News from FlightGlobal – Page 1086
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NewsUPS 747 fire started in forward main deck: inquiry
Investigators have determined that the fire which brought down a UPS Boeing 747-400 freighter near Dubai probably started in the main cargo deck just forward...
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JetBlue inks definitive deal to bring Ka-band connectivity to fleet
JetBlue Airways has inked a definitive agreement with ViaSat to bring Ka-band satellite-based in-flight connectivity to the carrier's entire fleet.
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NewsSearch locates Air France flight AF447 crash site
French investigators are confident that they have located the crash site of the Air France Airbus A330-200 which was lost over the South Atlantic nearly...
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NewsVIDEO: AeroMobile sees busy year as airlines embrace mobile connectivity
AeroMobile is on the cusp of a new era of growth, as a raft of tier one airlines prepare to bring the Telenor subsidiary's eXPhone in-flight mobile connectivity...
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Helsinki cargo start-up to launch with a single MD-11F
New upstart cargo carrier Nordic Global Airlines plans to inaugurate its operations with a single MD-11 freighter.
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NewsMedvedev criticises competitiveness of Russian civil aircraft
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has criticised the country's commercial aircraft industry for its poor production output and its competitive capabilities.
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Dagestan Tu-154 crash inquiry rules out fuel quality
Russian investigators have ruled out poor fuel quality as a contributor to the fatal Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crash at Moscow last December.
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UTAir to sign for 20 ATRs and seeks 737s or A320s
Russian carrier UTAir is to place a firm order for new ATR 72-500 regional aircraft next week and select a Western twinjet for mainline routes. The...
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Boeing details variants of Turkish 737 order
Turkish Airlines, which earlier firmed up 15 options for Boeing 737 aircraft, will take delivery of 10 737-800s and five 737-900ERs. The order has...
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AirAsia expects to convert some A320 orders to A320neo
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia has indicated that it expects to convert some of its existing Airbus A320 orders to the re-engined A320neo, although Airbus...
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Bombardier says no orders lost to A320neo
Bombardier declares it has not encountered an aircraft sales campaign for its new CSeries aircraft where it lost out against the re-engined Airbus A320neo.
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NewsIndiGo selects P&W to power up to 150 A320neos
In a major coup for Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan, A320neo launch customer, Indian low cost carrier IndiGo, is to announce it has selected the PW1100G...
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Lufthansa unveils Miami as sixth A380 destination
Lufthansa's sixth Airbus A380 destination will be Miami in Florida.
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NewsMayrhuber urges teamwork to make aviation more sustainable
Former Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber has called on European aviation industry stakeholders and policy makers to work closer together to make...
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Aer Arann plots route down recovery road
Irish regional Aer Arann it looking to build on a turnaround which has seen it increase turnover 60% in the first quarter over the same period last year, just months after leaving Irish bankruptcy protection late last year.
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Loyalty set for new frontiers
Thirty years on from the birth of airline frequent flyer programmes, the landscape for reward schemes continues to evolve, and the immediacy of social media opens up a previously unchartered world
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GECAS finalises order for 10 777-300ERs
Aircraft lessor GECAS had firmed an order for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs as part of its strategy to broaden its long-haul offerings. At year end 2010 57%...
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NewsQantas rolls out cost-cutting plan
Qantas Airways will cut capacity and drop management positions as part of a plan to slash costs in the wake of rising fuel prices and several natural disasters.
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Air China posts 12bn yuan profit in 2010
Air China has reported a net profit of 12 billion yuan ($717.8 million) for 2010 as compared with 4.9 billion yuan reported last year.
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EFW receives first A320 for freighter conversion
EADS's specialist modification division EFW has received its first Airbus A320, from AerCap, at its site in Dresden ahead of the twinjet's passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion.