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Garuda Indonesia eyes cooperation with Portugal national airlines

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LISBON - Garuda Indonesia Airline is seeking a co-chair flight cooperation with the national airline of Portugal, TAP, which will offer flights from Jakarta to Amsterdam and Lisbon. Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar told the press in Lisbon, on Friday evening, that Garuda and the Transportes Aereos Portugueses (TAP) had held discussions, but they still needed the involvement of the...

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AirAsia X inks deal to buy 50 Airbus planes

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUALA LUMPUR - Long-haul budget airline AirAsia X has inked a deal to buy 50 Airbus A330neo planes as part of its regional expansion. The deal, signed at the Farnborough Airshow in London, is worth $13.8 billion at the catalog price but airlines usually get a discount for bulk purchases. Malaysian-based AirAsia X said in a statement late Tuesday that deliveries...