Aerospace manufacturing
Strike may cost Boeing $100 million a day
08 September 2008
Strike at Boeing inevitable as talks with machinists fail
06 September 2008
HAL preparing road map for development of 70-100 seater Indian Regional Jet
05 September 2008
India may become manufacturing hub for Airbus 350 XWB jets
04 September 2008
Bombardier announces successful inaugural flight of its latest prototype - the CRJ1000
04 September 2008
US Air Force General expresses frustration over delays in tanker deal
04 September 2008
Magellan Aerospace to invest $120 million in Winnipeg plant for Joint Strike Fighter programme
04 September 2008
Tata Industries looks to invest $350 million into global start-ups, including aerospace
02 September 2008
HAL's Light Combat Helicopter to test-fly by year-end
01 September 2008
Sikorsky's unique X2 design performs inaugural flight
30 August 2008
MRF developed tyres cleared for use by defence ministry
29 August 2008
Boeing offers F-18E/F Super Hornet for Denmark's New Combat Aircraft competition
28 August 2008
Hero Motors in talks with German firm for manufacture of 2-seater sports plane
28 August 2008
Defence minister AK Antony urges India Inc to step up R&D investments in defence
27 August 2008
Kingfisher Airlines defers A320 deliveries
26 August 2008
Government go-ahead for 70-140 seater Indian Regional Jet
25 August 2008
FAA asked to review certification of Eclipse 500 VLJs
23 August 2008
USAF Tanker bid: Boeing does another shuffle
23 August 2008
Pratt & Whitney's completes first phase of testing on the PW1000G demonstrator engine
22 August 2008
General Dynamics acquires support services provider, Jet Aviation, for $2.25 billion
19 August 2008
Boeing's 737-900ER-based BBJ 3 business jet ready for certification process
18 August 2008
HAL to manufacture NAL-designed, 14-seater passenger aircraft, Saras
16 August 2008
HAL delivers first indigenously-built Hawk Advanced jet trainer to the IAF
16 August 2008
American speeds up deliveries of Boeing 737 family aircraft as replacement for MD-80s
14 August 2008
Middle East freighter fleet to double in 20 years: Boeing report
12 August 2008
600 foreign, domestic aerospace and defence companies line up for AeroIndia 2009
12 August 2008
HAL bags $20 million contract for supply of three Dhruv helicopters to Turkey
12 August 2008
Boeing downgrades global cargo traffic growth forecast, remains upbeat on freighter orders
08 August 2008
Hawker Beechcraft reports profits, increased orders and sales for the second quarter
06 August 2008
Japanese company lifts 15-month ban on supply of carbon fibre to HAL
06 August 2008
Despite slump, sharp growth in demand for aircraft in India: Airbus, Boeing forecast
05 August 2008
Eurofighter submits comprehensive offsets bid for MMRCA contract
04 August 2008
GTRE may go with Snecma to help develop the Kaveri engine
04 August 2008
Embraer's second-quarter profit doubles
04 August 2008
BAE Systems in talks with HAL for likely JVs
02 August 2008
Airbus to payout $1.1 billion in compensation for delays in A380 programme
31 July 2008
Lockheed to integrate video, data interoperability systems for UAVs/Apache helicopters and ground soldiers
31 July 2008
Air France actively considering Bombardier's new CSeries jets
31 July 2008
Piper Aircraft's VLJ offering, the PiperJet, makes debut flight
31 July 2008
EADS Q2 profits up 46 per cent, at $185.32 million
30 July 2008
Thales H1 profits dip 6 per cent, maintains forecasts for 2008
30 July 2008
Northrop Grumman Q2 profits up 8 per cent, at $495 million
30 July 2008
Boeing delivers 747-400 Freighter to Cargolux, MD-11 freighter to Aeroflot Cargo
29 July 2008
Engine prototyping Prepares GE Honda Aero Engines for Certification Tests
29 July 2008
Airbus lining up Dubai as a manufacturing base
29 July 2008
Founder Vern Raburn eased out of Eclipse Aviation as pre-condition for fresh financing
29 July 2008
White Knight Two, mothership for Virgin Galactic's spaceliner programme, rolls out
29 July 2008
Emirates announces $12 billion order for 60 Airbus planes
28 July 2008
Boeing forecast for Indian freighter market remains static
28 July 2008
Emirates takes delivery of first A380 super jumbo today
