News from FlightGlobal – Page 615
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Air Peace expands regional fleet further with ERJ-145s
Nigerian operator Air Peace is to acquire a pair of Embraer ERJ-145s, expanding the airline’s regional fleet.
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NewsEmirates to take 30 787-9s and trims 777X deal
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has revised its previous tentative agreement for Boeing 787s, opting to take 30 of the 787-9 variant rather than the larger 787-10. Deliveries of the aircraft, worth $8.8 billion, will commence in May 2023 and continue for five years. The Dubai-based airline had originally indicated, two ...
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Atlantia backs away from Alitalia consortium participation
Rome airport shareholder Atlantia has declared that it is not prepared to participate in a consortium to bid for Alitalia because the right conditions have not been met.
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British Airways identifies initial route for 787-10
British Airways is to use its first Boeing 787-10 on services to the US city of Atlanta, following delivery of the twinjet in January.
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NewsUS airlines expect record-breaking Thanksgiving travel season
Major US airlines expect the Thanksgiving holiday travel season to break records as airlines continue to deal with the fallout of the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, a lobby group for the commercial aviation industry says on 19 November.
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South African restores more flights despite continued strike
South African Airways is resuming flights to destinations within the region, while the carrier’s domestic services are still affected by industrial action.
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NewsAirbus and EasyJet to jointly study electric aircraft
EasyJet and Airbus have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly assess the potential of hybrid- and full-electric aircraft for short-haul flights across Europe.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic reinforces Indian network with summer schedule
Virgin Atlantic is adding a second daily frequency to Delhi to further beef up its Indian network from London Heathrow, as part of a summer schedule in which it will also deploy its new A350 across four more routes.
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NewsEmirates meets with FAA over 777X certification
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has met today with the head of the US FAA Steve Dickson at the Dubai air show to discuss the certification process of the Boeing 777X.
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Azimuth to receive another Superjet
Russian carrier Azimuth is to take delivery of another Sukhoi Superjet 100 before the end of this year.
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NewsFlynas firms up order for 10 A321XLRs
Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flynas signed a firm order today at the Dubai air show for 10 Airbus A321XLRs, upgrading the MoU it signed at the Paris air show in June.
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EasyJet to offset carbon emissions across whole network
UK budget carrier EasyJet is to offset carbon emissions across its entire network, effective immediately, insisting that it has taken steps to ensure the measure has validity.
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NewsAir Senegal seals MoU for eight A220-300s
West African carrier Air Senegal has signed for Airbus A220-300s at the Dubai air show.
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EasyJet set to branch into package holiday business
UK budget operator EasyJet is aiming to launch a new holidays business over the next month, which it forecasts will break even during its first year.
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EasyJet firms 12 A320neos but defers 12 others
UK budget carrier EasyJet is firming options on 12 more Airbus A320neos but is cutting back its 2021 deliveries by 12 aircraft, postponing them at least to 2023.
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NewsClark leaves door open to Emirates A330neo deal
There could still be a slot for the Airbus A330neo in Emirates’ fleet plan but the focus in the near term is on the A350-900, the airline’s president Tim Clark tells FlightGlobal.
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ANA grows Haneda network for summer 2020 season
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced its summer 2020 schedule, which places great emphasis on developing its network at Tokyo Haneda International airport.
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ST Engineering divests Australian pilot school to Rex
ST Engineering has divested its Australian pilot school Aviation Training Academy Australia (ATAA) to operator Regional Express (Rex) in a deal valued at S$9.3 million ($6.83 million).
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NewsAirline Business on UK, Delta, Brazil, China, Emirates
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss another round of winter failures in the European market – including Thomas Cook’s collapse.