All aerospace news – Page 742
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NewsAmerican declares stock price plunge will not force Chapter 11
American Airlines has moved to quash speculation that a dramatic fall in its stock price on 3 October is a precursor to a Chapter 11 reorganisation. American...
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ROUTES: Bombardier takes stand against network planners
Bombardier is taking advantage of being the only aircraft manufacturer exhibiting at Routes to gain a unique insight into the needs of potential customers.
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Air Berlin axes celebrity travel scheme
Air Berlin is to abandon its "Countercard Premium Plus" promotion scheme which allows celebrities to fly at discount prices.
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NewsIberia operates Spain's first commercial biofuel flight
Iberia today operated Spain's first biofuel-powered commercial flight using an Airbus A320 from Madrid to Barcelona.
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ROUTES: Emirates already eyeing bigger aircraft for Dallas
Emirates is already thinking about increasing capacity on its new Dallas-Fort Worth route, three months ahead of the launch of the first direct service between...
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ROUTES: UK regional airports call for Government to rethink APD tax
A group of British regional airports and airlines have joined forces to urge UK finance minister George Osborne to abandon a "one-size-fits-all" approach to Air Passenger Duty (APD), following the UK government's decision to reduce taxation on long-haul flights from airports in Northern Ireland.
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Onur Air signs up for Turkish Technic C-check
Turkish carrier Onur Air has signed up for Turkish Technic's C-check maintenance services on two Airbus A321s. The MRO firm said that it will carry...
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TAECO completes cabin modification on first Cathay 777-300ER
Taikoo Xiamen Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) has completed the modifications to install a new business class product on a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777-300ER. The...
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ROUTES: Dabbas details Royal Jordanian's Africa strategy
Royal Jordanian Airlines will start a series of new routes into Africa in the next few months in a bid to replace haemorrhaging European traffic, the carrier's...
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ROUTES: Long-haul, low-cost model dead in the water
Legacy airlines will become increasingly reliant on budget carriers to provide feed to their long-haul networks - and the long-haul, low-cost model is pretty much dead in these times of high oil prices.
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ROUTES: Boeing 737 Max takes on Airbus’s A320neo
Airbus and Boeing are going head to head again in the short-haul market after the US airframer shadowed its rival's move with a re-engineered version of its current narrowbody.
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EASA proposes AD on A380 Trent 900 pylon modifications
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a proposed airworthiness directive for Airbus A380 operators to modify panels on Rolls-Royce Trent...
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NewsChina launches space station test bed
China successfully launched the first segment of its space station, Tiangong-1, on 29 September. The Tiangong spacecraft was launched atop a Long March II-F...
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ROUTES: Single-aisle demand drives Airbus forecast growth
The 7% rise in Airbus's forecast for 20-year airliner demand in its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) is driven largely by a jump in the size of the single-aisle market.
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Iberia to provide engine maintenance for BA's A318s
British Airways has contracted Iberia Maintenance to maintain the CFM International CFM56-5B engines of the two Airbus A318s which it operates in all-premium...
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NewsThree-blade light turbine first flight soon
Maiden flight is imminent for a two-seat billed as the world's first three-bladed light turbine.
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NewsSpaceX to build reusable launch vehicle
SpaceX has confirmed its intent to build a fully reusable multi-stage launch vehicle. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on 29 September that SpaceX will...
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NewsPICTURE: Guimbal Cabri G2 makes UK debut
Guimbal's Cabri G2 made its UK debut at Helitech with one of the 27 of the type currently flying.
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India's Kingfisher to exit low-cost market
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to exit the country's low-cost market within the next four months and focus more on the premium market.
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MROE: Global maintenance sector still facing turbulent times
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul industry may have reached the "bottom of the business" in 2009 but today is still "clearly a turbulent time"...