28 July 2008
General Dynamics reports higher Q2 profits on back of higher Gulfstream jet sales
25 July 2008
Boeing will compensate Air India for 787 Dreamliner delay: Boeing's Keskar
25 July 2008
India opens re-bids for 197 military helicopters - deal valued at $750 million
25 July 2008
Boeing Q2 profits dip 19 per cent to $852 million
25 July 2008
Parker Aerospace to supply fly-by-wire systems for all Bombardier wide-body aircraft programmes
19 July 2008
Russian Irkut exploring JV for manufacture of MS-21 in China
19 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Thales IFE systems to equip Embraer 170s headed for the Indian market
18 July 2008
Textron says Q2 profits up 23 per cent – strong order backlog at Cessna, Bell
18 July 2008
Stratos Aircraft to produce single-engine VLJ
18 July 2008
Boeing announces $6.3 billion, 45 aircraft order from Air China
18 July 2008
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 increases tally – wins orders from “renowned” European carrier
17 July 2008
Airbus lands massive $7 billion order from Asiana Airlines for 30 A350XWBs
17 July 2008
Farnborough air show: UAC, EADS joint venture to convert Airbus jets into freighters
17 July 2008
Pratt re-brands its Geared Turbofan engine as PurePower
17 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: GE Aviation, CFM International notch up business worth $3 billion
17 July 2008
Russia's United Aircraft Corp to shift emphasis to civil aircraft sector
17 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: HAL hopeful of further sales of Dhruv ALH in South American countries
17 July 2008
Farnborough Air show: Startup LCC FlyDubai places $4 billion order for 50 737-800s
16 July 2008
Jet Airways selects Rolls Royce' Totalcare service package for A330-200 fleet
16 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: F-22 Raptor makes European début
16 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Sukhoi secures provisional orders for 24 Superjet100 aircraft
16 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Lockheed unveils new technologies, configuartions for the C-130J Super Hercules
16 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Etihad Airways places massive $43 billion order for 100 Airbus and Boeing planes
16 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: DAE Capital orders 100 Airbus A350, A320 aircraft worth $12.6 billion
16 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Glitches eating into schedule, but Dreamliner on time for first flight
16 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Etihad Airways announces $9.4 billion order for Boeing planes
15 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: CFM International launches NexGen LEAP-X engine programme
15 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: GE, Safran extend CFM partnership through 2040
15 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Bombardier launches CSeries with Lufthansa as launch customer
15 July 2008
Infotech Ent. and Dassault Aviation sign up for the IAF's MMRCA programme
15 July 2008
Pratt &Whitney Canada and partners India for biofuel research project
15 July 2008
Bizjet support company Aviation Centre Cologne opts for OnAir mobile phone services
15 July 2008
B/E Aerospace luxury interiors for new Embraer Legacy bizjets
15 July 2008
Unmanned Jetstream passenger plane tested by BAE Systems
15 July 2008
Farnborough Air Show: Russian aerospace major Sukhoi to announce fresh orders for Superjets
14 July 2008
Samtel's avionics systems for Sukhoi, Tejas
11 July 2008
Sukhoi delays delivery of Superjet 100 by a year
11 July 2008
Boeing-SkyHook JV to develop hybrid rotorcraft/airship – heavy lifter will carry 40 tons
09 July 2008
DRDO lab seeks industry funding for development of electronic warfare suite
09 July 2008
HCL Tech to participate in UK's prestigious Farnborough International Airshow
08 July 2008
HCL Tech chosen as Tier-I services supplier to EADS
04 July 2008
India, Brazil sign $210 million deal for AWACS platform - Embraer wins the argument
04 July 2008
Russia's Irkut to develop large commercial airliner – successor to the Tu-154
03 July 2008
