All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 490
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Mexico’s Volaris defers all 2009 aircraft deliveries
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has deferred the delivery of at least three Airbus A319s, and will now not take any additional aircraft this year.
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Canada focuses on green aviation technology
The government of Canada has created its Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) that is designed to foster the development of technologies...
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BAE remakes remarketing
Focus on a wide range of types is the latest chapter in the evolution of civil business
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Garuda agrees 737-800 leaseback deal with DAE
Garuda Indonesia and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital have signed an agreement covering the sale and leaseback of eight Boeing 737-800s. The...
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Virgin Blue mulls order for up to 60 180-seat aircraft
Australia's Virgin Blue is looking to place an order for up to 60 aircraft by the end of this year as it evaluates a replacement for some of its original...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
KAZAKHSTAN The government in Astana is to guarantee finance for carriers leasing regional aircraft to serve domestic routes, as it sees civil aviation as...
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787-8 may fail to meet initial specs: Conesa
Aeromexico fears the Boeing 787-8, which it now expects to begin receiving in 2012, may fail to meet original performance specifications including the ability...
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PICTURES: Wings for RAF’s first A330 tanker head for assembly
Airbus UK has shipped the wings for the UK Royal Air Force's first Airbus A330-200-based tanker to Bremen for equipment installation ...
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Business Briefs
COMPOSITES TO 'FORCE TIER 1 RESTRUCTURING' MANUFACTURING The aerostructures industry will restructure around a handful of tier...
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Virgin Blue’s long-haul arm V Australia launches flights
Today Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier, V Australia, is due to formally launch operations with an inaugural departure from Sydney bound for Los Angeles.
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Viking studies E-coat process for new Twin Otter
Canada's Viking Air is considering using E-coat in its basic production process for the new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 as a means of boosting the corrosion...
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Curtiss-Wright forecasts one-third cut for monthly 737 output
A major structural and systems supplier for the Boeing 737 predicts a 30% decline for the narrowbody's monthly production rate after mid-year.
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ANZ highlights evidence of sensor failure on crashed A320
Air New Zealand is stressing that, despite releasing initial findings, French investigators have yet to determine the cause of last November's Airbus A320...
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Mexicana to take first 717 next month
Mexicana plans to take delivery next month of the first of 25 Boeing 717s and place the aircraft, which will be operated by low-cost unit Click in a two-class...
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Flight 1549 crew lambastes relations between airline management and labour
Crew members of the US Airways Airbus A320 that ditched into the Hudson River in New York on 15 January are calling for an overhaul of rules governing US...
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NewsGulf Air firms up 777-300ER lease deal with India's Jet
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has firmed up a deal to lease four new Boeing 777-300ERs from India's Jet Airways. Gulf Air says...
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Operating in a carbon constrained world
A fundamental change in air travel behaviour and technology will become a necessity if climate protection measures such as a halving global emissions by...
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Delta TechOps plans to offer Airbus component services
Delta TechOps is looking at adding Airbus component services to its fast growing third-party business, using the expertise from newly acquired Northwest...