News from FlightGlobal – Page 888
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NewsQantas slashes 5,000 jobs as it posts A$252m H1 loss
Qantas has announced that it will slash 5,000 jobs, defer aircraft deliveries and slow the growth of its Jetstar businesses in Asia after revealing a A$252 million ($226 million) underlying loss before tax for the first half of the 2014 financial year.
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Oman begins SriLankan codeshare
Oman Air has begun codesharing with SriLankan Airlines linking service between the countries and to onward destinations in Europe and Asia.
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Israir enters line maintenance pact with LHT
Israeli carrier Israir has agreed a co-operation with German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik covering the airline's Airbus A320s.
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Royal Jordanian to cut three cities from network
Oneworld alliance member Royal Jordanian Airlines is to axe Colombo and Milan, as well as the city of Alexandria, from its route network.
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NewsPICTURE: China Southern receives first Boeing 777-300ER
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs it has on order.
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ROUTES: Southwest and JetBlue hint at new markets from Washington
Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways will likely use most of their freshly won slots at Washington National airport to launch new markets.
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Air Contractors picks AAR for 757 component repair deal
Maintenance specialist AAR has won a three-year contract from Irish-based Air Contractors for Boeing 757 component repair and management services.
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BA partner Sun-Air to open new Zurich link
Danish regional carrier Sun-Air is to open services between Billund and Zurich from the end of April.
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NewsPICTURE: Skymark’s first A380 rolls out
The first Airbus A380 aircraft due for Japan’s Skymark Airlines has emerged, with short a journey to the next station at the airframer’s final assembly line in Toulouse.
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NewsROUTES: Avianca expects first 787 in September
Avianca will receive its first Boeing 787 in September, and hopes to deploy it on commercial service in November.
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VivaAerobus receives first leased A320
Mexico's low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has received its first Airbus A320, an aircraft leased from SMBC, as it prepares for its full fleet cutover from its current fleet of Boeing 737-300s to Airbus A320s.
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Transaero readies plan to recruit pilots from abroad
Transaero is looking to source up to 80 first officers from abroad once the Russian government has endorsed legislation allowing domestic airlines to hire foreign commercial pilots.
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NewsLong landing in tailwind caused Il-76 overrun
Late reduction of thrust and an out-of-limits tailwind caused a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 to overrun as it touched down long at St John’s in Canada.
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Turkish Airlines to wet-lease four A380s
Turkish Airlines is closing in on a deal to wet-lease four Airbus A380s from an unnamed airline.
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Aeroflot adds leased A320s
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has this month added three new Airbus A320s under operating lease agreements.
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NewsIncorrect checks preceded Superjet cowl separation
Investigators believe ground checks were incorrectly carried out before an incident in which an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 sustained engine cowl damage.
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Transaero gets all-clear for new London and Houston routes
Transaero has gained rights to serve London from St Petersburg and Houston from Moscow.
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NewsCrashed MA60 pilot set throttle below flight-idle
Indonesian investigators have determined that both power levers on a Merpati Nusantara Xian Aircraft MA60 had been retarded to the beta range before the aircraft landed hard at Kupang’s El Tari airport and broke up.
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WestJet picks Panasonic for new IFE system
WestJet has chosen Panasonic Avionics to provide satellite internet as well as streaming live television and on-demand movies for passengers' portable devices.
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Emirates in codeshare deal with Jetstar, Jetstar Asia
Emirates will start codesharing on selected Jetstar and Jetstar Asia services from 6 April after the carriers signed a new agreement.