All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 255
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Technology providers examine how to improve airline ancilliaries
Flight-related ancillaries are an ever-increasing part of an airline's revenue stream, but arguments remain about how effectively some airlines sell these...
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NewsCSeries assembly compressed to meet first flight target
Bombardier plans to meet a year-end deadline for CSeries first flight by compressing a five-month final assembly process to four months, although it also...
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Airbus considering expansion of A320 parts assembly work in China
Airbus is studying if it could assemble more parts of the A320 in China and increase the number of parts it sources from the country.
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NewsLockheed Martin chief warns against budget sequestration
Lockheed Martin president and chief executive Bob Stevens spoke out strongly against the $500 million sequestration of the US defense budget, which will...
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Uruguay seeks new investor for Pluna after Leadgate's withdrawal
The government of Uruguay has reassumed control of Pluna, the nation's principal airline, after the carrier's controlling shareholder Leadgate announced...
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Bombardier adds caveats to CSeries first flight timeline
Bombardier executives added some new caveats to their drive to make the first CSeries test aircraft achieve its first flight by the end of the year today. The...
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NewsAvianca-Taca converts three 787 options
Latin American airline Avianca-Taca has converted three Boeing 787-8 options, taking its total order of the aircraft type to 15. The carrier converted...
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MARKET OUTLOOK: The impact of bubbles on aircraft finance
Concerns about over-ordering mean that investors may become more selective over the type of aircraft they finance
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NewsEASA certificates ATR 42-600
European regulators have certificated the ATR 42-600, the smaller member of the airframer's new -600 series turboprop family. ATR expects the 46- to...
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NewsBombardier forecasts 20-year jump for turboprop deliveries, but regional jet demand declines
Bombardier has cut 300 units from its 20-year market forecast of commercial aircraft deliveries in the 20-149 seat market sector as the global financial...
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NewsANA converts order for four 787-8s to -9 variant
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has converted its order for four Boeing 787-8s, due to be delivered from the 2013 fiscal year, to the -9 variant. "The decision...
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NewsThai Airways president and board disagreed on aircraft procurement plan
At the centre of Thai Airways president Piyasvasti Amranand's dismissal is a disagreement over an aircraft procurement plan. While Amranand believes...
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NewsComair future uncertain as Delta shuffles regional lift
Plans at Delta Air Lines to reduce the number of 50-seater regional jets (RJs) that it contracts with regional airlines has raised fears that it might shut...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines hunker down in Spain
What with the collapse of one of its oldest carriers, industrial strife over one of its newest, the return to recession and airport charges on the rise,...
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FAA proposes AD for Piaggio Aero Industries P-180s
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) document for a proposed airworthiness directive regarding Piaggio Aero Industries P180 aircraft.
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P&W starts wind tunnel testing on components for second-generation geared turbofan
Pratt & Whitney has started a series of wind tunnel tests on a key component for a second-generation geared turbofan (GTF) engine with up to 50% higher bypass...
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NewsFastJet eyes late summer launch alongside Fly540 brand
FastJet, the pan-African low-cost carrier planned by EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, expects to launch operations in three to four months, chief executive-designate...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Farnborough will be crucial time in re-engined narrowbody fight
Airbus recently firmed two outstanding orders for A320neo family aircraft, with Norwegian Air Shuttle committing to 100 A320neos and Air Lease taking 36...
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Future of Germanwings brand called into question
Lufthansa will decide by spring 2013 how to restructure its intra-European network and merge its in-house narrowbody operations with low-cost subsidiary...
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NewsBA to operate premium A318s under new subsidiary
British Airways is establishing a new subsidiary through which to operate its premium transatlantic services from London City, a decision which appears linked to possible additional financing.