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Malaysia's AirAsia X to add flat beds
Malaysia long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has opened bids to add 12 lie-flat beds in its Airbus A330 aircraft. To do so it will eliminate the A330s'...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt to begin detailed design of geared turbofan in July
P&W gears up for detailed design phase Pratt & Whitney will in mid-July begin the detailed design phase of its PW1000G geared turbofan engine for the...
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VIDEO: Indonesia's Expressair damages another Dornier
Indonesian carrier Expressair is continuing to add Dornier 328 turboprops despite the fact that it has damaged two aircraft of this type in recent months. Expressair...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Eric Dautriat, executive director of the Clean Sky JTI
Eric Dautriat has just become executive director to head the Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a huge public/private research effort that could give Europe the edge in developing vital green aviation technologies. His entire professional career has been spent within the aerospace industry, most notably heading the development of the ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Visit the Flightglobal media lounge
Visitors to the Flightglobal chalet at Paris this year will have a very different experience to the fine dining and business meetings of the past. Instead...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Atlantic Airways signs up for CFM56s
Real live contract signings look like they will be thin on the ground here at Paris, but Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands, did...
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Air India delays $70m in staff pay for two weeks
Air India is delaying $70 million insalaries for two weeks, citing a challenging economic environment.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Honeywell bids for slice of SESAR pie
US electronics giant Honeywell is making a bid to be the only big non-European player in Europe's future air traffic management programme SESAR. Paolo...
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FAA to target pilot records and fatigue rules
The FAA will ask all airlines to begin reviewing pilot records held by the agency as it revises a November 2007 advisory circular in the aftermath of the...
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American to cut 1,600 jobs
American Airlines has unveiled plans to cut another 1,550 jobs, including 1,200 flight attendant positions, as it prepared to slash capacity by 7.5%.
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: In-seat IFE part of Qatar ’s latest A320 order
Qatar Airways has placed what could be one of the biggest orders at the Paris air show with a $1.9 billion deal for 24 Airbus A320 family aircraft that will come fully equipped with Thales in-seat audio/video on-demand in-flight entertainment ( IFE ) systems.
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Delta to suspend Kiev and Cape Town services
Delta Air Lines is planning to downgrade its New York-Kiev and Atlanta-Moscow services from year-round to seasonal as part of a major reduction in its international...
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PARIS AIR SHOW; PAS is Paris’s number one fan
With 56 meetings arranged during the week and a strategy based on increasing the size of the business tenfold
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Superjet 100 takes off with Malev order
Sukhoi has made a major breakthrough in its bid to secure an international customer base for its Superjet 100 regional jet, landing a commitment from Hungarian...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Qatar Airways ready to counter any “crap” from low-cost rivals
Qatar Airways ready to counter any "crap" from low-cost rivals Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has warned that he is ready to "push the...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Qatar Airways to introduce new cabin with latest A320 order
Qatar Airways has placed what could be one of the biggest orders at the show with a $1.9 billion deal for 24 Airbus A320 family aircraft, for delivery from...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Gulf Air hands Rolls-Royce big order to power A330s
Gulf Air has selected Rolls-Royce to power an additional 20 Airbus A330s that it is to start receiving in 2012. The Bahrain flag carrier shrugged off...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt scores new engine wash deals
Pratt & Whitney has secured new contracts for its EcoPower engine wash services. JetBlue Airways has signed an agreement to begin engine washes on its fleet...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Airbus-commissioned report warns of danger to global employment if air transport’s long-term growth is limited
A single percentage point fall in air traffic growth over the next 20 years could eliminate 6 million jobs worldwide, according to a new report "Aviation:...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Global Aeronautical plans recovery from 300-dage flow rate on 787
Shipset flow rates at Boeing 787 supply hub Global Aeronautica remain at around 300 days for each unit, but the company is "on track" to recover, a company...