News from FlightGlobal – Page 1282
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Boeing readies for 787 structural fix
Boeing is set to begin installation of the side-of-body fix on ZA001 next week to return full static strength to the wing of the first 787, according to...
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FAA grants Honeywell approval for new runway alerting software
Honeywell has secured technical standard order approval from the FAA for a software upgrade to its Mark V/VII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS)...
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SIA's A380 fleet size surpasses 747-400 with latest delivery
The Airbus A380 passed a key milestone at Singapore Airlines with the delivery of its tenth aircraft earlier this month. The size its super-jumbo fleet now...
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Cathay selling assets to raise cash
Cathay Pacific Airways has sold a stake in its Hong Kong maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business and it has agreed to sell and leaseback six Boeing...
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Routes 2009: Airline Business Dailies
This year's World Route Development Forum was held in China for the first time, Beijing hosting more than 2,500 delegates at the event including over 200 airline delegates and around 1,000 from airports
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Emirates and V Australia to codeshare on Tasman routes
Emirates and Virgin Blue's long-haul international arm V Australia will start codesharing in October on trans-Tasman routes.
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AirAsia raises MYR505 million in fresh capital
Malaysian low-cost airline group AirAsia has raised 505 million ringgit ($145 million) through the issuance of new shares.
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SIA's August RPKs down 14.1%
Singapore Airlines' (SIA) RPKs fell 14.1% in August from a year before as the ongoing economic slowdown continued to result in softer demand for air travel.
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IATA balloons loss forecast to $11 billion
Already-battered airlines are projected to lose $11 billion in 2009, $2 billion more than IATA's original loss forecast of $9 billion.
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Oman Air brings in first of seven ordered A330s
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has taken delivery of the first of seven ordered Airbus A330s as the airline looks to expand its international network. Acquired...
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Court dismisses digEcor's remaining claims against e.Digital
A Utah district court has dismissed with prejudice all of digEcor's remaining claims against competing portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) firm - and...
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EASA operations priorities
EASA says it makes sense in terms of resources to prioritise the agency's rulemaking activity. The order in which it plans to release its opinions, which...
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EASA bends to industry pressure for evolutionary change
Major concessions following consultation about proposed new European aviation regulations will mean that the new laws governing operations will prove less...
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NewsJAL to cut 6,800 jobs, plans partner by mid-October
Japan Airlines is said to be aiming to cut up 6,800 jobs, and conclude a tie-up with a single partner by the middle of October
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Aspire broadens reach as Japan and Singapore sign up
Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore are set to join Airservices Australia, Airways New Zealand and the US...
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Airbus sees cargo conversion opportunities despite current gloom
Despite the current gloom surrounding the cargo market, Airbus is optimistic that its passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programmes will take some strides...
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CAL's August RPKs up 5.6%
Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) saw August RPKs rise 5.6% year-on-year while capacity, as measured by ASKs, rose 2.5%.
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Cathay August traffic up 3.8%, premium demand weak
Cathay Pacific Airways saw passenger traffic rise 3.8% year-on-year in August to 2.2 million passengers.