News from FlightGlobal – Page 1037
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Emirates and Air France-KLM declare war on costs
Cost-cutting is back at the top of the boardroom agenda as airlines battle to deal with the sustained high price of oil combined with the continuing sluggishness...
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Indonesia must speed up upgrades to Jakarta airport: IATA
Indonesia needs to urgently increase the capacity at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta aiport to meet the fast growing demand for air travel in the country, said...
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NewsEmirates among carriers affected as AeroMobile leaky feeders fail tests
Some leaky feeder cables installed on aircraft fitted with the eXPhone mobile connectivity solution will require replacement following the discovery that...
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NewsBoeing plans mission-control centre to monitor its early 787s
Boeing plans a dedicated mission-control centre to monitor its early 787s in service by harnessing live data streamed from the aircraft.
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NewsAtlas Air nixes order for three 747-8Fs
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has opted to exercise termination rights for three Boeing 747-8Fs that were part of a larger 12 aircraft order placed in September...
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Air Baltic files for protection amid row with Latvian govt
Struggling Latvian carrier Air Baltic has filed for legal protection in an attempt to enable it to continue operations despite its ongoing row with the Latvian...
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NewsGol gets go-ahead for Webjet takeover
Brazilian airline Gol has been given the green light for its purchase of low-cost carrier Webjet by the country's civil aviation administration ANAC. Shortly...
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Bombardier, Comac make progress on co-operation pact
Bombardier and Comac have identified seven areas where the two companies have the potential to find commonality on their CSeries and C919 narrowbody programmes....
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NewsVIDEO: BA kicks off heritage TV ad campaign with web debut
British Airways launched its TV advertising campaign today with the release of a slick 90 second featurette that draws from the airline’s nine decades of history.
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AirAsia to launch loyalty programme
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is taking the first steps towards starting its own loyalty programme.
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NewsAirbus takes initial look at producing 50 A320s a month
Airbus is taking an initial look at the requirements for increasing A320 production to an extraordinary 50 aircraft per month, as it forecasts a strong increase in demand for single-aisle jets over the next 20 years.
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NewsAirbus new-build freighter outlook consistent with Boeing's
Airbus concentrated heavily on the demand for passenger aircraft in its 2011-30 market forecast, but insisted that this did not indicate a lack of interest in the freighter market.
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Cathay “satisfied” with 747-8F, sticks to October delivery target
Cathay Pacific Airways says that it is "satisfied" with the Boeing 747-8 freighters and remains on track to take delivery of its first aircraft in October. Cargolux,...
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Airservices digs for safety improvements as mining charter sector expands
Australian air navigation service provider Airservices Australia is calling for the "urgent fitment" of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) equipment to the country's fly-in, fly-out mining charter fleet - particularly in Western Australia - in light of the "explosive growth" in the sector.
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NewsAir Berlin to axe fleet further by summer 2012
German carrier Air Berlin is to cut 18 aircraft from its fleet by summer next year, more than double the number it said it would axe as part of a restructuring...
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Udvar-Hazy outlines Air Lease concerns over A350-1000 revamp
Air Lease Corporation chief executive Steven Udvar-Hazy has echoed concerns expressed by Gulf carriers Emirates and Qatar Airways over the performance of...
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Monarch explains decision to axe 787 order
Monarch cancelled its Boeing 787 order because it was not the right aircraft for its long-haul strategy. The UK airline's managing director Kevin...
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Azul eyes international routes for 2012
Brazilian carrier Azul has confirmed plans to launch international flights in 2012, and is studying potential destinations in South America. Azul's...
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NewsBombardier to slash CRJ production from January
Bombardier will slash output of its CRJ regional jets from January 2012 in the face of an orders slump that has seen its backlog diminish to just over a...
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NewsLufthansa cuts 2011 earnings guidance, reduces capacity
Lufthansa has cut back its 2011 earnings forecast and will consequently slow down its capacity expansion programme further than previously announced.