Networks – Page 224
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News
Superjet performs high-latitude tests for Yakutia
Sukhoi has carried out tests of its Superjet 100 in high-latitude regions, to assess the avionics performance on the type ahead of deliveries to Russian...
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IN FOCUS: Long-haul, low-cost at home in Southeast Asia
When Oasis Hong Kong Airlines's chief executive Steve Miller put the business into liquidation on 9 April 2008, many thought it was the beginning of the...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Low-cost carriers keep flexing the model
For the low-cost carrier segment, 2011 saw a further spread of the model. Double-digit growth continued, with passenger numbers at the 75 biggest carriers jumping by 11.6%. Revenues among 30 of the leading carriers increased by a quarter.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Myanmar opportunities beckon for carriers
Myanmar's airline industry is set to open up after the country's emergence from two decades of diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions. By-elections...
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Nyco goes for low-toxin jet engine oil that protects seals
French oil manufacturer Nyco claims to have come up with a new jet engine lubricant that will be less harmful to passengers and air crew should an in-cabin...
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Pakistan begins aircraft inspections after Bhoja Air crash
Inspections of all aircraft operated by privately owned Pakistani carriers are being carried out after the crash of a Boeing 737-200 operated by Bhoja Air...
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NewsBoeing confirms long-haul 757 replacement study
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney confirms a replacement for the long-haul 757-200 market segment is being studied internally, adding potentially a new...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Spirit Airlines chief executive Ben Baldanza
Aside from the artist's impression of an aircraft and the company's logo welcoming you at the entrance, there are little signs this nondescript office in...
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News
IN FOCUS: The state of the Indian airline market
There was optimism aplenty at the Indian Aviation show in Hyderabad two years ago. The pall cast by the 2008-2009 economic downturn was lifting, the irrational...
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NewsLufthansa takes first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa today took possession of its inaugural 747-8 Intercontinental, marking the first delivery of the type to a passenger airline....
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NewsMRJ maiden flight pushed back over 12 months to late 2013
The first flight of the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet will be delayed over one year to October-December 2013, from the previously scheduled second...
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NewsAfriqiyah signs for three more A330s
Libya's Afriqiyah Airways is ordering another three Airbus A330s, after finalising an agreement with the European airframer. The carrier says the agreement...
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NewsAirbus and Qantas overcame technical and logistical challenges in A380 repairs
Qantas Airways and Airbus engineers faced both technical and logistical challenges in restoring its first A380 back to virtually brand-new condition after...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems resumes shipments, but no timetable to clear backlog
Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems has confirmed it has restarted shipments to Boeing after a week-long operational hiatus caused by tornado damage. The...
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NewsVirgin's Ridgway vows to fight on over IAG's takeover of BMI
Virgin Atlantic Airways is vowing to maintain its vocal opposition to International Airlines Group's takeover of BMI despite the formal completion of the...
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News
IN FOCUS: 787 'vital part of holiday' experience: Thomson
As Thomson Airways put its 2013 summer holidays on sale, the UK leisure airline's managing director Chris Browne was on hand at London Heathrow airport this...
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NewsHelios managers to appeal jail sentences for manslaughter
A Greek court has jailed four men for 10 years each following their conviction for manslaughter by negligence relating to the 2005 crash of a Boeing 737-200 operated by Cypriot carrier Helios Airways.
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NewsQantas A380 in QF32 incident returns to Sydney
The Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that had a mid-air uncontained engine failure after take-off from Singapore in November 2010 has finally returned to Australia. The...
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NewsBhoja Air 737's flight data, cockpit voice recorders found
Pakistani search and rescue teams have recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the debris of Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 that crashed...