All news – Page 3955
-
News
Non-US Gulfstream orders rise to 55% in first half of 2008
Non-US orders at Gulfstream Aerospace increased to 55% in the first half of 2008, up 2% on the total for 2007, the first time in the company's 50-year history...
-
News
Air France-KLM, British Airways and Lufthansa lead the pack in European airline consolidation
Air France-KLM, British Airways and Lufthansa are emerging as Europe's three dominant players through consolidation
-
NewsJet Republic challenges NetJets Europe, buys 110 Learjet 60XRs
A new fractional ownership and block charter company has been launched in Europe which seeks to challenge the dominance of industry leader and fractional stalwart NetJets Europe.
-
News
Singapore's Tiger still keen on regional expansion
Singapore's Tiger Aviation is determined to launch new low-cost services across Asia despite facing fierce opposition
-
News
James Hogan: Full steam ahead at Etihad
In the five years since it was launched, Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has expanded at an eye watering pace. Chief executive James Hogan explains where the...
-
News
Steve Ridgway vs Willie Walsh
British Airways shouldn't be allowed to gang up with American Airlines - it's big enough already on London Heathrow-US routes and it shouldn't be given any...
-
NewsQantas A380 set for transpacific emissions trial
A Qantas Airbus A380 will perform a test flight in the next six months as part of the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) programme...
-
News
First operational VH-71 flies but budget remains uncertain
First operational VH-71 flies but budget remains uncertain
-
News
Frontier battles to stay afloat
Frontier Airlines is finding its bankruptcy reorganisation more complex than it had hoped and, despite a recent cash infusion, asked its bankruptcy judge...
-
News
BA suspends Islamabad flights indefinitely
British Airways (BA) is suspending flights to Islamabad in Pakistan indefinitely amid security concerns in the region following the bombing of the Marriot...
-
News
Merpati gets another bailout
Indonesia's second state-owned carrier, Merpati Nusantara , is getting another government bailout to help it carry...
-
News
Hawaiian readies for 717 deliveries
Hawaiian Airlines will take delivery of the first of four leased Boeing 717 aircraft from Boeing Capital on 26 September. The aircraft will be placed...
-
News
Dubai's Silver Air secures $4m investment
Dubai-based ACMI operation Silver Air has unveiled plans for fleet upgrade after two new investors contributed $4 million to the company. Silver Air,...
-
News
Troubled Midwest wins new backing
Midwest has exhausted an investment by Northwest and is losing the co-operation of its unions as it slashes further Milwaukee-based Midwest, famed...
-
News
Helicopters prepare for precision GPS approaches
The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has successfully demonstrated manually flown, satellite navigation-guided precision approaches designed specifically for...
-
News
Back on the line
After years in the background, Japan is having a go at developing indigenous aircraft again. Companies like Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries...
-
NewsIndia's Kingfisher returning some aircraft and retrenching staff
Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is returning some of its leased aircraft and has started to retrench some workers in an effort to cut costs and stem its...
-
News
Vietnam feeling growing pains
Vietnam's air travel market is starting to slow and carriers are revising their plans after a period of fast growth
-
News
Grob closes in on rescue package as Bombardier pulls out Learjet 85
Bombardier is re-evaluating its entire development and manufacturing strategy for the all-composite Learjet 85 business jet after terminating an agreement...