All news – Page 2017
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NewsHawker 400XPR upgrade secures US approval
Beechcraft has secured US certification for the XPR upgrade package on its Hawker/Beechcraft 400 light business jet family, and says work on the first retrofit is under way with delivery planned later this year.
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ROUTES: Ireland and China seek direct air link
Ireland and China have formally committed to seeking to establish direct air services between the two countries.
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ROUTES: Ethiopian studies helping African national start-ups
Ethiopian Airlines is in talks with the governments of Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda with a view to assisting them in establishing new national carriers.
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NBAA: Air Force One - a history of the ultimate business jet
Whether it’s President Hillary Clinton or President Donald Trump, one of the perks of winning the top job is getting to fly in the world’s ultimate business jet – actually a pair of Boeing 747-200-derived VC-25s operated by the US air force and known by the call sign Air Force ...
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ROUTES: Kuala Lumpur works on easing pinch at main terminal
Kuala Lumpur airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) is working to get some airlines to move or commence operations at KLIA2, as its main terminal becomes increasingly crowded, especially during peak hours.
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ROUTES: Southwest sets stage for future partnerships
Southwest Airlines sees its new reservations system as being key to driving interline and codeshare traffic with potential overseas partners.
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ROUTES: Vienna has no appetite for new airport acquisitions
Vienna airport is not looking for new airport investment opportunities at present because it no longer sees a “buyer’s market” for these kinds of acquisitions, chief operating officer Julian Jager says.
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ROUTES: Dublin expects 'international' interest in runway project
Dublin airport managing director Vincent Harrison expects interest from both “Irish and international” construction firms in the current tender to build the gateway’s second runway.
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Capital markets will finance CSeries: Bombardier
Bombardier's CSeries aircraft will ultimately be an asset that the capital markets can finance, the manufacturer's vice-president of commercial operations Ross Mitchell argued today.
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ROUTES: Finavia to close and sell more airports
Finavia is likely to close one or two of its regional airports and privatise another two in the near future as it strives to make its network of gateways more profitable, its senior vice-president Joni Sundelin has disclosed.
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NewsSafran and Urban Aeronautics team to explore Cormorant propulsion
Safran Helicopter Engines and Urban Aeronautics have signed a memorandum of understanding to study propulsion options for the latter’s Cormorant unmanned air vehicle.
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ROUTES: Swazi Airways to begin flights in November
African start-up Swazi Airways will begin operations from November with initial routes to Durban, Cape Town and Harare from Manzini King Mswati III International airport.
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ROUTES: Orlando sees big boost from Emirates service
The Florida contingent at Routes is determined to tell the world that there are more reasons to visit the state than to “see the mouse.”
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ROUTES: AirAsia X expects to start Hawaii service in 1Q 2017
AirAsia X expects to launch services on the Kuala Lumpur-Osaka-Hawaii route in the first quarter of 2017.
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ANALYSIS: MRJ readies for its ultimate test
Mitsubishi Aircraft is a Japanese company based in Nagoya, but its fate resides a three-hour drive west of Seattle, where most of the flight test campaign of the MRJ regional jet programme will occur.
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ROUTES: Chengdu unveils new international links
A string of planned new international services from Chengdu have been unveiled today during a signing ceremony at World Routes.
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ROUTES: Malaysia Airlines paves road to recovery
Malaysia Airlines’ new chief executive Peter Bellew has his eye on getting the airline to breakeven by the fourth quarter of 2017, and to be profitable all year in 2018.
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ROUTES: Chinese carriers hint at consolidation
Chinese airlines have warned that some carriers may not be able to support their long-haul expansions, should fuel price head north and as government subsidies for such routes subside.
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ROUTES: Ethiopian plans Chengdu route
Ethiopian Airlines will begin flights between Addis Ababa and Chengdu next summer
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ROUTES: Changi sees strong long-haul interest
Singapore’s Changi Airport continues to look for ways to expand existing markets and open new ones.