http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:06 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335279/faa-pulls-14-year-old-proposed-flight-time-rest-rule.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335279/faa-pulls-14-year-old-proposed-flight-time-rest-rule.html The FAA on Monday will officially withdraw a proposed crew flight time limitation and rest rule that languished since its introduction in December 1995 as...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:06 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335285/afghans-receive-clutch-of-four-mi-17s.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335285/afghans-receive-clutch-of-four-mi-17s.htmlThe US Navy has delivered four new Mil Mi-17 helicopters to the Afghan National Army Air Corps in Kabul, the “first new helicopters Afghanistan has ever received". Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335286/air-berlin-secures-approval-for-satellite-based-cat-i-approaches.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335286/air-berlin-secures-approval-for-satellite-based-cat-i-approaches.html German carrier Air Berlin has secured approval to conduct Category I satellite-based approaches following trials which the airline began last year. Air...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335284/faa-proposes-ice-detection-rules-for-commuter-aircraft.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335284/faa-proposes-ice-detection-rules-for-commuter-aircraft.html The FAA on Monday will propose a new rule that would require airlines operating aircraft with maximum take off weight (MTOW) of less than 60,000lb (27,216kg)...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:38 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335281/over-4500-commercial-aircraft-to-get-connectivity-by-2013-imdc.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335281/over-4500-commercial-aircraft-to-get-connectivity-by-2013-imdc.html Over 4,500 commercial aircraft will be equipped with passenger connectivity systems by 2013, comprising a mixture of different technologies, a top in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) consultancy reports. In its latest market outlook, a portion of which has been exclusively obtained by Flightglobal, UK-based IMDC says the 4,500 mark for connectivity-equipped aircraft will be achieved as airlines adopt air-to-ground (ATG)-based systems, Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband aeronautical service and Ku-band technologies. "We remain up-beat about the future outlook for connectivity," says Wale Adepoju, chief executive of IMDC. He adds, however, that the business case for airborne connectivity "will depend more and more on striking a balance between operational and passenger data needs". IMDC, meanwhile, believes it will take almost three years for airline expenditure on IFE hardware to reach 2008 levels. "The new growth is driven by a steady increase in dFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335280/technican-training-for-typhoon-assembly-in-saudi-arabia-begins.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335280/technican-training-for-typhoon-assembly-in-saudi-arabia-begins.html Eurofighter partner company BAE Systems has begun training technicians for final assembly of the Typhoon fighter jet in Saudi Arabia. Alsalam Aircraft,...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:57 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335271/eurofighter-companies-land-new-support-deals-worth-over-1.4bn.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335271/eurofighter-companies-land-new-support-deals-worth-over-1.4bn.htmlEurofighter nations will benefit from reduced through-life support costs, following the signature of new deals with industry ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335263/aapa-09-thai-looks-to-alliance-partners-for-growth.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335263/aapa-09-thai-looks-to-alliance-partners-for-growth.html Thai Airways International plans to expand its international presence with the help of Star Alliance and in partcular alliance partners South African Airways...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:05:35 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335262/aapa-09-thai-to-replace-4-6-747s-with-leased-777-300ers.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335262/aapa-09-thai-to-replace-4-6-747s-with-leased-777-300ers.html Thai Airways International plans to get four to six Boeing 777-300ERs to replace its older 747s, says the carrier's executive VP commercial Pruet Boobphakam. "We...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:16 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335261/aapa-09-thai-to-transfer-more-routes-and-3-737s-to-nok.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335261/aapa-09-thai-to-transfer-more-routes-and-3-737s-to-nok.html Thai Airways International plans to transfer more domestic routes and three Boeing 737-400s to its low-cost carrier Nok Air. "They already have three...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:49:54 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335260/aapa-09-thai-to-operate-its-own-freighter-fleet.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335260/aapa-09-thai-to-operate-its-own-freighter-fleet.html Thai Airways International plans to operate its own freighters in future, says the airline's executive vice president (commercial) Pruet Boobphakam. "That...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:52 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335255/airasia-exploring-listings-in-thailand-indonesia.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335255/airasia-exploring-listings-in-thailand-indonesia.html The AirAsia group is looking at the possibility of stock market listings in Thailand and Indonesia, though plans are only at an exploratory stage. A...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:11 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335253/aapa-09-tiger-airways-chief-says-low-cost-model-vindicated.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335253/aapa-09-tiger-airways-chief-says-low-cost-model-vindicated.html Low cost carriers are an inevitable part of the airline industry that needs to be taken seriously by the full service carriers, says Tiger Group CEO Tony...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:43 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335254/aapa09-aapa-chief-says-governments-will-hinder-airline-recovery.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335254/aapa09-aapa-chief-says-governments-will-hinder-airline-recovery.html Restrictive government policies will impede recovery in the airline industry, says Association of Asia Pacific Airlines director general Andrew Herdman. "In...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:57:26 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335250/aapa-09-ana-urges-japan-govt-to-create-fairer-more-equitable-market.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335250/aapa-09-ana-urges-japan-govt-to-create-fairer-more-equitable-market.html All Nippon Airways has urged the Japanese government to create a fairer market and relax some regulations to help the country's airline industry. Rival...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:16:18 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335248/aapa-09-cathay-sees-slow-recovery-for-airlines.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/20/335248/aapa-09-cathay-sees-slow-recovery-for-airlines.html The prognosis for the airline industry is improving, but the industry is unlikely to return to the high growth rates of a few years ago anytime soon, says...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:50:37 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335245/congolese-md-82-badly-damaged-in-goma-overrun.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335245/congolese-md-82-badly-damaged-in-goma-overrun.html One of the Boeing MD-82 aircraft operated by Congolese carrier Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) has been badly damaged in an apparent runway overrun...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:20:31 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335244/faa-codifies-cooling-off-rule-for-former-inspectors.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335244/faa-codifies-cooling-off-rule-for-former-inspectors.html The US FAA is proposing formal rules that would prevent airlines and fractional ownership programs from hiring former air safety inspectors (ASIs) or their...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:22 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335227/delays-hit-us-airports-as-faa-suffers-flight-plan-glitch.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335227/delays-hit-us-airports-as-faa-suffers-flight-plan-glitch.html The US FAA is responding to problems with its telecommunications infrastructure today as airlines are forced to manually input flight plans, resulting in...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335233/picture-a400m-completes-first-ground-run-of-all-four-engines.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/19/335233/picture-a400m-completes-first-ground-run-of-all-four-engines.htmlAirbus Military has for the first time performed a simultaneous ground run of the A400M's TP400 engines ... 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