News from FlightGlobal – Page 1396
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Boeing 3Q deliveries drop to 3-year low
Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for the third quarter dropped to a three-year low as a labour strike sharply curtailed activity in September.
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ANA, JAL bracing for further 787 delays
A protracted strike at Boeing's aircraft assembly plant has meant All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are each bracing for possible further...
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Avianca inks A330 sale/leaseback deal with ACG
Leasing firm Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback agreement brokered with Colombia's Avianca.
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First of 10 eX2-equipped A330s arrives at Avianca
Colombian flag carrier Avianca has revealed its selection of Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 10 new Airbus A330s.
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GE voices concerns on CFM56 spare engine availibility
The spare engine ratio on the CFM International CFM56-5B and -7 engine is "below where it needs to be", GE Aviation's vice-president services Tom Gentile...
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Virgin Nigeria begins introducing Embraer 190s
Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 regional jets ordered by the airline last year. The aircraft is configured with a two-class,...
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Lufthansa raises winter capacity by 2.4%
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is raising winter schedule capacity by 2.4% compared with last year. It will operate 13,402 weekly services - of which...
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Southwest plans Row 44 in-flight Internet trial by end-year
Southwest Airlines will roll out a Row 44 Ku band-based connectivity trial on one Boeing 737-700 by the end of the year.
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NewsSeveral expressions of interest for parts of Alitalia: Administrator
Alitalia administrator Augusto Fantozzi has received "several" expressions of interest for the purchase of part or parts of Alitalia and a number of its...
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UAL refinances aircraft, sells assets to raise $275 million
United Airlines parent UAL Corp re-financed aircraft deals and agreed to sell "certain assets" to bolster its cash position with $275 million by year-end. The...
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Sun Country pilots to discuss wage deferral plan
Sun Country Airlines' pilots union will meet Thursday to discuss its response to management's wage deferral plan. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA),...
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Walsh condemns opposition plan to ditch Heathrow runway
British Airways chief Willie Walsh has condemned proposals by the UK Government opposition to abandon plans for a third London Heathrow runway, in favour...
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Gulf Air sets sights on major Bahrain maintenance facility
Gulf Air has signed a deal with the Bahrain Real Estate Company (Edamah) to build a new hangar at its Bahrain international airport base as it considers...
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Italy's Air Bee to stay grounded for three more weeks
Grounded Italian carrier Air Bee has extended the suspension of its operations for a further three weeks until 23 October. The Brescia-based carrier,...
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Chicago picks consortium for Midway airport lease
Chicago named the winning bidders for the Midway Airport lease and redevelopment.
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GAO backs airlines fighting FAA slot auction plan
US airlines fighting a redistribution plan for airport landing slots have scored a legal victory against the FAA.
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Arik Air confirms to take three A340-500s
Airbus has confirmed Nigerian carrier Arik Air is to take three Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered Airbus A340-500s, originally destined for Indian carrier Kingfisher...
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Flyglobespan chief rebuffs failure speculation
Flyglobespan chairman Tom Dalrymple has rebuffed suggestion that the Scottish carrier could be the next carrier to fail, insisting it has robust financial...