All air transport news – Page 1191
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Libyan government to take three VIP An-74s
Ukraine is supplying three customised Antonov An-74 passenger aircraft to Libya's government following an order from the Arab north African state. All...
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Opinion
Comment: When actions speak louder than words
The news that Airbus will build all its single-aisle aircraft (in Europe at least) under one roof is refreshing proof that it is going to stop the talk and...
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PICTURES: Sanswire makes engine progress for its airship
Airship development joint venture Sanswire -TAO has completed testing of its STS-111's propulsion system at 9,000ft...
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NewsSpanair MD-82 crash: Pilots twice failed to check flap setting
Investigators of last year's fatal Spanair Boeing MD-82 crash have disclosed that the pilots' failure to carry out proper flap and slat position checks contributed...
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SATS extends airport services deal with SIA Cargo
Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) has extended its contract to provide airport services to Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo for another five years.
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Libyan inks deal to bring OnAir connectivity to new A320s
Libyan Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OnAir to install the Airbus/SITA joint venture's in-flight mobile connectivity services...
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Embraer's E-Jets cargo door fix ends repetitive inspections
US FAA officials are proposing to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Embraer 170/190 aircraft after the Brazilian manufacturer developed a modification...
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Malaysian soon to trial credit card authentication service
Malaysian Airlines will shortly begin trialling a real-time, handheld credit card authentication service during flight, in a move that is expected to reduce...
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PICTURE: Libya's Afriqiyah receives first A330
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, one of three ordered by the operator in 2006. Afriqiyah's aircraft...
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Idle talk - stored airliner fleet balloons to record level in latest census
The growth of the world airliner fleet has almost ground to a halt while the number parked is at an all-time high. Our annual census counts up the aircraft and examines the effect that the downturn has had over the last year
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SIA July traffic down 13%
Singapore Airlines posted a 13% fall in passenger traffic in July as the global economic downturn continued to affect demand.
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Cebu Pacific posts H1 profit of 1.82bn pesos
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air returned to the black in the first half of 2009 after revenues increased due to the opening of new routes.
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V Australia adds Phuket and Johannesburg services
V Australia, Virgin Blue's long-haul subsidiary, plans to launch flights to Thailand's beach resort Phuket and Johannesburg in South Africa later this year.
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This Week's briefings
The pilot of the Eurocopter AS350 tour helicopter that collided with a Piper PA-32 over New...
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NewsAirbus A350 could be equipped with automatic emergency descent system
Airbus is considering equipping the A350 XWB with an automated system that would put the aircraft into an unaided emergency descent if it detected unsafe...
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A350 government aid will fall short of maximum permissible
Airbus insists it is not disappointed by the relatively modest contribution from the UK Government to the A350 XWB programme, formally disclosed today
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Sound principles
Can aircraft noise fit into a cap and trading scheme? A European study is aiming to find the answer