News from FlightGlobal – Page 1325
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Air France chief: Early A330 findings are not conclusive
Air France chief executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon has stressed that no firm connection has been established between last week's loss of an Airbus A330 and...
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Continental cites LTV3 as key to ancillary revenue plan
LiveTV's new live television system LTV3 was recognized today by a top Continental Airlines executive as playing a key role in the carrier's ancillary revenue...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing forecasts lower demand
Boeing has taken the almost unprecedented move of forecasting lower long-term airliner demand than before, after adjusting its outlook for the current economic...
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Boeing gears up to produce 787 orders
While the type's flight-test programme is under way, Boeing will begin 787 production to begin filling the huge 866-aircraft, 56-customer backlog already...
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SIA to launch A380 service to Hong Kong
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will start using the Airbus A380 on one of its five daily Singapore-Hong Kong services. The 471-seat A380 will replace one...
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NewsCockpit fire forces Australian Jetstar A330 to divert
An Airbus A330-200 operated by Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar was diverted to Guam after a cockpit fire. The aircraft was flying between Osaka Kansai...
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NewsRyanair captain flew unstable approach days after son's death
Investigators believe a newly bereaved Ryanair captain's psychological state, combined with his co-pilot's inexperience, led to an unplanned and highly unstable...
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SkyWest seeks placement for CRJ200s exiting Midwest
SkyWest Airlines is pursuing other flying opportunities for major carries using 12 Bombardier CRJ200s that the regional currently operates for Midwest Airlines...
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Regional airframers endure sluggish first quarter sales
Western regional manufacturers have suffered as slow a start to 2009 as their tier one rivals Airbus and Boeing during the first three months of trading....
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Upbeat financing outlook could falter
The aviation industry is surprisingly upbeat about securing finance for aircraft. But is that optimism likely to be shortlived?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Game On for Bombardier
With firm orders for the CSeries in pocket, Bombardier has become a viable player in the mainline sector. But can it carve out a position before Airbus and Boeing take the field?
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ANA to launch flights from Tokyo Haneda to Europe and the USA
All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to launch passenger services from Tokyo Haneda airport to Europe and the USA.
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NewsLufthansa partner Augsburg receives first Embraer 195
Lufthansa regional operator Augsburg Airways has received the first of five Embraer 195 aircraft, part of a batch of 30 ordered by the German flag-carrier...
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Australia's Pacific Wings sourcing 737 from Nauru's Our Airline
Geoffrey Bowmaker, the former CEO of Nauruan carrier Our Airline is working to establish a new carrier in Australia called Pacific Wings using a wet-leased...
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ANA to still codeshare with Shanghai Airlines following merger
All Nippon Airways (ANA) wants to continue having Shanghai Airlines has a codeshare partner if it departs from Star Alliance as a consequence of its impending...
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NewsBoeing's India MRO to be ready in late 2011
Boeing aims to start construction in the fourth quarter on a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre it is establishing at Nagpur airport with Air...
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SkyEurope admits it needs €15-20m as creditors circle
Struggling Central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines has disclosed that it requires a capital injection of €15-20 million, and is facing increasing...
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American plans precision altitude flight on NextGen demo
American Airlines plans to fly a more precise altitude on an 11 June flight as part of the launch of testing to prove efficiencies of aircraft equipped with...
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ILFC mulls over fate of its A380 order
ILFC chief Steven Udvar-Hazy - once a strong proponent of the Airbus A380 - is now casting doubts on its sales prospects and hints that it could be the first...
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Spirit details 787 build plans for 2009
Spirit AeroSystems is prepared to deliver Boeing 787 shipsets at a rate of seven a month should Boeing order a rate increase. The head of the company's...