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Philippine Airlines, under the leadership of banking and tobacco magnate Lucio Tan, intends to acquire up to 20 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner jets as the company upgrades its fleet in response to increased demand in air travel. The national airline has committed…
Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. has cemented a deal with Airbus to procure an additional four A350F freighters. This agreement expands the company’s total order for this aircraft model to 10 units, supplementing the six A350F freighters previously ordered in…
The surge in diesel prices, precipitated by conflict with Iran, could hasten the electrification of China’s heavy-duty truck fleet this year, according to market analysts and auto manufacturers. This shift could further expedite the decline in fuel…
Vietjet Air recently revealed its partnership with Pratt & Whitney, an international leader in the production and servicing of aircraft engines, to supply its 44 Airbus A320neo airliners with Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. This new order brings the total…
Bamboo Airways has recently expanded its fleet with the addition of an Airbus A320 aircraft, taking its total count to eight. This move comes as part of an augmentation strategy laid out by the airline, which was recently re-acquired by property developer…
Philippine low-cost airline Cebu Pacific received its first Airbus A330neo on November 28,2021 as it begins its widebody fleet modernization program. The aircraft features 459 lightweight Recaro seats, which have been ergonomically designed, and offer…
Japan’s NTT Docomo and Itochu Logistics are planning to trial an IoT solution for delivery fleet management in the US. The solution uses devices compatible with low-power, wide-area LTE-M technology to track the status of outsourced trucks in their fleets.…
The Fleet Xpress service from Inmarsat has secured the prestigious Seatrade Award 2017 for Digital Technology, one of the maritime industry’s leading honours, which recognises technical innovation. Given to acknowledge the most significant contribution to…
Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc, said on Monday it signed a multi-year agreement with Avis Budget Group Inc for the car rental firm to manage its growing fleet of autonomous vehicles, sparking a surge in Avis Budget’s stock. Investors bid…
AirAsia X wants to relaunch services to Europe “as quick as possible”, and is looking at aircraft other than Airbus A330s to get there. Speaking to FlightGlobal,the chief executive of AirAsia X‘s core Malaysian operation, Benyamin Ismail, says that its fleet…
Alematics a tracking device manufacturer for fleet tracking and management and GPSengine, a leading hosted platform service provider in IoT, GNSS, Tracking and Telematics,have established a new partnership to support Alematics tracking devices on GPSengine’s…
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