All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 427
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Qantas joins sustainable fuel development effort
Australia's Qantas Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, an industry effort to develop commercially successful sustainable jet fuel.
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Business: Good week - Bad Week
Swiss charter operator Belair will phase out its Boeing aircraft over the winter as it moves to an all-Airbus fleet. Belair's single 767-300ER, leased...
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FAA mulls GPS interference detector, corrector
The US FAA is studying the possibility of deploying a nationwide network of GPS interference detectors that would be placed on cellular communications towers...
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Lufthansa kick-starts broadband race again
When Connexion by Boeing switched off its in-flight broadband connectivity solution at the end of 2006, its largest customer Lufthansa assumed another Ku-band...
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Airbus faces supplier pressure to revise A400M contracts
Airbus is coming under pressure from A400M risk-sharing suppliers to renegotiate their contract terms as it closes in on securing a revised production contract...
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Middle East carriers turn to ECA markets
Middle East airlines have been tapping the attractively priced export credit agency market to finance their upcoming aircraft deliveries. Airlines are clearly...
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Thai AirAsia to increase focus on international markets
Thai AirAsia plans to increase its proportion of international services due to relatively few growth opportunities within Thailand.
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GECAS declares interest in placing a 787 order
Executives at GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) are interested in a firm order for perhaps as many as 30 Boeing 787 aircraft.
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United terminates turboprop deal with Mesa
United Airlines has exercised an early termination option in an agreement it has with Mesa covering 10 Bombardier Dash-8 turboprops the Phoenix-based regional...
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NewsAirbus proposes jack to avoid modifying A330 P2F nose
Airbus will not develop a nose-gear modification for passenger-to-freight conversion of the A330-200, but instead opt for a simple jacking tool to level...
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Newfoundland orders new waterbombers
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is to replace part of its aerial firefighting fleet with four new Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft, to be delivered...
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United's Boeing 737 era ends with US transcontinental trip
An era ended at United Airlines on 28 October as the carrier operated its last Boeing 737 passenger flight, more than 40 years after introducing the twinjet....
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Boeing plans 787 'surge', selects Charleston for second line
Boeing will surge 787 production early to meet customer demand as part of the establishment of the newly announced Charleston 787 second line. Boeing...
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European area control centres get communication network
Europe's air traffic control centres are finally to be linked by a unified modern communications network. This will replace existing links between centres...
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Maintenance outsourcing: Emerging appeal
With lower people costs and a strong desire to gain a foothold, the attraction of emerging market maintenance providers is clear. But at what cost?