News from FlightGlobal – Page 1328
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NewsStakeholders hopeful FCC opens discussion on in-flight cell use
Several in-flight connectivity stakeholders are hopeful the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the FAA will open the discussion about overturning...
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming...
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India's SpiceJet eyes domestic low-cost carriers
India's SpiceJet is mulling over the purchase of a rival domestic airline in the coming year as part of its expansion plans.
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Volaris adjusts domestic schedule ahead of US launch
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris plans to cut capacity on some its high frequency domestic routes to free up aircraft for its new services to California...
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Delta’s new flights to Africa crimped by the US government
New flights scheduled for launch this month by Delta Air Lines to Kenya and Liberia have been delayed after the US government told the carrier it needed...
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Niki sees strong traffic growth as first Embraer 190 arrives
Austrian low-fare carrier Niki is presenting a bullish outlook for trading through the remainder of 2009 and into next year as it places its first Embraer...
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Carriers prepare for first European emissions deadline
US airlines that will be subject to the European Union's emissions trading scheme from 2012 are preparing for the first ETS deadline on 31 August. These...
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ANA and Virgin Atlantic to codeshare on London to Tokyo
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways will be codesharing on the Tokyo Narita-London Heathrow route starting in August.
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Continental sees $30 million revenue hit from H1N1
Continental Airlines estimates a $30 million reduction in its consolidated May revenues due to falling demand triggered by the H1N1 flu that originated in...
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US Airways set to receive first A330
US Airways could receive the first of five A330s scheduled for delivery this year as soon as tomorrow.
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NewsVIDEO: Flight’s David Learmount talks about missing Air France Airbus A330-200 bound from Rio to Paris
Air France has confirmed that Flight AF447 had been en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Charles de Gaulle with 228 occupants when it disappeared.
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Majority of CSeries supplier contracts already awarded
As Bombardier heads towards preliminary design freeze of the CSeries later this year, the company has allocated the vast majority of supplier agreements...
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Air France: No success in contacting missing A330
Civil air traffic control authorities in Brazil, Africa, Spain and France have all failed in their attempts to contact the Air France Airbus A330-200 which...
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NewsMissing Rio-Paris flight has 228 on board: Air France
Air France has confirmed that its flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro is the one which has apparently disappeared while en route to Paris. The French...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Advice for Paris air show virgins
IF YOU have never been to the Paris air show before, it is always worth taking advice from a seasoned attender.
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Bombardier predicts lessors will place big chunk of CSeries orders
Bombardier expects a sizeable portion of CSeries orders will be placed by the leasing community. The airframer believes that 30% and perhaps as high...
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BREAKING: Air France transatlantic flight reported missing out of Brazil
Unconfirmed reports are indicating that an aircraft, possibly operating an Air France flight, has disappeared while travelling between Brazil and France.
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Boeing stands by single-aisle production rates
Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Scott Carson is reaffirming his commitment to holding 737 production rates even in the face of an unprecedented global...