News from FlightGlobal – Page 1113
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Forecasts 2011: Financing - Key year for finance
Capital markets are rebounding and airlines see 2011 as the year to repair balance sheets hammered by the global financial crisis.
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Forecasts 2011: Freight - Cargo holds on to gains
Airline cargo departments are looking forward with cautious optimism in 2011, after an October-to-November peak season that was not as hectic as in 2010, but at least did not signal a new downturn.
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Aircell vows seamless switchover between Gogo & SkySurf Wi-Fi
US firm Aircell and Canadian company SkySurf plan to offer a "hybrid" air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity solution that will enable commercial airline passengers to seamlessly access airborne Internet whether flying in Canadian or US airspace.
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Forecasts 2011: Airlines - Asia leads the way
Last year saw a bounce-back for airlines, mainly in the emerging markets, but profit growth could be dragged back in the new year
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Forecasts 2011: New regions to drive fleet growth, says Flightglobal report
A major fleet forecasting tool from Flightglobal Insight predicts a very different growth trajectory in emerging markets than their mature counterparts
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Forecasts 2011: Airframers - Recovery steps up
Resurging civil aircraft sales and higher deliveries are likely in 2011 - but programmes are facing some daunting hurdles
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NewsEasyJet exercises 15 A320 options
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has exercised its options for 15 Airbus A320 aircraft to be delivered from 2012 to 2014. It has also secured options over...
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NTSB: No further action on American download blunder
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it will not pursue any penalties or other actions against American Airlines for breaking protocol...
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CIT's request for Ex-Im support heads to US Congress
CIT Aerospace's request for US Export Import Bank (Ex-Im) support covering unidentified aircraft to be leased by three airlines has been referred to US Congress,...
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Aeroflot sacks deputy chief after Moscow airport mayhem
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has sacked its deputy chief, Vladimir Smirnov, in the wake of serious disruption to its operations this week.
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NewsChina Eastern to order 50 A320s
China Eastern Airlines is to purchase 50 Airbus A320 aircraft, for delivery in stages from 2012 to 2015. The Shanghai-based airline states that it...
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Renewed push to rid cargo of paper
Dutch move part of efforts to give fresh impetus to accelerating reach of IATA's e-freight initiative
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Continental first North American carrier to offer Boeing’s new Sky Interior
Continental Airlines has become the first North American operator to take delivery of a Next Generation Boeing 737-800 featuring Boeing's new Sky Interior....
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NewsTurkish Airlines launches cabin parts venture with TAI
Turkish Airlines' maintenance division, Turkish Technic, has formally launched a joint-venture company with Turkish Aerospace Industries, named Turkish Cabin...
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Business briefs
The dark arts are in the spotlight with moves by Raytheon to buy California-based signals intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems maker Applied Signal Technology in a $490 million deal
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NewsKorean Air A380s to have just 407 seats
Korean Air is to configure its Airbus A380 aircraft with just 407 seats, the lowest-density layout for the type of any carrier so far.
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Demand for aircraft seats prompts Recaro to increase production
Recaro Aircraft Seating plans to increase production capacity at its fast-growing plants in Poland and the USA to meet strong demand for seats.
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S7 close to taking over Domodedovo MRO company
Russia's S7 Group is close to finalising a purchase agreement to take over maintenance company Domodedovo-Technik. The firm is an in-house maintenance...
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Kingfisher plans new domestic routes
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to launch daily flights on four new domestic routes in January. The new routes are Mumbai-Jabalpur, Jabalpur-Indore,...