Cirrus rolls out SJX Personal Jet prototype - the “slowest, lowest, and cheapest jet”
02 July 2008
Airbus appoints Kuehne+Nagel, DHL as Tier 1 partners for logistics, transport services
01 July 2008
Etihad Airways set to place huge fleet order at Farnborough
30 June 2008
NAL looking for partners for turboprop project
27 June 2008
Talent crunch hits NAL
27 June 2008
Dr Kalam, ISRO chief ask aeronautical industry to develop passenger aircraft in India
27 June 2008
Air China places orders for 20 Airbus 330s – deal worth $3.82 billion
27 June 2008
Third prototype of NAL's Saras to fly out next year
26 June 2008
Biman Bangladesh orders four Boeing 737NGs
26 June 2008
Boeing: India demand may dip by half after 2012
26 June 2008
ILFC mulls orders for up to 300 Airbus, Boeing planes on the back of airline deferrals
25 June 2008
First A320 sub-assemblies enroute for Airbus's Tianjin facility in China
25 June 2008
Business jet manufacturers shrug off industry downturn - announce another $3.5 billion in sales
25 June 2008
HAL secures order for ambulance version of ALH Dhruv from Peru
24 June 2008
Pratt and Whitney claims better than expected fuel burn data from green engine
23 June 2008
Boeing, Airbus agree on bio-fuels, differ on target date
23 June 2008
Garrow Aircraft introduces the Verticopter based on unique tilt-prop flying wing design
23 June 2008
Mahindra Aerospace to manufacture bizjets in association with NAL
23 June 2008
Thales to double India-related business to $750 million over five years
23 June 2008
Proposed Indo-French, MBDA-led, joint venture moving ahead to manufacture SAM's
23 June 2008
Boeing 787 Dreamliner 'power on' tests are successful
21 June 2008
Iran, Russia finalising talks to build airliners in Iran
21 June 2008
Gulfstream and NetJets in $1.9 billion deal for 40 aircraft
21 June 2008
Europe holds its fire on US Congress review of air tanker bid
20 June 2008
China's aerospace manufacturing concerns, AVIC I & II, poised for merger
18 June 2008
BrahMos Aerospace to supply components and sub-assemblies to ISRO
18 June 2008
Hawker Beechcraft delivers first Hawker 4000 business jet
18 June 2008
Airbus bags two orders for A318 Elite corporate jets from Middle East client
18 June 2008
NAL, Pratt & Whitney in talks to co-develop aircraft engine for indigenous RTA-70 programme
16 June 2008
DRDO seeks partners to co-develop Kaveri engine for LCA Tejas fighter jet: AK Antony
15 June 2008
Hawker 4000 receives FAA type approval - deliveries set to start
13 June 2008
Power-on process for the 787 Dreamliner begins
13 June 2008
EADS picks Cades as preferred supplier for engineering services in India
12 June 2008
Swiss firm Ruag, HAL in JV for production of next generation Do-228 aircraft
12 June 2008
Air Force starts flight tests of first Phalcon Il-76 airborne early warning system
09 June 2008
Boeing set to deliver 1st Dreamliner to China
09 June 2008
HAL, Ruag to jointly manufacture Dornier aircraft in Germany
06 June 2008
Airbus plans to make green planes before 2020
04 June 2008
Four Indian companies on EADS' Tier 1 list of engineering services suppliers
30 May 2008
EADS eyeing acquisitions in India and the US
30 May 2008
“Can’t be global without being in India,” says Airbus CEO Enders
29 May 2008
Gulf Air places $5 billion order for 35 Airbus aircraft
29 May 2008
$750 million, 88 aircraft order for Cessna at EBACE
29 May 2008
Airbus says orders for A380 superjumbo in 2008 could be less by a third
29 May 2008
China set to announce merger plans for AVIC I & II aerospace manufacturing concerns
28 May 2008
EADS may start production in India, says chairman, Louis Gallois
28 May 2008
Significant “execution risks” on A380, A400 programmes, says EADS
28 May 2008
EADS offers India participation in futuristic defence projects
28 May 2008
ILA 2008: German chancellor inaugurates India Pavillion at Berlin show
28 May 2008
Star Navigation presents in-flight safety monitoring system for Indian aviation market
27 May 2008
Berlin Air Show opens today - Indian defence minister, Antony, leads high profile team
27 May 2008
SEC Industries, IAI sign MoU for local and global defence manufacturing programmes
24 May 2008
Epic to move ahead with VLJ/turboprop development despite funding delays by Mallya
24 May 2008
Boeing's A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotor craft flies for a world record 18 hours
22 May 2008
Embraer renames MLJ/MSJ as Legacy 450/500 - announces launch schedule
22 May 2008
Dassault's fuel efficient Falcon 900LX to replace 900EX
22 May 2008
Business aviation to receive increasing emphasis, says EC official
22 May 2008
Indian regional airline, Star Aviation, confirms order for 10 Embraer E-170 aircraft
22 May 2008
Work begins on the Boeing Business Jet 3
21 May 2008
Aerion supersonic business jet crosses $3 billion in order value
21 May 2008
Russia's regional jet Sukhoi SuperJet 100 makes its maiden flight
20 May 2008
Honda Aircraft Company launches European sales of HondaJet aircraft
20 May 2008
Rolls Royce projects strong growth for business jet market
20 May 2008
Airbus secures order from Mid-East operator for 6 A350 XWB Prestiges
20 May 2008
Spirit AeroSystems to design and produce the A350 XWB's centre fuselage
19 May 2008
Airbus awaits GE move on an engine for A350XWB
19 May 2008
Dassault Aviation wins $720 million NetJets order for 20 Falcon 2000LX jets
19 May 2008
Production ramp-up and enhanced service package of A320 family aircraft targeted for 2010-end
16 May 2008
A380 delays are result of “snowball effect”: Airbus CEO Enders
16 May 2008
Lockheed-led consortium to develop new generation GPS III satellites
16 May 2008
QuEST Manufacturing puts Tim Jones, ex-MD, Rolls Royce India on its board of directors
13 May 2008
Further delays in the Airbus A380 superjumbo production programme
13 May 2008
Israel Aerospace Industries, Tata Group to establish JV for manufacture of defence products in India
13 May 2008
BASA to provide US certification for India manufactured aviation-aerospace products
12 May 2008
China launches passenger aircraft manufacturing company - to take on Airbus, Boeing
12 May 2008
Latest 787 Dreamliner delay to make customers wait an average of 20 months for delivery
12 May 2008
Samtel-Thales joint venture to manufacture avionic systems for fighter aircraft
09 May 2008
Raytheon to transfer AESA radar technology to India up to the level permitted by US government
06 May 2008
Boeing delivers Air France's fiftieth 777 airplane
03 May 2008
Toyota to invest $100 million in Mitsubishi's regional jet project
03 May 2008
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp to inject $636 million in capital through new shares issue
03 May 2008
Final assembly begins on the third Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight-test airplane
03 May 2008
Hawker Beechcraft appoints Arrow Aviation Services as parts distributor for Indian sub-continent, MENA regions
02 May 2008
India, Australia are first foreign countries to certify Eclipse 500 very light jet
02 May 2008
First Boeing 777 Freighter moves out of the factory and onto the flight line
01 May 2008
Cessna rolls out first production version of the Citation XLS+ business jet
30 April 2008
Embraer announces first successful test flight of the Phenom 300 light business jet
30 April 2008
Gulfstream reports spike in Q1 sales - “overwhelming response” for new G650
26 April 2008
Dubai Aerospace's to invest $2 billion through 2009 to acquire more aircraft
26 April 2008
BAE Systems sells Airbus stake - says airline manufacturer “years” away from profitability
25 April 2008
Boeing Commercial Airplanes reports record $1.21 billion Q1 earnings
25 April 2008
Airbus raises aircraft prices on weaker dollar, escalating raw material costs
22 April 2008
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner faces another delay: report
21 April 2008
Textron reports solid Q1 results for Bell and Cessna
19 April 2008
Tatas deny talks being held with Embraer: report
19 April 2008
Sukhoi to invest $300 million to re-equip Superjet 100 manufacturers
18 April 2008
Canadian Magellan Aerospace Corp ties-up for India-based manufacturing site – eyes military offset contracts
18 April 2008
Tata subsidiary CRL's Eka super computer to model aerodynamic simulations for Boeing
18 April 2008
Aerospace manufacturing activity in Europe no longer tenable: EADS CEO Gallois
17 April 2008
