All TAP Air Portugal articles
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NewsATR 72 tail-strike inquiry cites pilot-shortage pressure
Portuguese investigators have indicated that a shortage of pilots might have pressured carrier White Airways to release a trainee ATR first officer for flight without a safety pilot, the day before a damaging tail-strike at Fez. The ATR 72-600 had been operating Lisbon-Fez, on behalf of TAP Express, on ...
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TAP deploys A321LRs for transatlantic expansion
Portuguese carrier TAP is to open new transatlantic services with its long-range Airbus A321LR fleet, operating to Montreal, Boston via the Azores, and a new Brazilian destination.
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Azul proposes JV with TAP to shareholders
Brazil’s low-cost carrier Azul has proposed a joint venture with Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air Portugal to its shareholders as it looks to gain a greater foothold in the transatlantic travel market, the company says in its investor update on 7 November.
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TAP withdraws from London City
TAP Portugal is ending its services from London City airport to Lisbon and Porto at the end of October.
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TAP plans further US expansion in coming years
TAP Air Portugal plans to add at least five new destinations in the USA in the next five years, as it continues to see potential in the US-Europe market.
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TAP to order A321XLR: Neeleman
TAP Air Portugal plans to order the Airbus A321XLR, which was launched earlier today at the Paris air show.
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La Compagnie to show off A321neo at Paris air show
All-premium transatlantic carrier La Compagnie is to display its Airbus A321neo during the upcoming Paris air show.
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Panasonic wins IFE deal for TAP A321LR fleet
TAP Air Portugal has selected in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems from Panasonic Avionics for a fleet of Airbus A321LRs.
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PICTURE: Transatlantic beckons as TAP's first A321LR arrives
The first of 12 Airbus A321LRs has been delivered to TAP Air Portugal.
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A330-800 certification on schedule for second half of 2019
Airbus is half way through the flight-test programme for the A330-800 and on course to receive certification in the second half of 2019.
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Porpoising ATR lost nose-wheels in high-speed landing
Pilots of a White Airways ATR 72-600 failed to follow sterile cockpit procedures and allowed the aircraft to gain excessive energy before the turboprop porpoised on touchdown at Lisbon, suffering serious damage.
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PICTURES: 2018's key airline chief executive appointments
A visual record of some of the most significant leadership appointments across the global airline industry in 2018
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TAP seals maintenance pact for Leap engines
TAP Portugal has joined a maintenance network for CFM International Leap-1A engines, having started its own operations with the powerplant.
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TAP takes A330neo to Chicago and Washington in 2019
TAP Air Portugal will add Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles to its network in 2019, moving forward with plans to expand its transatlantic network with next generation aircraft.
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Trent 7000 delays held up full A330neo ETOPS clearance
Delays to the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 programme lie behind the initial restriction of extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for the Airbus A330-900.
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PICTURES: Airbus delivers first A330neo to TAP
TAP Air Portugal has become the first airline to take delivery of an Airbus A330neo, with the hand-over today of its first of an eventual 21 A330-900s.
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Airbus sets date for first A330neo delivery to TAP
Airbus plans to deliver the first A330-900 to launch operator TAP Air Portugal on 26 November.
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Azul sees mounting delays in A330neo programme
Brazilian carrier Azul is in "very tough" discussions with Airbus over delays to the A330-900 that may push its first delivery beyond 2019.
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PICTURE: Airbus readies first A330-900 for TAP delivery
Airbus is poised to hand over the first of A330-900 to launch operator TAP Air Portugal, as flight-testing gets underway of the smaller -800 variant.
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TAP A340 overran on take-off after intersection blunder
Brazilian investigators have finally disclosed that a taxi route error resulted in an Airbus A340-300’s overrunning the runway on take-off from Rio de Janeiro, whereupon it collided with lights and navigation aids before climbing away.
