News from FlightGlobal – Page 1410
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NewsLessors swap freighter orders to passenger to fill 787 gap
US leasing companies Aircastle and Guggenheim Aviation Partners are responding to the increased demand for widebodies, in the wake of Boeing 787 delivery...
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Tianjin airport plans second runway to aid A320 test flights
Tianjin's Binhai International Airport will build a second runway by May 2009 to help in the test flights of the Airbus A320 aircraft will be manufactured...
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Airliner census: Fleets continue to grow
Our annual survey of the world's airliners shows an increased number of Western-built aircraft in operation at the expense of an ageing Russian fleet
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Excessive TCAS evasion injured 20 on Taiwanese 757: inquiry
Taiwanese investigators have found that a Boeing 757's unnecessarily fierce descent during a collision-avoidance manoeuvre injured 20 people on board the...
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Garuda in bid to join SkyTeam
Nicholas Ionides Singapore Garuda positioned to join SkyTeam Garuda Indonesia has been busy forging...
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NewsContrasting fortunes: 1,000 up for A330 as last airline delivery for A340-300 is completed
There were contrasting fortunes for the executives in Toulouse last month. As Airbus chief salesman John Leahy and his team...
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Russia's OAK looks to control Sirocco Tu-204-120C supply
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) is looking for ways to take over sole responsibility for the supply of Tupolev Tu-204-120C freighters to Air China Cargo from...
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Mitsubishi could help Boeing with smaller 737 successor
Mitsubishi Aircraft could help Boeing to manufacture the smaller models of its successor to the 737 series of narrowbodies, using the experience it gains...
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NewsPICTURE: Finnair unveils Oneworld alliance livery on A340-300E
Finland’s national carrier Finnair has painted two aircraft in a new colour scheme designed to highlight its membership of the Oneworld airline alliance.
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NewsFAA fines American $7.1 million for deferring maintenance
Fines totalling $7.1 million have been levied on American Airlines by the US FAA after the agency determined the carrier violated regulations governing maintenance...
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NewsPICTURE: Air France Boeing 777F begins testing
The second Boeing 777F has joined the flight-test programme for the new all-cargo twinjet. The aircraft, one of the...
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NewsOneword partners American, BA and Iberia file for anti-trust immunity
Oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia will today file for anti-trust immunity from the US Department of Transportation for a joint...
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NewsAltered Azerbaijan deal marks 787’s first net order reduction
Azerbaijan Airlines' amended order for two Boeing 787-8s and two 767-300ERs marks the first net reduction in the 787 airframe orderbooks since the programme's...
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Honeywell patents wake turbulence visualisation tool
Honeywell has received a US patent for a system it claims to be the first to visually show pilots whether their aircraft...
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South Korea's Kostar delays launch to October
South Korean start-up Kostar Airlines, which was originally planning to launch operations in August, has delayed its launch to October because it is still...
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Satsair to buy five Vision SJ50 personal jets
US air taxi company Satsair has signed an agreement with Cirrus to purchase five Vision...