Tata's in JV talks with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer: report
15 April 2008
Russia's Sukhoi to become fourth largest fighter jet maker
15 April 2008
National Aerospace Laboratories gets seed funding for design of Regional Transport Aircraft
14 April 2008
Boeing, Air India to sort out compensation issues arising from 787 Dreamliner delay
14 April 2008
India, China to propel Asia-Pacific's air traffic growth: CAPA report
14 April 2008
Boeing's first 777 Freighter enters final assembly
11 April 2008
France looks to break Boeing's domination in Japan
11 April 2008
Boeing’s delay on 787 Dreamliner triggers calls for compensation
11 April 2008
Bell Helicopter mulls MRO operations and pilot and engineering training in India
10 April 2008
Boeing lays out road map for 787 Dreamliner's first flight and commercial delivery
10 April 2008
Honeywell lands $23 billion business jet engine order from Embraer
09 April 2008
Airbus sets monthly delivery record in March - picks up firm orders for 54 aircraft
09 April 2008
Third delay on Boeing's 787 programme likely – 747-8F and -8I programmes on track however
09 April 2008
Embraer's fourth Phenom 100 VLJ takes flight
08 April 2008
Embraer's order backlog at record $20.3 billion
08 April 2008
Airbus to produce A320 freighter version in JV with Russia's UAC and Irkut
08 April 2008
Bombardier reports $317 million profit for 2007
04 April 2008
Hawker Beechcraft Corp celebrates first anniversary
04 April 2008
Boeing excellence award for Infosys
03 April 2008
China's ARJ21 regional jet programme readies for overseas markets
03 April 2008
Bharat Forge in talks for tie-up with Rolls Royce and others
03 April 2008
FAA certification for GE Aviation's GEnx engine
02 April 2008
India seeks to shift global aerospace manufacturing activity to home shores
02 April 2008
China postpones maiden flight of regional jet ARJ21 by six months
01 April 2008
Malaysia Airlines orders 55 Boeing 737-800s, to take delivery of six A380s in 2011
01 April 2008
Brazilian airplane maker Embraer to build two new jets
29 March 2008
GE Commercial Aviation orders five China-made ARJ 21 regional jets
29 March 2008
Chinese aerospace giant, AVIC I, establishes regional carrier in partnership with China Eastern Airlines
29 March 2008
Boeing buys into joint venture operating key 787 assembly plant
29 March 2008
Airbus finds going difficult on divestiture of German plants
28 March 2008
Launch order for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet from All Nippon Airways
28 March 2008
Israel Aerospace Industries reports sales of $3.3 billion for 2007
28 March 2008
Dubai Aerospace sells Landmark Aviation's FBO's to investment firm for $435 million
27 March 2008
Russian United Aircraft Corp to take over Sukhoi fighter manufacturer Irkut
25 March 2008
GE in talks for purchase of 40-50 Boeing 737-800 jets: report
25 March 2008
Boeing seeks to make India its global partner
24 March 2008
Boeing admits redesign work on 787 Dreamliner parts, stays mum on further delays
24 March 2008
Airbus to deliver 265 aircraft to China over next three years
18 March 2008
Embraer profit rises as order backlog hits record high
18 March 2008
Indo-Russian multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) JV heads for trouble as Irkut backs off
17 March 2008
Lockheed Martin announces successful refuelling test flight of JSF F-35 Lightning II
14 March 2008
Gulfstream unveils near-supersonic G650 business jet
14 March 2008
EADS set to close UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft deal
12 March 2008
Embraer to commence production of VLJ Phenom 100 next month
12 March 2008
Aviall Inc, Boeing's aviation parts subsidiary, to open business office in India
12 March 2008
India Inc goes supersonic, books five Aerion Mach 1.6 business jets
12 March 2008
New aircraft orders helps SAS Group resolve dispute with Bombardier and Goodrich
11 March 2008
787 Dreamliner deliveries will slip another three months: Goldman Sachs
10 March 2008
Airbus plans delivery of 265 aircraft to China by 2010
07 March 2008
Boeing despatches half of new 747-8 Freighter design releases to suppliers
07 March 2008
Chinese company slated to produce ‘jumbo aircraft’ to be launched this month
