News from FlightGlobal – Page 1374
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Aer Lingus tells Government: Ryanair offer is 'pathetic'
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus has scorned budget rival Ryanair's takeover proposal, following a meeting with the country's transport ministry to discuss...
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Airframers calm amid the China airline capacity storm
The world's top commercial airframers have responded in calm and measured tones to news that the Chinese government is urging carriers to curb capacity growth...
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Uncorrected poor technique led trainee to land A320 hard
Inquiries into a serious hard-landing accident by a MyTravel Airways Airbus A320 in Greece have revealed that instructors had repeatedly expressed concerns...
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EasyJet adds four routes from Gatwick
UK budget carrier EasyJet is adding four routes to its London Gatwick network, comprising Larnaca in Cyprus, the Italian city of Naples, Dubrovnik in Croatia...
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ANA might seek compensation for latest 787 delay
All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for the Boeing 787, might seek compensation from Boeing for the latest delay in the 787 programme. ANA...
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FAA moves to avoid confusion during Delta-Northwest integration
The FAA has issued new phraseology rules in an effort to "avoid confusion" over the identification of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines aircraft for...
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Embraer reports 'no apparent pressure' from China in ERJ talks
Embraer is still assessing how China's plan to slow airline growth in 2009 will impact the region on a demand-capacity basis, but says talks with Grand China...
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NewsVirgin in talks with Lufthansa over BMI
Virgin Atlantic is in discussion with Lufthansa concerning the future of BMI, in which the German carrier is shortly to hold an 80% share. The UK long-haul...
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US manufacturers unfazed by proposed growth cuts in China
US lobbying group Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) does not expect to see significant fallout from China's plan to curb capacity growth in 2009.
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PICTURE: Aeroflot tests first A330 on local route ahead of Asia entry
Russian carrier Aeroflot has put its first Airbus A330-200 into preliminary service on routes between Moscow and St Petersburg, ahead of deploying the type...
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PICTURE: Volga-Aviaexpress to launch CRJ200 flights as Air Volga
Russian carrier Volga-Aviaexpress is to rebrand as Air Volga and is painting Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft in a corresponding new livery. Air Volga is...
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Regional aircraft order decline continues in third quarter
Declining regional aircraft sales have continued in the third quarter, with orders for the year falling by almost 50% compared with the same period in 2007,...
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Centralised European system could deconflict similar call-signs
Centralised pan-European deconfliction of call-signs is a strategy to be explored by a new task force established to reduce risks of call-sign similarity. Misinterpretation...