News from FlightGlobal – Page 1079
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Delta to retire 'least efficient aircraft' as it smarts from $318m loss
Delta Air Lines is blaming escalating fuel costs for its $318 million net loss in the first quarter and says it is raising fares and retiring its "least...
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NewsILFC finalises Neo order
ILFC has finalised an order for the purchase of 100 A320neo family aircraft from Airbus. "Our work is ongoing as we continue on the path of providing...
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NewsMiddle East Careers: training the next generation
Demand for skilled expatriate employees will continue, but Gulf-based airlines are keen to train up and take on local recruits
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Middle East Careers: jobs in MRO
As Middle East airlines expand their fleets, demand for maintenance staff from home and abroad is growing rapidly
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Middle East Careers: working as Emirates cabin crew
Emirates at your service: life as cabin crew Emirates recruits cabin crew from all over the world, and is working hard to meet its expanding...
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Middle East: living the dream
There are many attractions for expatriates working in the Gulf, but local laws and customs should always be respected There are many attractions for expatriates working in the Gulf, but local laws and customs must be respected
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NewsKoito to split companies from disgraced aircraft seat business
Koito Industries intends to move various businesses into a separate company, in an effort to protect them from the fallout of its embattled aviation seat...
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Pluna Líneas Aéreas orders more CRJ900s
ombardier Aerospace announced today that Pluna Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas S.A. has signed a follow-on order for three CRJ900 NextGen regional jetliners. The...
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NewsINTERACTIVE: Low-cost carrier fortunes on the rise in 2010
Low-cost carriers enjoyed a strong bounce back in revenues over the last 12 months, growing nearly a fifth over the same period last year.
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New volcano procedures would have trebled permitted flights
Preliminary results from the European exercise to assess revised response procedures to a repetition of the 2010 volcanic crisis indicate they would provide...
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X-rays find rivet lapses on Southwest 737-300
X-ray inspections have exposed problems with rivets near the spot where a portion of a Boeing 737-300 fuselage panel ripped open during flight, forcing Southwest...
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US Airways readies the ranks for RNP
US Airways is preparing its pilots for required navigation performance procedures, intended to reduce delays and cut fuel burn
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US Airways advanced navigation: why RNP?
APPROVALS WHY USE REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE? US AIRWAYS is one of a growing number of carriers that are preparing aircraft and flightcrews...
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Business good week
KESSEL AIRPORT The project , under construction 145km (90 miles) north of Frankfurt, received a boost this week with the news that Chinese carrier Hainan...
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NTSB pursues multiple pilot, controller error incidents
The US NTSB is investigating two separate incidents in which errors or poor judgement on the part of pilots and controllers may have led to inadequate airborne...
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Korean completes refurbishing fleet
Korean Air has completed its refurbishment plan to install new first-, business- and economy-class seats and in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems on its...
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American resumes St. Louis service as the airport recovers from a tornado
American Airlines plans to resume service to Lambert St. Louis International airport today after the facility was struck by a tornado on 22 April.
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China and Cameroon ink air services agreement
China and Cameroon have signed a new air services agreement, paving the way for the liberalisation of flights between the two countries. Under the...
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NewsAir India 737 captain deeply asleep shortly before fatal approach
Indian investigators have cited a lethal combination of sleep inertia and over-dominance by the captain as having led to the fatal overrun by an Air India...
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FAA administrator Babbitt wants to see MROs adopt SMS
US FAA administrator Randy Babbitt is urging maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firms to formally adopt safety management systems, saying SMSs will play...