News from FlightGlobal – Page 1046
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Qantas takes flight to Asia
Australian airline unveils plans to create premium carrier in region as part of major shake-up Combine an international division that is chronically...
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Market outlook: Why less may be more for airline profits
Chris Tarry examines the difficulties of keeping capacity in line with demand, when the course to recovery is never straight
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Air Berlin reveals 'slim-fast' shape
Chief executive departs carrier after unveiling cost reduction programme in bid to restore profitability to hybrid model Air Berlin's hybrid strategy...
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Rostekhnologii and IFC sign for up to 135 MS-21s
Airframer is aiming to develop the two smaller variants of its new twinjet first, before it sets timeline for 230-seat -400
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NewsANA firms up domestic, international schedules for 787
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will commence regular service with its Boeing 787 on 1 November, with daily services between Tokyo's Haneda airport and the cities...
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SpiceJet dismisses TPG stake sale reports
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has confirmed it is not in stake sale discussions with private equity firm TPG Capital.
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United-Continental eyes paperless flight decks with iPads
United-Continental intends to convert to paperless flight decks and deploy 11,000 Apple iPad tablet computers to all United and Continental pilots.
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NewsDelta to cap its narrowbody order at 100 737-900ERs
Delta Air Lines will purchase 100 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft in a bid to replace its ageing 757 fleet, but the carrier has delayed a decision on 100 more...
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United-Continental to inject $550m into fleet upgrades
Improving the passenger experience is firmly on United Airlines' radar as the US major announced it is injecting $550 million into upgrading its fleet, including...
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IndiGo to launch international services on 1 September
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will enter the international market with the launch of seven services to Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Thailand.
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MAS to start new regional carrier called Sapphire
Malaysian Airline System (MAS) is planning a new regional airline named Sapphire, which will use Boeing 737 aircraft now operated by its Firefly unit.
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Thai Smile Air to start domestic services from July 2012
Thai Smile Air will start services to domestic destinations such as Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Chiang Rai and Surat Thani from July 2012, with international...
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MAKS: Volga-Dnepr details new modernised An-124 variant
Russian outsize freight specialist Volga-Dnepr has reached another development agreement to modernise the Antonov An-124, this time into a version designated...
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NewsJetBlue partner ViaSat addresses likely delay of Ka satellite launch
A likely further delay to the launch of ViaSat's high-capacity Ka-band satellite, ViaSat-1, is not expected to impact the timeline for offering in-flight...
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NewsFAA, EASA certify 747-8F for delivery
The US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency have jointly awarded Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for the 747-8...
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Hawaiian remains committed to the A350-800
Hawaiian Airlines has reiterated its commitment to the Airbus A350-800 despite an increasing number of carriers switching to the larger -900 variant.
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Thai Smile to start operations in July 2012
Thai Airways International's new regional carrier will start operations in July next year.
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NewsMAKS: Armavia doubles Superjet presence at show
Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet, the initial production aircraft, demonstrated its capabilities at the MAKS show four months after the type entered airline service with the Armenian carrier.
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MAKS: Gazpromavia confirms Superjet purchase
Russian energy giant Gazprom has confirmed a purchase contract for 10 firm Sukhoi Superjet 100s for its in-house carrier Gazpromavia, a deal valued at $323 million at catalogue prices.
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NewsARJ21 first delivery likely delayed
First delivery of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21 regional jet is likely to be delayed by up to a year or more, after problems...