All air transport news – Page 1147
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US DOT levies fines in ExpressJet tarmac delay incident
Officials from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) have levied a $100,000 civil penalty against ExpressJet and partner Continental Airlines for a highly-publicised...
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India’s delayed Saras aims for 2011 approval
National Aerospace Laboratories is gearing up to fly the third Saras twin-turboprop prototype next year and hopes to clinch certification for India's first...
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US Airways defers 54 Airbus deliveries and secures new financing commitments
US Airways is the latest US carrier to secure financing to weather economic uncertainty while also deferring 54 Airbus narrowbody and widebody deliveries...
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NewsKLM launches biofuels joint venture
Dutch operator KLM has formed a joint venture to develop sustainable biofuels after completing an alternative fuel-powered flight. The carrier has...
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Gippsland Airvan gets green light from USA and Europe
Australian general aviation manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics has received US Federal Aviation Administration
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MAS to start non-stop KL-Brisbane route
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will commence twice weekly non-stop services between Kuala Lumpur and Brisbane from 28 March 2010.
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Airbus expects 100 aircraft deliveries in China in 2010
(In the fourth sentence, changes number of A380s to 200) Airbus expects to deliver almost 100 aircraft in China next year and is "cautiously optimistic"...
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Emirates to open Tokyo service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to open non-stop services to Tokyo Narita, complementing its Japanese operation to Osaka.
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FAA finalizes Rolls-Royce spinner directive for ERJ series
FAA officials have issued a final airworthiness directive (AD) calling on operators of hundreds of Embraer ERJ-135 and ERJ-145 jets to replace the spinners...
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Continental temporarily deactivates LiveTV systems
Continental Airlines temporarily deactivated all of its LiveTV in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems on 20 November after discovering that a small part of...
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GE acquires performance-based navigation firm, Naverus
GE Aviation has acquired Washington-based Naverus, a 60-employee company that develops required navigation performance (RNP) and other performance-based...
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Jones succeeds Moravecek as president of Engine Alliance
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) marketing executive Mary Ellen Jones has been named president of Engine Alliance, the 50/50 joint venture between General Electric...
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Market Outlook: Load factor limitations
Chris Tarry stresses that load factors are only a measure of capacity utilisation.
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Analysis
US airline 3Q analysis: Skating along the bottom
US carrier 3Q results offer faint signs they could be crawling out from one of the strongest revenue troughs in history
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ICAO creating alternative fuels web tool
ICAO will create a web document to help advance efforts to develop and commercialize alternative jet fuels.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
FINNAIR Pilots called off a strike that cancelled hundreds of flights after accepting a new collective agreement...
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Business briefs
India's first special economic zone catering exclusively for the aerospace sector has opened...
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NewsGulf Air restructuring to concentrate on regional operations
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to focus on regional operations, build up its short-haul fleet, and realign its network towards strong connections through...