http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbSat, 07 Nov 2009 20:19:04 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/07/334542/united-pulls-more-business-from-mesa.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/07/334542/united-pulls-more-business-from-mesa.html Struggling US regional Mesa Air Group faces another challenge in sustaining its business as the time period for its partner United to exercise its option...Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:19:04 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334535/sas-claims-lead-in-lean-fuel-operations.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334535/sas-claims-lead-in-lean-fuel-operations.html Driven by a potent combination of industry recession, fuel prices and ecological pressures, airlines are looking for ways of saving fuel. SAS, which has...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:07 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334523/ntsb-faa-investigate-high-altitude-bird-strikes-near-phoenix.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334523/ntsb-faa-investigate-high-altitude-bird-strikes-near-phoenix.html US Federal teams are investigating two high-altitude in-flight bird strikes earlier this week in central Arizona. The first strike occurred Monday...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:26 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334431/nasa-to-fund-boeing-for-open-rotor-noise-study.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334431/nasa-to-fund-boeing-for-open-rotor-noise-study.htmlNASA's Langley Research Center plans to issue a contract to Boeing to perform noise studies of open rotor engine configurations on several types of airframes...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334336/airbus-a350-wing-development-effort-reaches-critical-milestones.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334336/airbus-a350-wing-development-effort-reaches-critical-milestones.htmlThe headlines may be being dominated by Airbus A380 service introductions and rival Boeing's ongoing travails with 787 production, but behind the scenes...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334477/spirit-aerosystems-terribly-worried-about-737-production-rates.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334477/spirit-aerosystems-terribly-worried-about-737-production-rates.htmlSpirit Aerosystems CEO Jeff Turner remains "terribly worried" about the contradictory assessments of airframers and industry analysts on the need for a cut...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:33:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334384/gecas-declares-interest-in-placing-a-787-order.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334384/gecas-declares-interest-in-placing-a-787-order.htmlGE Commercial Aviation Services has revealed that it might place an order for as many as 30 Boeing 787s.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334487/bas-losses-widen-in-fiscal-first-half-due-to-slump-in-revenues.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334487/bas-losses-widen-in-fiscal-first-half-due-to-slump-in-revenues.htmlBritish Airways posted a £208 million ($346 million) loss after tax for the fiscal first half due to a double-digit decline in revenue. For the six...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334485/chinas-hainan-launching-service-in-november-to-sudan.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334485/chinas-hainan-launching-service-in-november-to-sudan.html Hainan Airlines is launching a service later this month from Beijing to Khartoum in Sudan. The twice-weekly service starts 20 November and uses an...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:58:26 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334474/transport-canada-to-address-crj-runway-excursion-threat.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334474/transport-canada-to-address-crj-runway-excursion-threat.html Transport Canada says it plans to issue an airworthiness directive (AD) "at the earliest opportunity" to address faulty hydraulic accumulator end caps that...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334470/iai-on-track-to-deliver-first-767-300-freighter-by-year-end.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334470/iai-on-track-to-deliver-first-767-300-freighter-by-year-end.html Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) says it its on track to deliver its first Boeing 767-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion from its Bedek division by...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334463/airbus-throws-a330-200f-straight-into-flight-test-regime-during-maiden-sortie.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334463/airbus-throws-a330-200f-straight-into-flight-test-regime-during-maiden-sortie.htmlAirbus put the A330-200 Freighter through an intense test regime during its first flight earlier today, operating the aircraft up to its maximum speed and altitude and testing its revised nose landing gear arrangement.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334435/a330-200f-touches-down-after-successful-maiden-flight.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334435/a330-200f-touches-down-after-successful-maiden-flight.htmlThe Airbus A330-200F has touched down in Toulouse after completing its maiden flight, marking the start of a 180h, four-month flight-test programme.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334423/qantas-top-engineers-vote-for-industrial-action.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334423/qantas-top-engineers-vote-for-industrial-action.html Qantas Airways' professional engineers have voted to take industrial action against the carrier over wages. The engineers want a 30% pay rise implemented...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:13:58 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334422/pictures-videoairbus-kicks-off-a330-200f-flight-test-campaign.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334422/pictures-videoairbus-kicks-off-a330-200f-flight-test-campaign.htmlThe Airbus A330-200 Freighter has taken off from Toulouse on its maiden flightThu, 05 Nov 2009 09:25:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334420/jal-confirms-cuts-to-international-and-domestic-services.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334420/jal-confirms-cuts-to-international-and-domestic-services.html Japan Airlines (JAL) today released details about the international and domestic routes it will suspend. On 7 December it will suspend indefinitely...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:13:47 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334419/v-australia-to-start-fiji-service-in-december.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334419/v-australia-to-start-fiji-service-in-december.html Virgin Blue's long-haul arm V Australia will commence daily non-stop services on the Sydney-Nadi route on 18 December. The carrier will operate Boeing...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:15:29 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334418/australias-tiger-launching-melbourne-brisbane-service.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334418/australias-tiger-launching-melbourne-brisbane-service.html Tiger Airways' Australian outfit is launching services in late March from its Melbourne base to Brisbane. The Melbourne-Brisbane services start on...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:34:49 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334417/china-eastern-gets-nod-for-institutional-placement.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334417/china-eastern-gets-nod-for-institutional-placement.html China Eastern Airlines has received conditional approval from the China security regulatory commission to place 1.35 billion A-shares with institutional...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:19:46 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334410/tibets-fourth-airport-to-open-in-july-2010.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334410/tibets-fourth-airport-to-open-in-july-2010.html In July 2010 China plans to open Ngari Gunsa Airport, Tibet's fourth commercial airport and one of the highest airports in the world. Construction...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:47:07 GMT