News from FlightGlobal – Page 898
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NewsCopa sees 737 Max as next logical aircraft for fleet
Copa Airlines sees Boeing’s 737 Max as the next “logical aircraft” for its fleet, says chief executive Pedro Heilbron.
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BA and Iberia chiefs to step down from IAG board
British Airways chief executive Keith Williams and his Iberia counterpart Luis Gallego are to step down from the IAG board in January, and add chairman duties to their respective roles at the subsidiary airlines.
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NewsJetstar cleared to start 787 operations
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has given approval to Jetstar Airways to commence operations with its first Boeing 787-8.
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NewsSkyWest could cancel MRJ order if delays mount
Utah-based regional carrier SkyWest Inc could cancel its order for 100 Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jets if the project’s current delays continue.
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Lufthansa plans summer service to Montreal
Lufthansa will add routes from Frankfurt to Montreal and Valencia as part of its summer 2014 schedule.
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Gulf Air to resume flights to Kerala state capital
Gulf Air will resume flights to the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram on 15 December.
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Shenzhen Airlines starts 10 new domestic services
Shenzhen Airlines launched 10 new domestic services, with the start of its winter schedule on 27 October.
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Condor opens new long-haul routes from Munich
Thomas Cook's German subsidiary has opened new routes linking Munich with the Dominican Republic and India.
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NewsPICTURE: Lion Group receives 100th 737NG aircraft
Indonesia’s Lion Group received its 100th Boeing 737NG aircraft at an event in Seattle on 4 November.
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NewsPICTURE: Tigerair takes first A320 with retrofitted sharklets
Tigerair received its first Airbus A320 aircraft retrofitted with sharklets on 5 November, which bears the registration 9V-TRK.
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JetBlue and Delta file plans to expand PED usage
JetBlue and Delta Air Lines are both vying to become the first US carrier allow passengers to use portable electronic devices (PEDs) from take-off to landing.
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NewsJetBlue likely to convert E-190s to E2: CEO
JetBlue Airways will likely convert its existing Embraer 190 orders to the re-engined E-Jet E2, after it deferred deliveries of 24 E-190s to beyond 2020.
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Air France-KLM undecided on A380s in backlog
Air France-KLM is yet to decide whether to take two Airbus A380s scheduled for handover in 2016.
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CAE and Jazz Aviation renew training contract
Jazz Aviation and CAE have renewed a training agreement for the Bombardier CRJ, DHC8-100/300 and Q400 aircraft types into the next decade.
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Lufthansa restarts mainline pilot recruitment
Lufthansa is to set resume ab-initio pilot training after freezing recruitment of cadets for its in-house flight academy for more than a year.
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NewsScandinavian's MD-80s bow out with special flight
Scandinavian Airlines’s final three Boeing MD-80s were retired from operations on 26 October, ending 28 years of service with the carrier.
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NewsJetBlue’s E-190 deferrals widen Embraer’s 2018 production gap
JetBlue Airways decision defer delivery of 24 Embraer E-Jets by four years may make it more difficult for Embraer to maintain production of current generation E-Jets until 2018, when it begins producing its second-generation E-Jet E2.
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NewsJetBlue orders larger Airbuses as it defers Embraers
JetBlue Airways is to order another 35 Airbus jets but defer delivery of 24 Embraer 190s under a fleet restructuring plan which shifts the balance of the fleet towards larger aircraft types.
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Air Seychelles to acquire new Twin Otter fleet
Air Seychelles is to renew its domestic fleet with three Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otters, all Series 400 variants, which will be delivered in mid-2015.
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NewsQatar Airways formally joins Oneworld
Qatar Airways has today formally joined Oneworld, becoming the first of the major Gulf carriers to join one of the global alliances.