All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 315
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PICTURES: Air Berlin faces investigation over engine oil leak
Air Berlin is facing multiple investigations into problems with one of its Airbus A330-200s, which resulted in the German airline conducting a passenger flight with an engine showing clear signs of oil leakage.
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P&W to provide training for execs at China's Comac
Pratt & Whitney has inked a memorandum of understanding with Comac to cooperate on leadership training for senior executives and mid-level management at...
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Middle East Careers: Air Arabia leads the charge for Sharjah
The 75 minute or so drive that separates Emirates' hub of Dubai from Etihad's base in Abu Dhabi is often used to illustrate how the two UAE flag-carriers' ambitious expansion trajectories must ultimately collide. In the low-cost world, two other airlines are embarking on similar, but different, growth strategies at ...
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Boeing posts higher first quarter profit on lower revenues
Boeing reported a 13% year-over-year increase in first quarter net profit to $586 million, despite planned lower 777 deliveries and a 2% decrease in quarterly...
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US group puts Cirrus take-over bid on hold
A US-based investor group has shelved an unsolicited bid to acquire Cirrus and prevent the Minnesota-based firm's take-over by a Chinese company.
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Middle East Careers: Youthful ambition fuels Etihad
Etihad is only eight years old but has rapidly built up a 60-strong fleet and established itself as a major intercontinental connector
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Tu-204SM struggles as key supporter backs away
Russia's beleaguered Tupolev Tu-204SM programme is struggling to avoid total derailment after lessor Ilyushin Finance, its key supporter, withdrew its interest.
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Middle East Careers: Al Baker's gameplan
Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup has added impetus to the expansion plans of Doha's five-star rated flag-carrier
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Middle East Careers: Onwards and upwards for Emirates
Dubai flag-carrier Emirates is entering a "massive couple of years" of fleet expansion and large-scale recruitment
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Delta to retire 'least efficient aircraft' as it smarts from $318m loss
Delta Air Lines is blaming escalating fuel costs for its $318 million net loss in the first quarter and says it is raising fares and retiring its "least...
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Boeing reaffirms mid-year target for 737 decision
Boeing has restated its aim of announcing its plans for the 737 - whether to re-engine or to go for a completely new, clean-sheet design - by the middle...
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How far can RNP extend its reach?
Their efficacy has been demonstrated repeatedly at exotic locations worldwide - but how far can required navigation performance procedures extend their reach?
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Comment: Nudging the naysayers
Sukhoi's first Superjet 100 delivery may be well behind schedule - but it confounds critics of the erstwhile Russian Regional Jet who doubted whether the project would even get this far
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US Airways readies the ranks for RNP
US Airways is preparing its pilots for required navigation performance procedures, intended to reduce delays and cut fuel burn
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B/E reports $74m first quarter pre-tax earnings
B/E Aerospace has reported pre-tax earnings of $73.9 million for the first quarter, a 44% increase compared with the same period last year.
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China and Cameroon ink air services agreement
China and Cameroon have signed a new air services agreement, paving the way for the liberalisation of flights between the two countries. Under the...
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NLRB files complaint against Boeing for second 787 line placement
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) says it will seek an order to require Boeing to place the second 787 production line in Washington state, in...
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Comac ramps up ARJ21 flight testing
Comac is steadily ramping up flight testing for its ARJ21 regional jet programme as it closes in on a target to make first delivery by the close of 2011. Aircraft...
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Jetstar to roll out new seats on half of its narrowbodies
The Qantas group's low-cost subsidiary Jetstar Airways will retrofit approximately half of its Airbus narrow-body aircraft fleet with new B/E Aerospace's...
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PICTURES: Armavia Superjet conducts first revenue flight
Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet 100 has performed its maiden revenue flight, only two days after delivery to the operator. It flew from Yerevan Zvartnots...