All articles by Mark Pilling – Page 4
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FARNBOROUGH: Fokker 120 edges closer to go-ahead
Long-running plans to resurrect production of the Fokker 100 twinjet appear to be gaining momentum as the Netherlands Aircraft Company works on securing the financing and supply chain partners to launch the aircraft, dubbed the F120NG.
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IATA: Revived Royal Air Maroc ready for first 787s
Royal Air Maroc has returned to profitability and is in growth mode once again as its prepares to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 later this year.
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ANALYSIS: BOC Aviation becomes Asian financing powerhouse
BOC Aviation is rapidly extending its reach in the airline and aerospace sector with a product range that has gone far beyond the roots of a business that started out as an aircraft lessor.
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ALTA: Airbus fleet roll-over options under review at TAME
Ecuador’s TAME will add to its Embraer and Airbus fleet over the coming year, and is updating its longer-term narrowbody fleet plan, says Rafael Farias Ponton, chief executive of the state-owned carrier.
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ROUTES: Milwaukee seeks European service
Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International airport is revving up its marketing efforts to capture its first transatlantic service, hoping its close proximity to Chicago’s sprawling metropolis and lower airport charges compared to dominant O’Hare will prove attractive.
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ROUTES: Cardiff back on a growth mission
Cardiff Airport is on a mission to grow back capacity at the Welsh airport under its new owners, after passenger numbers roughly halved over the last five years.
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NewsPARIS: Singapore gears up for 2014 air show
In February 2014 the industry will gather in Singapore for the fourth edition of the Singapore air show. Jimmy Lau, the managing director of show organiser Experia Events, explains what lies in store for Asia's largest aerospace gathering
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NewsILA: AirAsia closes in on 'bring your own device' IFE
AirAsia believes the technological strides being made in tablet devices means that within three years its passengers will be able to bring their own entertainment...
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ILA: AirAsia plans A320 rollovers
AirAsia will begin to roll over its early delivery Airbus A320s for new aircraft in a couple of years, says Zaman Ahmad, the airline's head of customer experience...
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NewsILA: AirAsia ready for 'Jaws' debut
AirAsia is referring to its Airbus A320s fitted with sharklet wing-tips as "Jaws", because they will be taking "a big bite out of our costs", said Zaman...
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FARNBOROUGH: Singapore Airshow on the up
Air show organisers love big orders at their events and they don't come much bigger than Lion Air's $22.4 billion deal for the Boeing 737 Max and 737-900ERs...
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IATA: Association moves to develop global distribution standards
IATA's new partnership approach is flowering in the distribution field, with the association moving on from several years of beating up the global distribution...
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NewsIATA: Industry needs partnerships to grow – Tyler
Two words that have cropped up time and time again from Tony Tyler here at the annual general meeting are "growth" and "partnership". "Our industry's...
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IATA: JetBlue looks to widebody operations from 2015
As JetBlue Airways focuses on bringing Airbus A321 narrowbodies into its fleet in the near term, it is also in the early stages of studying the acquisition...
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IATA: Latin America could look to China's example to solve congestion issue - ALTA
China and Latin America have a lot in common when it comes to growth rates and market potential in air transport terms, but are poles apart in one crucial area, says Alex de Gunten, executive director of ALTA, the association that represents Latin American and Caribbean carriers.
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NewsEBACE: HondaJet plans first deliveries in late 2013
With over 100 orders for its light jet already on the books, HondaJet is at EBACE updating visitors about the status of its extensive flight test programme...
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NewsQatar 787 to debut at Farnborough
The first Boeing 787 to be delivered to Qatar Airways will feature at this year's Farnborough Air Show in July, chief executive Akbar Al Baker has confirmed.
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Qatar to reopen CSeries talks in 6-12 months
Qatar Airways hopes to re-open negotiations with Bombardier about an order for its new CSeries twinjet within the next 6-12 months, says Akbar Al Baker,...
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NewsQatar sticks with A350-1000, for now
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker is sticking with his carrier's order for 20 Airbus A350-1000s after being persuaded by Airbus that the new widebody will meet its as-advertised performance.
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NewsQatar A380 delivery contingent on permanent wing fix: Al Baker
Airbus has promised that a permanent fix to the wing crack problem affecting current in-service A380s will enable Qatar Airways to take its first unit in...