http://www.flightglobal.com/news/aviation/Fri, 24 May 2013 01:38:39 ZAviation news from Flightglobalen-gbhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/aviation/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Long-delayed-ARJ21-certification-set-to-slip-again-386301/Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Long-delayed-ARJ21-certification-set-to-slip-again-386301/Comac's ARJ21 regional jet is unlikely to receive certification until at least late next year, according to sources. This means the programme, which...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Comac-reduces-C919-composite-use-to-speed-up-progress-386300/Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Comac-reduces-C919-composite-use-to-speed-up-progress-386300/In a bid to speed up development, Chinese airframer Comac is cutting down on the use of composites in its C919 narrowbody programme. The airframer...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Oman-Air-orders-three-more-A330s-386216/Wed, 22 May 2013 08:29:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Oman-Air-orders-three-more-A330s-386216/Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has ordered another three Airbus A330-300s, which will take its overall A330 fleet to 10 aircraft. The airline ordered...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/United-returns-787s-to-revenue-service-386114/Mon, 20 May 2013 20:12:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/United-returns-787s-to-revenue-service-386114/United Airlines resumed revenue flights on its fleet of Boeing 787-8 aircraft today, a little more than a month since the US Federal Aviation Administration...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Comac-completes-ARJ21-minimum-unstick-speed-tests-386056/Mon, 20 May 2013 06:07:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Comac-completes-ARJ21-minimum-unstick-speed-tests-386056/Comac has completed the minimum unstick speed tests for its ARJ21 regional jet programme. Nine such tests have been successfully completed since they...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-Asia-Pacific-load-factors-up-two-points-in-March-2013-385988/Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-Asia-Pacific-load-factors-up-two-points-in-March-2013-385988/Major Asia-Pacific carriers enjoyed increased load factors during March 2013, with only two of 16 carriers suffering moderate load factor declines. Across...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANA-787-experiences-minor-electrical-fault-owing-to-loose-nut-385980/Fri, 17 May 2013 06:26:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANA-787-experiences-minor-electrical-fault-owing-to-loose-nut-385980/An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 experienced a minor electrical fault during a recent proving flight, but the cause was traced to an insufficiently turned...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Kuwait-Airways-confirms-order-for-15-A320neos-10-A350s-385949/Thu, 16 May 2013 13:54:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Kuwait-Airways-confirms-order-for-15-A320neos-10-A350s-385949/Kuwait Airways has signed an initial agreement for 25 Airbus aircraft, state news agency KUNA reports, comprising 10 A350-900 XWBs and 15 A320neos. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Nepal-Airlines-Twin-Otter-crashes-crew-in-critical-condition-385934/Thu, 16 May 2013 08:27:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Nepal-Airlines-Twin-Otter-crashes-crew-in-critical-condition-385934/A de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter operated by Nepal Airlines has crashed while attempting to land at the town of Jomsom, located northwest of Kathmandu. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-Flightcrew-contracts-prompt-job-loss-fears-385876/Wed, 15 May 2013 14:45:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-Flightcrew-contracts-prompt-job-loss-fears-385876/The appeal of contracting flightcrew has prompted tax controversy and fears that jobs will go to low-wage economies in the same way as the merchant marinehttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Lion-737-crash-crew-had-no-visual-contact-with-runway-385878/Wed, 15 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Lion-737-crash-crew-had-no-visual-contact-with-runway-385878/Indonesian investigators indicate that the crew of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 continued to descend below minimum altitude despite not having visual contact...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-delivers-1st-787-since-grounding-ended-385849/Tue, 14 May 2013 19:01:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-delivers-1st-787-since-grounding-ended-385849/Boeing today marked another landmark on the 787's path to recovery from a battery scare by delivering the 51st aircraft - and the first since the fleet was grounded in mid-January - to All Nippon Airways (ANA).http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-ATC-controls-UAV-for-first-time-385828/Tue, 14 May 2013 11:08:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-ATC-controls-UAV-for-first-time-385828/A twin-turboprop BAe Jetstream research aircraft has completed a 500nm (925km) flight through UK airspace under the command of a ground-based pilot and the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-India-starts-test-flights-on-787s-385758/Mon, 13 May 2013 02:33:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-India-starts-test-flights-on-787s-385758/Air India has started initial test flights on its first modified Boeing 787, and expects all six of its 787s to return to commercial service by the end of...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IAG-encouraged-despite-higher-first-quarter-losses-385707/Fri, 10 May 2013 06:24:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IAG-encouraged-despite-higher-first-quarter-losses-385707/British Airways and Iberia parent IAG's first-quarter operating loss has increased to €278 million ($363 million), before exceptional items, compared with...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Delta-and-Gol-implement-codeshare-after-technological-hiccups-385681/Thu, 09 May 2013 14:33:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Delta-and-Gol-implement-codeshare-after-technological-hiccups-385681/Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol and Delta Air Lines have implemented a codeshare agreement, after technological issues delayed it from being put into place. Gol...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-US-carriers-post-strong-Q1-despite-slump-in-March-385631/Wed, 08 May 2013 18:06:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-US-carriers-post-strong-Q1-despite-slump-in-March-385631/Most US carriers posted positive financial results in the first quarter, even as demand began to slump towards the end of what is traditionally a weaker...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Embraer-to-consider-stretched-E-Jets-and-turboprops-385579/Tue, 07 May 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Embraer-to-consider-stretched-E-Jets-and-turboprops-385579/Embraer will consider a stretched version of its second generation E-Jet and a possible turboprop, after the update to its current E-Jet family is in the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/NTSB-calls-for-urgent-battery-tests-before-787s-resume-commercial-flights-385554/Tue, 07 May 2013 14:04:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/NTSB-calls-for-urgent-battery-tests-before-787s-resume-commercial-flights-385554/The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting an urgent new round of testing on the Boeing 787's lithium-ion batteries in hopes of finding...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/WestJet-orders-10-737-800s-defers-five-737-700s-385552/Tue, 07 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/WestJet-orders-10-737-800s-defers-five-737-700s-385552/Calgary-based WestJet has struck an agreement with Boeing to purchase 10 737-800s, and defer five 737-700s scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2015 to...