News from FlightGlobal – Page 1174
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Delta and US Airways officially appeal slot swap decision
Delta and US Airways have advised the US FAA they have no plans to proceed with a slot swap transaction that the regulator approved earlier this year that...
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Sukhoi backtracks after listing Superjets for Alitalia
Russian airframer Sukhoi is backpedalling from information in its annual report pointing to an agreement from Alitalia for its Superjet 100 aircraft.
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Airbus logs 250 deliveries over first half of 2010
Airbus delivered 250 aircraft over the first half of 2010, while the recent landmark Emirates deal for A380s took its six-month gross order total to 131.
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SpiceJet CEO quits with impending ownership change
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet's CEO Sanjay Aggarwal has quit, as the airline's ownership looks set to change hands.
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Boeing clears firm configuration hurdle for 787-9
Boeing today announced its engineering team has finalised the basic design and overall capability for the second member of the 787 aircraft series.
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NewsPHOTO: BA launches first-ever in-flight mobile portal
British Airways has become the launch customer for OnAir's new in-flight mobile portal. Passengers on board BA's all-business Airbus A318 service between...
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NewsAlitalia listed as customer for 20 Superjets
Alitalia has been listed as a customer for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 by the regional aircraft's manufacturer, with an order for 20 of the type.
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Delta to sell Mesaba and Compass for $82.5 million
Delta has reached agreements to sell its Mesaba and Compass Airlines subsidiaries for a total of $82.5 million to US regional operators Pinnacle Airlines...
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French judiciary says no prosecution for Perpignan A320 crash
The French judiciary has announced that its investigation of the 27 November 2008 fatal accident involving an Airbus A320 on a post-maintenance test flight will not result in the prosecution of any of the parties involved
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Hawaiian unveils new service to Seoul
Hawaiian Airlines announced today that it will launch nonstop service between its Honolulu hub and Seoul-Incheon, beginning January 2011, pending approval...
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Kenya Airways to add E-190s
Kenya Airways plans to introduce Embraer E-190s to its fleet to support further growth of its fast-expanding African network.
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NewsContinental taking new 737s with B/E seats after Koito debacle
Aircraft seats manufactured by B/E Aerospace are being fitted to new-build Boeing 737-800s destined for Continental Airlines, after the carrier suffered...
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NewsOEMs outline specifics of FAA environmental contract award
Boeing, General Electric and Honeywell plan to use contract awards from the US Federal Aviation Administration to deepen existing research on technology...
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FAA aims to levy $2.5M in fines against GoJet and Trans States
Trans States Holdings subsidiaries GoJet and Trans States Airlines are facing a proposed $2.5 million fine by the FAA for violating various maintenance procedures.
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NewsTurbulence-hit Qantas A330 had degraded weather radar
Investigators have determined that an Airbus A330's weather radar capabilities had been degraded before the jet encountered severe turbulence last year,...
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UAE plans to relaunch RAK Airways by end of 2010
Ras Al Khaimah's troubled carrier RAK Airways is to attempt a relaunch of services by the end of this year. Its latest chief executive, Omar Jahameh,...
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Farnborough: Irkut confident MS-21 can take off
Russia's Irkut is pressing on with its 150-200 seater MS-21 narrowbody airliner project
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Virgin America seeks approval to serve Mexico
Virgin America announced on 29 June it will file with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin flying to Mexico later this year from...
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JetBlue takes cautious approach to in-flight connectivity
Executives at JetBlue Airways realise that at some point the carrier will need to add in-flight connectivity to its portfolio, but the airline remains unconvinced...