News from FlightGlobal – Page 850
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NewsSecond A350 to up ante in Qatar's battle with Lufthansa
Qatar Airways is today taking delivery of its second Airbus A350, which – like the first – will be used to operate Doha-Frankfurt flights.
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NewsCRJ crash probe fails to resolve fatal dive mystery
Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a Kazakh Bombardier CRJ200 crashed while attempting a go-around at Almaty two years ago, with the loss of all 21 on board.
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MH370: Tracking test is 'not a silver bullet'
Australian officials have acknowledged the potential weakness of deliberate disconnection while detailing an upcoming aircraft tracking trial programme.
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NewsCertification issues delay Superjet introduction at VLM
Belgian regional carrier VLM Airlines is delaying its planned introduction of Sukhoi Superjets by more than a year because of a certification hold-up affecting the type's long-range variant.
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ALC sees 757 being replaced rather than re-engined
Air Lease's chief executive believes Boeing is leaning towards a brand-new Boeing 757 replacement with additional capabilities rather than a re-engined version of the type.
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Indonesia revokes Lion Air rights on 10 daily services
Indonesia’s transport ministry has revoked Lion Air’s rights to operate 10 daily services on seven routes.
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SAS sells Heathrow slots to Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is acquiring a pair of London Heathrow slots from SAS Group, the second such sale for the Scandinavian company this year.
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Volaris to add up to four new US destinations in 2015
Mexican low-cost carrier plans to add two to four new destinations in the USA in 2015, says chief executive Enrique Beltranena.
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JetBlue and Aer Lingus expand codeshare pact
JetBlue Airways and Aer Lingus plan to expand their codeshare agreement to include JetBlue flights to Cleveland and Reno this spring.
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NewsMany pilots 'medically-impaired' due to toxic cabin air
The Global Cabin Air Quality Executive heard at its annual conference in London yesterday that at least 3% of airline pilots are flying with degraded physical and mental performance caused by repeated exposure to neurotoxins in the aircraft cabin air, and may become actually incapacitated during flight if their exposure ...
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Narita offers landing charge rebates to boost network
Tokyo Narita International airport is offering landing charges rebates in an attempt to attract more carriers to the airport, and expand both its international and domestic networks.
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Qantas keeps mum on 787 options
Qantas has given no further indication of when it intends to exercise its options for Boeing 787-9s, despite the major improvement in its international business.
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AirAsia X appoints new chief financial officer
AirAsia X has appointed Cheok Huei Shian as its new chief financial officer.
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VLM expands scheduled network to France and Italy
Belgian carrier VLM will open routes from Liege to the French cities of Avignon and Nice, and to Bologna and Venice in Italy.
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Delta to upgrade wi-fi on domestic aircraft
Delta Air Lines will upgrade inflight connectivity on its long-haul domestic aircraft to satellite-based wi-fi from 2016.
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NewsMH370 hunt covers 40% of search area
Search teams hunting the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER have covered 40% of the priority area drawn up by investigators.
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Thai AirAsia to launch Bangkok-Buriram service in April
Thai AirAsia plans to launch a daily Bangkok Don Mueang-Buriram service on 2 April.
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NewsIrish state presses IAG for better Aer Lingus terms
Ireland’s government is seeking better terms from IAG before surrendering its shareholding in flag-carrier Aer Lingus.
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NewsBA and CAA ordered to act on cabin air contamination
British Airways and the UK Civil Aviation Authority have been given 56 days (until 13 April) to reply to a Coroner’s “Report to Prevent Future Deaths”, that the December 2012 death of a BA pilot, Richard Westgate, was associated with the presence in his body of organophosphate toxins that are ...
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Nepalese start-up Bishwo signs for Superjets
Nepalese start-up operator Bishwo Airways has tentatively agreed to acquire five Sukhoi Superjet 100s.