrier also plans to move its headquarters to Johannesburg from London to pare expenses and bring the company ...

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JetBlue to burn renewable biofuel mix on NY flights

  Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp. will burn a mixture of biofuel and traditional jet kerosene on some flights at New York City-area airports under a 10-year purchase agreement designed to cut aircraft pollution and costs. The airline will purchase more than 33 million gallons of blended fuel annually under the contract with S.G. Preston Co., a bioenergy company based in ...

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Airbus chief says job cuts not off table

  Blagnac / AFP Airbus chief Tom Enders said he did not rule out job cuts at the European aircraft manufacturer after a media report said the group was considering slashing costs. “You never exclude anything when you’re talking about efficiency and synergy but we’re in the process of thinking it all through, how we can make our corporate structures ...

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