06 March 2008
Bombardier reports strong delivery and order book numbers for 2007
05 March 2008
Boeing delivers 1,400th 747 aircraft
01 March 2008
USAF awards $35 billion tanker deal to Northrop/EADS combine
01 March 2008
HAL selects IAC monitoring systems for Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter
21 February 2008
Indian training academy, Chimes Aviation, orders 20 Cessna Skyhawk 172s
21 February 2008
Embraer: AsiaPac air traffic to grow above world average over next 20 years
21 February 2008
Boeing 'actively pursuing' sale of F/A-18 fighters to India
21 February 2008
Singapore Airshow opens for business, heavy participation from Asia-Pacific region
19 February 2008
Tatas announce JV with defence major Israel Aerospace Industries
18 February 2008
Tata's in MoU with Sikorsky for manufacture of S-92 helicopter cabins
16 February 2008
Air India will be compensated for Dreamliner delay: Boeing
16 February 2008
Boeing, Tata Industries JV to target domestic and international defence contract work
14 February 2008
Global demand for aircraft to be up at 24,300 by 2026: Airbus forecast
08 February 2008
Boeing on track with revised schedule for 787 Dreamliner: CEO Scott Carson
08 February 2008
Indo-US defence ties: Tasting the Lockheed blend
08 February 2008
TAL to make floor beams for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner
07 February 2008
Tata Group, US aerospace company in talks for manufacture of defence equipment
06 February 2008
IAI subsidiary, Bedek Aviation, and HAL in talks for aircraft conversion facility
28 January 2008
ATR turns 2007 into a record year of orders
25 January 2008
Eurocopter registers record sales for 2007
23 January 2008
Airbus, Boeing kick off 2008 with fresh orders
23 January 2008
Indian Air Force concludes chopper trials for VIP squadron
22 January 2008
Indigenous missile defence shield to be ready by 2010-12: DRDO
22 January 2008
India has the technical skills to develop 150-seater aircraft: Dr APJ Kalam
20 January 2008
Tranche 2 version Eurofighter Typhoon makes inaugural flight
19 January 2008
Economic downturn could impact up to 27 per cent Airbus bookings: John Leahy
19 January 2008
All Nippon, Japan Airlines mulling compensation after another Dreamliner launch delay
17 January 2008
Airbus trails Boeing in orders for 2007 despite record sales
16 January 2008
787 Dreamliner headed for additional delays
16 January 2008
Apex committee recommends market listing for HAL
14 January 2008
GE Aviation flies high on surging worldwide demand
14 January 2008
EADS CEO: Airbus to more or less match Boeing’s 2007 orders
14 January 2008
Jupiter Strategic Technologies buys out engineering services company, Axis IT&T
12 January 2008
Embraer makes record deliveries for 2007, up 30 per cent y-o-y
10 January 2008
Airbus lands leasing company order for 100 jets: Report
10 January 2008
Libyan Airlines converts options for two CRJ900 NextGen jetliners into firm orders
07 January 2008
FAA report: 787 Dreamliner’s onboard computers vulnerable to hacker attack
07 January 2008
Caparo Group to set up auto, aerospace component manufacturing park in Nellore
07 January 2008
AVIC Group set for restructuring, as China moves to produce indigenous “jumbo” aircraft
07 January 2008
Boeing breaks sales record for third year in a row, with 1,413 orders for 2007
07 January 2008
SkyWest orders 22 Bombardier CRJ NextGen jets in $773 million deal
05 January 2008
Eclipse Aviation makes quickest delivery of first 100 jets in aviation history
04 January 2008
BAE, HAL in talks for JV to produce AJT Hawk for the global market
02 January 2008
Air India to seek compensation for late delivery of 787 Dreamliners
28 December 2007
China launches indigenous regional passenger jet
28 December 2007
Forbes names Raytheon as Best Managed company in aerospace/defence
27 December 2007
US air defences scramble to meet F-15 fleet grounding
27 December 2007
Sikorsky’s fly-by-wire technology undergoes first successful flight test
26 December 2007
Eclipse Aviation receives FAA certification for its flight system
22 December 2007
Vietnam orders 10 A350 XWB and confirms options for 20 A321 aircraft
22 December 2007