News from FlightGlobal – Page 1014
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Malaysia Airlines cuts eight loss-making routes
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will be withdrawing its services on eight loss-making routes starting January 2012 to cut losses and improve its regional network.
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NewsFAA gives nod to Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing an amended type certificate (ATC) for its 747-8 Intercontinental, the largest passenger aircraft...
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Air Partner trading well in 'difficult' environment
Charter broker Air Partner describes business as encouraging in a "very difficult trading environment", especially in private jet and freight broking, but says economic conditions are providing too little visibility to indicate future financial performance.
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TAP Portugal to begin Lisbon-Berlin flights
TAP Portugal in June will launch service between Lisbon and Berlin in Germany. The airline will operate the route five times a week from 5 June. According...
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NewsAir Zimbabwe 767 impounded at Gatwick
An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200 has been impounded at London Gatwick Airport for an alleged failure by the airline to keep up to date with payments.
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JetBlue to add two new destinations from San Juan
JetBlue Airways will begin flights to Newark and Palm Beach from San Juan Luis Munoz Marin international airport in Puerto Rico in 2012. The carrier...
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Star Alliance names Mark Schwab as new CEO
Star Alliance has named Mark Schwab as its new chief executive, succeeding Jaan Albrecht.
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NewsBOC Aviation receives 50th Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft
Singapore-based leasing company BOC Aviation has taken delivery of its 50th Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, which it had ordered from Boeing. BOC...
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NewsAir New Zealand to take 777-300ERs with 330min ETOPS
Air New Zealand is to put Boeing 777-300ER twinjets into service under 330min extended operations, after the airframer secured type design approval for...
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NewsSouthwest's launch customer status will guide Max development
Southwest Airlines' launch order for the 737 Max will guide the aircraft's development, including which variant is built and tested first. "Southwest...
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Commonality, performance tipped Southwest to 737 Max
Citing fleet commonality and aircraft performance, Southwest Airlines selected the 737 Max over the A320neo, said the airline's technical and operations...
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Southwest plots decade of fleet renewal
Southwest Airlines is embarking on a decade of fleet modernisation after its decision to become the launch customer for the Boeing 737 Max.
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NewsMassive air-launch system unveiled
Paul Allen, ex-Microsoft billionaire and major funder of Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne programme, today announced he would fund a system, called Stratolaunch,...
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737 Max commitments top 948
Boeing now holds firm orders and commitments for 948 737 Max aircraft from 13 customers, and expects that figure to climb to as high as 1,500 by the end...
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NewsSouthwest becomes 737 Max launch customer with 150-strong firm order
Southwest Airlines has placed a firm order for 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft - valued at $19 billion at list prices, the largest firm order in Boeing's history...
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NewsA321 suffered laboured take-off after weight entry error
Investigations into a sluggish take-off involving an Airbus A321 at Manchester have again uncovered erroneous performance calculations undetected by crew cross-checks.
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NewsBombardier: 787-like modification costs unaffordable for CSeries
Bombardier has designed the CSeries production schedule in a way that should reduce the cost of an extended delay to entry into service.
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NewsBoeing to offer 330-minute ETOPS on 777s
Boeing announced that it has received a type-design approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for up to 330 minutes of extended operations...
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CSeries first-flight timing rests on aircraft systems maturity
First flight of the Bombardier CSeries airliner will depend upon establishing the maturity of dozens of aircraft systems close to entering the final phase...
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Boeing expects firm Max order by year-end, releases aircraft list prices
Boeing believes it will garner the first firm order for its re-engined 737 Max narrowbody by the end of 2011. The airframer officially launched the...