News from FlightGlobal – Page 1350
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Lufthansa regional overhaul to cull BAe 146 and Avro fleets
Lufthansa's planned reshaping of its regional divisions, following its commitment to the Bombardier CSeries, will result in its culling almost its entire...
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Airlines get smarter in their planning
The way in which airlines plan their schedules could be about to improve. The technology is getting there, but are airlines ready ?
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NewsDornier pushes back Seastar amphibian aircraft relaunch
Dornier Seaplane has pushed back until the third quarter of the year the planned relaunch of its Seastar amphibian...
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ExecuJet and Hawker Pacific plot Australian expansion
Business aviation group ExecuJet Aviation and Australian sales, services and product support company...
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NewsAir Berlin in talks to take over part of TUIfly operation
German carrier Air Berlin is in discussions with tour operator TUI Travel over a possible strategic co-operation involving carrier TUIfly. Under the...
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US Airways in negotiations with Airbus for A330 financing
Management at US Airways says it has financing for 20 of 25 aircraft deliveries scheduled for 2009, and is in talks with airframer Airbus regarding five...
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Bombardier divulges further details about new CSeries specs
Bombardier today divulged further details about its plans to tweak the performance specifications and dimensions of the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G-powered CSeries...
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Oneworld says Heathrow has plenty of slots
The Oneworld alliance members seeking US antitrust immunity say that landing slots are available at London's Heathrow -- a major issue, given...
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Low-cost carriers react angrily to EC slots proposal
European Commission p roposal to suspend "use it or lose it" rule has low-cost carriers up in arms
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Girma Wake: Driving growth at Ethiopian Airlines
Girma Wake has faced some challenging times as chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, including political unrest and delays to the Boeing 787 programme. But he remains confident the carrier will weather what is thrown at it and achieve its growth targets
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Air Canada running out of ACEs
Air Canada is facng a rapidly unwinding dilemma with its parent company and major shareholder stuck in corporate limbo while its labour union contracts...
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US carriers in overseas slashing
Following their deep domestic cuts in 2008, network airlines now see overseas exposure as a vulnerability
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Future aircraft and engines: When will they hit the market?
When are the n ew aircraft and powerplants on the drawing boards at the world's airframers and engine makers going to hit the market?
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Saudi Arabia scraps luxury A319 operator Kayala
Middle Eastern luxury carrier Kayala Airline is to suspend operations in April, citing uneconomical trading conditions. The carrier is operated through...
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NewsChina's East Star grounded after failing to pay GECAS
China's civil aviation authority has grounded privately-owned East Star Airlines after it failed to pay money owed to GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS)...
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Australia's SkyAirWorld goes into voluntary administration
Australia's SkyAirWorld has gone into voluntary administration after GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) repossessed its five aircraft.
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China's STAECO adding first widebody hangar
Chinese maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Shandong TAECO Aircraft Engineering (STAECO) is building its first widebody hangar and hopes to do heavy...
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Liberalisation takes hold in Southeast Asia
Positive signs are emerging that air services liberalisation initiatives in Southeast Asia are more than just empty promises, with Indonesia and Singapore...