News from FlightGlobal – Page 1067
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India's IndiGo unveils international network
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo plans to launch its maiden international flight on 1 September between New Delhi and Dubai.
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Airbus and the future of air travel
Today's youth expect in the future to fly more often than they do today. They also want air travel to be inexpensive and enjoyable, and they want it to be...
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Confident ATR outlines Paris order surge
Orders from four customers at the Paris air show will push regional airframer ATR's sales this year beyond the record figure of 53 achieved at the same point...
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NewsA350-900 first flight pushed back to end-2012
Airbus has pushed back the first flight of the A350-900 to the end of 2012 and is aiming for certification and service entry by the end of 2013 because of a delay to final assembly, disclosed in January, which will start at the end of 2011.
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Stage set for MRJ at Paris
Despite the turmoil wreaked on its homeland by natural disasters, Mitsubishi Aircraft is on course with its ambitious MRJ regional jet programme
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Airbus to broaden in-cockpit surveillance function
Airbus is intending to extend an in-flight traffic awareness system to airport surface movements following certification of the concept by European safety...
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NewsEritrean volcanic eruption threatens Middle East flights
Flights in the Horn of Africa region are being disrupted as airlines and meteorologists throughout the Middle East monitor an ash cloud resulting from the...
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NewsRolls-Royce revamps Trent XWB to aid A350-1000 range boost
Rolls-Royce is investing in the development of a significantly modified version of the Trent XWB for the A350-1000 to help Airbus enhance the performance of its largest twinjet.
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VIDEO: Solar Impulse makes second attempt to reach Paris Le Bourget
Solar Impulse's prototype aircraft is en route to Paris Le Bourget from Brussels Zaventum, following an earlier unsuccessful attempt in which the solar-powered...
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Boeing plans latter stages of 747-8 test programme
Snags discovered during flight testing of Boeing's 747-8 have been overcome, but flight management system software issues could yet hit the certification timetable
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Toulouse on track with A350XWB
Airbus appears gradually to be winning its battle with A380 production just as it faces the daunting prospect of keeping its latest airliner programme, the three-member A350 twinjet family, on schedule
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Status check: the 787 flight-test programme
An electrical fire during a flying evaluation caused further slippage in the Boeing 787's schedule, pushing first delivery from February to August or September
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The Airbus-Boeing narrowbody contest, pre-Paris
Boeing faces mounting pressure to commit to a narrowbody strategy for its high-stakes battle with Airbus
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HK Airlines to order A380s at Paris Air Show
Hong Kong Airlines plans to place an order for Airbus A380 aircraft at next week's Paris Air Show, and could acquire up to six of the superjumbos. An...
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Qantas and Jetstar cancel flights again due to ash cloud
Qantas Airways and its low-cost subsidiary Jetstar have again cancelled all trans-Tasman flights and some domestic Australian flights today due to the ash...
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Local rivals – or partners?
In the face of global competition, the best response may be on your doorstep
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Vinga project proves airlines can drive down costs and emissions
If airlines could make departures and approaches shorter, less time-consuming, and more fuel-efficient, they would save money. If the secondary effect of adopting procedures to achieve these objective could cause less local noise nuisance and lower emissions, that would increase the incentive.
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NewsMonarch looking to 2014 for first Boeing 787-8
UK scheduled and charter carrier Monarch Airlines now believes it could be 2014 before it receives its first Boeing 787-8s, more than three years after it was due to receive the first of the twin-aisle aircraft.
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More efficient approaches in sight as Vinga project delivers
An Airbus A321 operated by Swedish charter airline Novair has achieved a world first by flying a seamless continuous descent approach required navigation performance (RNP) letdown to the instrument landing system at Landvetter airport.