News from FlightGlobal – Page 1244
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NewsAustralian pilot training school set for September opening
Australia Asia Flight Training plans to open a flight school in the country in September 2010 with a fleet of more than 40 Diamond training aircraft. The...
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QantasLink to start new service in southern Australia
Australia's QantasLink plans to start a service between Adelaide and Port Lincoln in southern Australia from 15 February 2010.
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China Southern starts Shanghai-Frankfurt cargo service
China Southern Airlines has started a cargo service on the Shanghai-Urumqi-Frankfurt route.
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NewsVIDEO: Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic has released images and video of its completed SpaceShipTwo prototype vehicle attached to its WhiteKnight Two carrier aricraft hours before...
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AirTran believes credit markets remain tight
Management at AirTran Airways believes carriers evaluating aircraft orders need to give careful consideration to the still-challenging financing environment...
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Caribbean remains high on low-cost carrier agenda
The Caribbean remains an attractive region for expansion from carriers to the north in the USA and to the south from Brazil, but airports and destinations...
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Surinam Airways replaces 747 with A340-300
Surinam Airways will put its new Airbus A340-300 into operation in the "next 10 days" on its service between the South American country and Amsterdam, Henk...
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Air Algerie to acquire four ATR 72s next year
Algerian flag-carrier Air Algerie is to acquire four ATR 72-500s, reinforcing a fleet which already includes eight of the type. The carrier has secured...
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NewsInquiry scrutinises second A330 incident for AF447 insight
French investigators are to examine a severe turbulence incident a week ago involving an Air France Airbus A330-200 which had been operating the same route...
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Delta fleet stabilisation plan throws more doubt on 787 order
Delta Air Lines will invest in upgrades of its current fleet rather than ordering new aircraft, ahead of the delivery of four remaining orders in the first...
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NewsThird Airlink accident in three months as ERJ overruns
Regional carrier South African Airlink has suffered another serious operational incident, its third in less than three months, this time involving an Embraer...
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Cellular power
Could pond organisms really power the airliners of tomorrow? After much hype over algae-based fuels, the players in this young industry are beginning to...
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Study: Carbon trading may raise efficient carriers' profitability
Operators of more efficient aircraft could see a 40% advantage in relative profitability over other carriers under the European Union's emissions-trading...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The Luxembourg-based freight carrier is preparing for a $200 million new shares issue following an ownership restructuring that gives Luxair a majority...
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Brazil's Flex cleared to resume operations
Brazilian carrier Flex, a successor to the former Varig operation, has received authorisation to resume flights temporarily after the carrier halted services...
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Many airline pilots do not understand aerodynamics, conference learns
Many airline pilots operating today do not have the technical knowledge base that their employers assume they have, delegates were told at Flight International's...
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JAL to receive ¥700 billion government loan: report
The Japanese Government is considering guaranteeing about ¥700 billion ($7.8 billion) in loans for struggling Japan Airlines, according to news reports in...
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Philippine Airlines plans Brisbane services in 2010
Philippines Airlines (PAL) plans to start services to Brisbane in March 2010.
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Colombia aproves Avianca-Taca merger
The Colombian Civil Aviation Authority Aerocivil has approved the proposed merger between the country's largest airline Avianca and Central American carrier...
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Business briefings
A visit to France by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin sealed an agreement between Safran and Rostechnologies...