Fleets – Page 255
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NewsUnited still considering a CSeries or E2 order
United Airlines is still out shopping for a new 100-seat mainline aircraft, following its order for 40 new Boeing 737-700s today.
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Southwest orders 33 737-800s, upgauges 25 737-700s
Southwest Airlines has ordered an additional 33 Boeing 737-800s, and has also converted its remaining 25 737-700 firm orders to the larger -800s.
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Gulf Air ups A320neo order but cancels new A330s
Bahraini flag carrier Gulf Air has confirmed its future narrowbody fleet plan, adjusting a previous order with Airbus to sign up for an increased fleet of Neo-series A320s and A321s.
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Gulf Air converts 787 order to -9 variant
Gulf Air has converted a long-standing order for 16 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners to the -9 variant, with the move forming part of a new strategy to support future growth.
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ANALYSIS: How we covered Concorde's inaugural commercial flight
Almost exactly 40 years ago, Concorde made its commercial debut, with synchronised departures from Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle. Flight International’s then-editor, Mike Ramsden, was on board one of them – the British Airways inaugural to Bahrain
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Italians probe diverted EasyJet A319's low-fuel landing
Italian investigators are looking into an incident in which an EasyJet Airbus A319 landed with less than the required minimum fuel after a diversion to Bari.
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Thai to defer delivery of 14 widebodies
Thai Airways International will postpone delivery of 14 widebody aircraft originally scheduled to enter the fleet between 2016 and 2018.
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Unknown object strikes Colombian A320 in cruise
Colombian investigators are trying to ascertain the nature of an object which struck an Airbus A320 at cruise altitude in the country’s airspace.
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NewsDelta taking a ‘serious look’ at the CSeries
Delta Air Lines is taking a “serious look” at the Bombardier CSeries, says chief executive Richard Anderson.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will ANA go large on A380?
If All Nippon Airways is confirmed as the unidentified customer behind an order for three Airbus A380s, it could be the start of something much larger for the Japanese carrier.
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Falling oil prices not impacting new airliner sales: Ascend
Falling oil prices are not deterring airlines from ordering new fuel-efficient aircraft, and there is little prospect of that changing even if prices stay low, argues the chief economist at Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy.
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Russian authority claims MH17 inquiry findings 'unsubstantiated'
Russian authorities have formally communicated to Dutch investigators concerns that the inquiry into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 contains several contradictions and discrepancies.
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EasyJet urges cross-check rigour after take-off data incidents
EasyJet has underlined to crews the crucial importance of cross-checking performance calculations after three take-off incidents came under investigation in the space of four months.
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AWAS sale stalls amid Chinese turmoil
Negotiations on the purchase of operating lessor AWAS are being delayed owing to the market meltdown in China, sources indicate.
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AirAsia X switches remaining A330s to re-engined variant
Long-haul low-cost operator AirAsia X has cancelled 11 Airbus A330-300s in favour of taking 11 re-engined A330neo jets.
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ANALYSIS: To cut carbon, pack in the pax
Airlines that have been the most vocal about the positive steps they have taken to reduce their carbon footprints were ranked among the least fuel-efficient transatlantic carriers in a recent study carried out by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The fantasy of ASEAN open skies
ASEAN is some distance away from achieving a truly single aviation market, with three member states yet to fully ratify multi-lateral air service agreements by the 2015 year-end deadline.
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CRJ crash probe wrestles with damaged recorders
Swedish investigators have yet to ascertain the extent of the data which can be extracted from the flight recorders of the crashed West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 freighter.
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Flight instructor blamed for Do-228 belly landing
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has concluded that the incompetence of a flight instructor was the main cause behind a Daily Air Dornier Do-228 belly landing in December 2014.
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NewsAzul takes final E195-E1 in special livery
Brazil's Azul has taken delivery of its final current generation Embraer E-Jet, with a E195 painted in a special livery commemorating its partnership with live TV provider SKY.