News from FlightGlobal – Page 1321
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SBA begins Latin expansion with 1 July Panama launch
Venezuela's SBA Airlines plans to launch service next month to Panama and is preparing to open new routes later this year to Argentina, Brazil, Colombia...
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Air Canada eyes government loan
Liquidity-challenged Air Canada has approached the Canadian government about a possible loan.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Vietnam Airlines 'can't get new Airbuses soon enough'
Vietnam Airlines wants delivery of its just-ordered 16 Airbus A321s "as soon as possible", according to a distinctly upbeat Pham Ngoc Minh, the carrier's president and chief executive, who signed the formal order for the aircraft in a ceremony at the Paris air show.
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PARIS 2009: RAM's Atlas Blue brand to vanish in six months
Royal Air Maroc is to drop its Atlas Blue low-cost brand within half a year, instead integrating the Marrakech-based carrier's operations into the core airline. Speaking...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Qatar Airways issues stern warning to Boeing to quickly resolve 787 delay issues
Qatar warns Boeing over delivery delays Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has warned Boeing that the airline could "walk away" from its...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: AirAsia X orders up to 15 A350s
AirAsia X has ordered 10 Airbus A350-900 aircraft and placed options on five more. The Malaysian low-cost long-haul carrier disclosed the agreement...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: IAE wins new engine business from Air China
Air China has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 to power 22 Airbus A320/A321 aircraft through a new contract valued at $700 million. Deliveries...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Susi Air fleet grows with Piaggio and Cessna
Indonesia's largest private operator, Susi Air, is to introduce the Piaggio P180 Avanti II to Indonesia following a signing at the show yesterday. Susi...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Taiwan's AIDC invited to participate in Chinese aircraft programme
Taiwan's AIDC to bid for Comac contract Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation has been invited to become a supplier for Commercial...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: World Air Transport Forum relaunched
World Air Transport Forum relaunched Airline Business (chalet D 220-221), a sister publication of Flight Daily News, is to relaunch the World Air Transport...
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PARIS 2009: ACG to partner on new Egyptian lessor joint venture
US lessor teams with Egyptian shareholders US lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) is teaming with Egyptian private and public shareholders to establish...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: CAE to help build virtual CSeries for total testing
Montreal, Canada-based simulator manufacturer CAE (hall 3, C38) is working with Bombardier (hall 2E, E111) to produce the first full flight simulator for the CSeries next-generation single-aisle twinjet
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Bombardier eyes 2012 CSeries first flight as development picks up
Bombardier has reached the joint definition phase of its CSeries programme and has confirmed the airliner will fly in 2012.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: FAA/EC advance transatlantic emissions reduction plans
The Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions has been focusing on knitting the capabilities of a future NextGen air traffic management system and the EU's Single European Sky initiative
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Air Nostrum orders up to 20 ATR 72-600s
Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum has placed an order for 10 ATR 72-600s, building on its firm commitment to 35 Bombardier CRJ1000s which was formally...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GEnx strip tease worth the wait
Air show attendees flocked to the General Electric exhibit (hall 2, C137) yesterday for the official unveiling of the GEnx engine. The anticipation was palatable...
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PARIS: Face the facts with Superjet International's Franzoni
SuperJet International is readying itself to support Sukhoi Superjet 100 customers worldwide. The company's chief executive Alessandro Franzoni brings Flight Daily News up to speed on latest developments
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Malaysia's AirAsia X to add flat beds
Malaysia long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has opened bids to add 12 lie-flat beds in its Airbus A330 aircraft. To do so it will eliminate the A330s'...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Can open rotor deliver?
Airbus and Boeing have a big dilemma on which engine technology they should select for the new aircraft generation to replace the best-selling A320 and 737...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt to begin detailed design of geared turbofan in July
P&W gears up for detailed design phase Pratt & Whitney will in mid-July begin the detailed design phase of its PW1000G geared turbofan engine for the...