All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 398
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Australia's Rex posts 9% fall in H1 profit
Australian regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has posted an 9% fall in net profit for its first fiscal half-year, as a result of lower passenger numbers...
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Australia's Virgin Blue posts H1 profit of A$62.5m
Virgin Blue has moved into the black, reporting a A$62.5 million ($56 million) net profit for the fiscal first half. For the six months ending 31 December...
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NewsFrontier, Midwest in deal to take onboard retailing to next level
Republic Airways has signed a deal with GuestLogix to implement a sweeping onboard retailing programme on aircraft flown by its subsidiaries, Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines.
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ICAO to examine timeline for aircraft carbon dioxide standard
The International Civil Aviation Organisation will soon review a newly drafted timetable for developing a global carbon dioxide standard for new aircraft...
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NewsGulfstream outlines progress of G250 and G650 flight-test effort
Airframer confident both will achieve certification in 2011 as smaller model development appears to pull ahead
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Southern Air’s new CEO seeks to acquire more 747-200s
Southern Air continues to look to acquire additional Boeing 747 Classic freighters even as the US cargo carrier begins operating new Boeing 777Fs. Southern...
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ICAO to examine timeline for aircraft CO2 standard
ICAO will soon review a newly drafted timetable for developing a global carbon dioxide (CO2) standard for new aircraft types, among other recommendations...
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Southern Air to launch 777F services for Thai this week
US cargo carrier Southern Air is placing into service at the end of this week the first of at least six Boeing 777F freighters, initially operating the new...
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Opinion
Comment: Grasping the nettle
As concern grows about the future availability of biofuels, the aviation industry is taking its fate into its own hands as it attempts to implement its commitment to cut carbon emissions
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NewsAirbus and Boeing see thawing of A380/747 demand this year
Airbus and Boeing are hopeful that 2010 will see orders begin to rebound for their ultra-large airliners, although both acknowledge that the market remains...
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MAS posts 490m ringgit profit in 2009
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has posted a net profit of 490 million ringgit ($144 million) in 2009, as it returned to profit in its last fiscal quarter. The...
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Australia's Skywest posts S$7.1m proft in H1
Western Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines has posted a net profit of S$7.1 million ($5 million) in its fiscal first half-year, marking a turnaround...
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Aviation biofuels: the bumpy road to scale production
The aviation industry is embracing biofuels as the solution to its carbon concerns, but insists that governments must assist in their development
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Business briefs
US regulators have tentatively approved transatlantic anti-trust immunity for Oneworld partners...
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HELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland to learn BA609 fate by end of June
AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi says the long-delayed decision on whether Bell Helicopter will cede its majority share in the BA609 civil tiltrotor program to minority partner AgustaWestland will be made by the end of June.
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Hawaiian inks new deal with portable IFE supplier digEcor
Hawaiian Airlines has inked a new four-year contract with portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) manufacturer digEcor that calls for the replacement of all...
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747-8 continues airworthiness testing
The first Boeing 747-8F is set to continue its initial airworthiness testing after operating its second sortie - a ferry flight to Moses Lake, Washington.
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787 flight test programme update
As Boeing passes the 150h flight hour mark in its first two months of trials, the 787 test fleet is poised to double in size.
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Delta adding Memphis operations
Delta Air Lines is preparing to launch flights from Memphis, Tennessee to Evansville, Indiana and Amarillo, Texas in the second quarter of this year.