News from FlightGlobal – Page 885
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NewsPICTURES: Asiana A380 emerges from Hamburg paint shop
Asiana Airlines’s first Airbus A380 aircraft has emerged from the paint shop in Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsAlaska plans on independent future: Tilden
Alaska Air plans to remain independent, even as it faces challenges from its codeshare partner Delta Air Lines.
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FIDAE: Avianca Brazil 'advancing' on E2 order
Avianca Brazil is "advancing" in talks with Embraer to place an order for the re-engined E2 regional jet, says the airline's majority owner German Efromovich.
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EasyJet launches Naples base
EasyJet formally opened its base at Naples, marking the low-cost carrier's third in Italy.
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Adria to start five new services
Adria Airways will add five new international routes as part of its summer schedule.
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NewsMH370 search: Thai satellite detects scattered objects
Thailand’s science ministry has released new images of the search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, apparently showing a large number of scattered objects.
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NewsJapan Transocean Air to order 12 737-800s
Japan Airlines Group subsidiary Japan Transocean Air will order 12 Boeing 737-800s.
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NewsANA to order 70 777s, 787s and A320neos
All Nippon Airways’ board has approved a $16.6 billion fleet renewal programme that will see it order a total of 70 new Boeing 777s, 787s and Airbus A320neos.
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Etihad stresses Alitalia-Air Berlin network synergies
Etihad Airway’s chief executive James Hogan sees a “strong fit” in the Alitalia-Air Berlin network combined with Air Serbia as well as major codeshare relationship with Air France and KLM.
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NewsMH370 search: Satellites find field of over 100 items
Satellites monitoring the southern Indian Ocean for debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have located an area containing more than 100 objects.
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NewsMH370 loss coincides with drive to improve locators
As the search for flight MH370 persists, Europe’s aviation safety authority has, ironically, been assessing the costs of reinforcing the underwater locator features on aircraft and their flight recorders.
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NewsMH370: Doppler-shift analysis ruled out northern track
Investigators compared subtle changes in electromagnetic signal frequency, caused by the Doppler effect, to conclude that Malaysia Airlines’ missing Boeing 777-200ER routed south after contact was lost on 8 March.
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Hainan Airlines plans Beijing-Nanchang service
Hainan Airlines plans to start a daily Beijing-Nanchang service on 4 April.
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Air France-KLM picks GEnx-1B to power 787 fleet
Air France-KLM selected General Electric engines in a deal valued at more than $1.7 billion at list prices to power a fleet of 37 Boeing 787-9s, including 12 aircraft to be leased from ILFC.
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Southwest to add seven new routes from Washington National
Southwest Airlines will add seven new routes to its network from Ronald Reagan Washington National airport with the 27 slot pairs it bought from American Airlines.
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MH370's fate uncertain despite oceanic crash conclusion
While search personnel have yet to recover any physical evidence from Malaysia Airlines' missing Boeing 777-200ER, the airline has acknowledged that the aircraft and all on board are probably lost.
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NewsMH370's flight ended in southern Indian Ocean: PM
Refined satellite data has led investigators to conclude that the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was lost over the southern Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Australia.
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NewsMH370 transporting 200kg of lithium batteries: chief
Malaysia Airlines’ missing Boeing 777-200ER had been transporting 200kg of lithium batteries among other freight on its ill-fated service to Beijing.
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NewsTigerair orders up to 50 A320neos
Singapore based budget carrier Tigerair has placed an order for up to 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft, and cancelled orders for nine baseline A320s.
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NewsMH370 search team aims to set up Kazakh base
Malaysian government representatives are seeking permission to establish a staging post in Kazakhstan to assist the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.