News from FlightGlobal – Page 884
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ROUTES: Budapest airport lures regional airlines
Budapest airport sees no scope for a homegrown successor to former flag carrier Malev, but believes there is potential for a regional operator to build a route network from the Hungarian capital.
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Boeing obtains licence to supply spares to Iran
Boeing has secured approval to supply aircraft parts to Iranian companies under the terms of an international agreement negotiated last year.
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ROUTES: Flynas to start US flights in 2015
Flynas is planning to triple its Airbus A330 fleet to 12 aircraft by 2017 as the Saudi Arabian budget carrier aims to expand its new long-haul operations to Africa and North America.
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ROUTES: WestJet edges closer to widebody introduction
WestJet appears poised to build up further long-haul routes after the Canadian budget carrier starts Boeing 737 flights to Dublin in June.
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NewsPICTURES: Air New Zealand unveils distinctive livery on Boeing 787-9
Boeing has rolled out Air New Zealand's (ANZ) first Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which bears a distinctive new all-black livery and the country’s official Fern mark.
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ROUTES: Signs point to European growth chance
Airline and airport network managers come together in Marseille for Routes Europe at a time of renewed optimism for the financial health of the continent's air transport sector.
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NewsKenya Airways receives first 787
Boeing has delivered Kenya Airways' first 787, which departed Everett today for Nairobi.
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NewsPICTURE: Qatar raises the bar with A380 lounge
Ahead of the delivery of Qatar Airways' first three Airbus A380s, currently scheduled for June, Flightglobal has obtained an exclusive sneak-peek of the lounge area installed on the upper deck of the superjumbo.
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NewsPICTURE: Silk Way’s 747-8 Freighter poised for delivery
The first of four Boeing 747-8 Freighters for Silk Way Airlines is being readied for delivery at the manufacturer’s Everett plant near Seattle.
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Delta seeks up to 50 widebody aircraft
Delta Air Lines has released a request for proposals for up to 50 widebody aircraft to Airbus and Boeing.
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NewsDelta targets transpacific markets to power Seattle hub
Delta Air Lines launched its third European route from Seattle last week - to London Heathrow - as part of a concerted drive to establish the Washington state airport as a major US West Coast hub over the next three years.
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NewsPICTURES: 747 retired from passenger service in Japan
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) formally retired its Boeing 747 aircraft, marking a key milestone in the type's gradual disappearance from the world's airliner fleet.
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NewsAir Canada and Boeing finalise 737 Max deal
Air Canada and Boeing have finalised the carrier’s order for up to 109 737 Max aircraft.
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NewsMH370 air-ground communication appears routine
Investigators probing the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have reiterated that there was no evidence of unusual air traffic control communications before the aircraft vanished.
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NewsIsland Air orders two Q400s
Hawaii Island Air has ordered two Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 NextGen turboprops, with plans to replace its ATR 72 fleet.
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NewsNok Air converts two Q400 options
Nok Air has converted options for two Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft to firm orders.
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NewsTAM and US Airways join Oneworld
Brazil’s TAM and US Airways joined Oneworld today, in a move that the alliance called its biggest single day of growth since it was launched.
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NewsINTERIORS: Economy seat-width debate heats up
After Airbus boldly pitched 18in-wide seats as an industry standard, both rivals and commentators have been wondering just how much difference an inch really makes
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Kenya’s Fly-SAX starts Lokichoggio route
Kenya’s Fly-SAX has started flights from Nairobi to Lokichoggio.
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NewsObjects sighted in revised MH370 search zone
Three weeks since the departure of ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur, investigators have yet to identify or retrieve a single item of debris from the Boeing 777.