News from FlightGlobal – Page 1355
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Garuda agrees 737-800 leaseback deal with DAE
Garuda Indonesia and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital have signed an agreement covering the sale and leaseback of eight Boeing 737-800s. The...
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Virgin Blue mulls order for up to 60 180-seat aircraft
Australia's Virgin Blue is looking to place an order for up to 60 aircraft by the end of this year as it evaluates a replacement for some of its original...
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NewsAUDIO: Continental 737 rescuers initially confused over crash location
Audio recordings detailing the aftermath of the Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 runway run-off at Denver indicate the initial difficulty that air traffic...
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V Australia considers slowing its 777 deliveries
Virgin Blue's new long-haul start-up V Australia has taken delivery of its third Boeing 777-300ER but it is considering postponing some of the remaining...
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Prosecutors seek 737 recorder data as other judicial intrusions draw fire
Prosecutors in the Netherlands have requested flight-data recorder and cockpit-voice transcripts from the crashed Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Amsterdam...
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Cyprus Airways scrapes full-year profit
Preliminary Cyprus Airways results indicate it achieved a full-year net profit...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
KAZAKHSTAN The government in Astana is to guarantee finance for carriers leasing regional aircraft to serve domestic routes, as it sees civil aviation as...
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787-8 may fail to meet initial specs: Conesa
Aeromexico fears the Boeing 787-8, which it now expects to begin receiving in 2012, may fail to meet original performance specifications including the ability...
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Virgin Blue’s long-haul arm V Australia launches flights
Today Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier, V Australia, is due to formally launch operations with an inaugural departure from Sydney bound for Los Angeles.
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NewsShareholders approve China Eastern, Southern bailouts
Shareholders in loss-making China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have approved plans for share placements that will lead to cash injections...
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NewsTurkish 737 had 'low forward speed' before Amsterdam crash
Dutch investigators have started analysing the two flight recorders retrieved from the crashed Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Amsterdam Schiphol
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KAL orders six A330-200s
Korean Air (KAL) has placed an order for six Airbus A330-200s which it plans to use for additional capacity. A KAL spokesman in Seoul says the carrier...
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Mexicana looks to expand Airbus relationship with A350s
Mexicana is evaluating the Airbus A350 as it looks to further expand its new long-haul network.
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Viking studies E-coat process for new Twin Otter
Canada's Viking Air is considering using E-coat in its basic production process for the new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 as a means of boosting the corrosion...
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Curtiss-Wright forecasts one-third cut for monthly 737 output
A major structural and systems supplier for the Boeing 737 predicts a 30% decline for the narrowbody's monthly production rate after mid-year.
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NewsAustralia's SkyAirWorld temporarily suspends operations
Australian carrier SkyAirWorld has temporarily suspended all operations while it restructures its business. The charter and scheduled operator says...
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NewsCrashed A320 attempted slow-flight test at low altitude: inquiry
French investigators have determined that the Airbus A320 which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last November had been attempting, at just 3,000ft...
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ANZ highlights evidence of sensor failure on crashed A320
Air New Zealand is stressing that, despite releasing initial findings, French investigators have yet to determine the cause of last November's Airbus A320...