All air transport news – Page 830
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NewsBoeing appoints Conner new commercial aircraft chief
Boeing has appointed a new chief executive for commercial aircraft as it maps the future of its next-generation 777 widebody family and takes on Airbus in...
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NewsBoeing X-48C blended-wing body to fly next month
Boeing and NASA hope to fly a new version of the X-48 blended-wing body subscale test aircraft next month, a senior company official says. "We're...
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Alaska Airlines adds three 737s to order backlog
Alaska Airlines has placed new orders for three Boeing 737-900ERs. Boeing revealed the order on its orders and deliveries web site on 26 June. The...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus sticks by demanding A350 XWB targets
Airbus has its work cut out to meet rigorous A350 XWB deadlines it has set itself, but the airframer remains insistent that doing so is feasible
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NewsBoeing, Embraer sign MoU for KC-390 cooperation
Boeing and Embraer have agreed to collaborate on marketing and developing technologies for the latter's KC-390 transport/tanker ...
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FL Technics gains approval to train 757 engineers
Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics has been approved to qualify maintenance technicians for Pratt & Whitney PW2000-equipped Boeing 757-200s. The...
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NewsPICTURE: Malaysia Airlines unveils Airbus A380 livery
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has unveiled the livery of its first Airbus A380, which will be used on the Kuala Lumpur-London Heathrow route from 1 July. The...
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Japan Airlines to launch in-flight wi-fi on international routes
Japan Airlines (JAL) will introduce in-flight wi-fi services on international routes this summer. The service, called JAL sky wi-fi, will use the broadband...
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Gulf Technics brings all MRO in-house
Bahraini national carrier Gulf Air is moving all base maintenance for its fleet in-house, saying that the switch will reduce costs, increase aircraft availability...
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NewsAir Berlin crew's fatigued distress call faces safety probe
A serious incident in May in which the flight crew of an Airbus A330 operated by Air Berlin made a distress call to request an expedited landing in Munich...
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Volaris to begin Culiacan-Los Angeles flights in August
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris will launch weekly flights between Culiacan in northwestern Mexico and Los Angeles from 4 August. The airline filed...
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Turkish Airlines, Luxair sign codeshare agreement
Turkish Airlines has entered into a codeshare agreement with Luxembourg flag carrier Luxair, effective 22 June. Under the agreement, the Turkish carrier...
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NewsPICTURES: Thai Airways’ first A380 rolls out of paint shop
Thai Airways' first Airbus A380 aircraft bearing the carrier's livery has been rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg. The roll out marks the...
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NewsPinnacle Airlines suspends talks with unions
Pinnacle Airlines has suspended negotiations with its labour groups as it returns to the drawing board on its new business plan, following discussions with...
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Pratt & Whitney adds SAA Technical to network
Pratt & Whitney has made an agreement with South African Airways Technical that allows the MRO to perform work on its JT9D-7R4G2 engines as a part of the...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Pending pilots deal highlights Delta's regional contracts
Delta Air Lines will have to renegotiate its contracts with five regional airline groups in order to add 70 76-seat regional jets (RJs) and drop 218 50-seat...
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NewsNexcelle completes key C919 nacelle test
Nexcelle has completed a demonstration of its advanced technology nacelle, a key component in the integrated propulsion system (IPS) for the CFM Leap-1C-powered...
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ANALYSIS: Gulf grabs a cut of East-West traffic
The Middle East giants have turned their hubs into important conduits for the passenger flow between Europe and China.
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NewsPiaggio to develop two extended-range special mission versions of P180 business aircraft
Piaggio Aero is developing two extended-range versions of its P180 Avanti II for the surveillance market - a growing business it sees as compensating for stagnating executive aircraft sales. It hopes to have the variants in service by 2015.
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NewsICBC Financial Leasing to be launch customer for China-produced Legacy 650s
China's ICBC Financial Leasing has signed a deal for up to 10 Embraer Legacy 650 executive jets with Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry (HEAI), a joint venture...