All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 431
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AirTran becomes the latest US carrier to strengthen its liquidity
AirTran Airways has altered agreements with one of its principal lenders and its largest credit card processors to shore up its cash balances to $400 million...
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Boeing revamps 787 wiring, begins structural modifications
Boeing will introduce a new wiring standard for the 787 to reduce weight, improve maintainability and address a spacing issue between wires, says key supplier...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
A long-running labour dispute with Airbus A320 cabin crews looks to be over, following a new collective employment agreement between the...
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NewsPICTURES: BA completes first transatlantic A318 flight
British Airways has lifted the veil on the interior of the new Airbus A318 aircraft with which the carrier has just launched all-business transatlantic flights...
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IATA sees traffic improvement but fares remain weak
IATA today released its assessment of traffic data for August 2009 showing an improvement in continued falling demand compared with July, but fares continue...
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Bombardier turning to China for manufacturing
Buildings from the Mao-era that once made buses now produce parts for Bombardier and other Western aircraft
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Airborne lightning detection system is ready to market
A lightning strike assessment technology being developed under a €4.26 million ($6.22 million) European research project aims to improve understanding of...
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Working Week: David Forrester - Airbus Senior Marketing Analyst
An analytical approach at Airbus
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SAA posts gain after renegotiating 'forgotten' A320 deal
South African Airways has renegotiated a problematic Airbus agreement in a deal which has improved its income statement by R407 million ($55 million). SAA...
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Aerolineas 'close' to sealing Airbus acquisition
State-owned Aerolineas Argentinas has reached a "very advanced state" in negotiations to close the acquisition of up to 15 Airbus aircraft. The carrier,...
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A320 re-engine decision in 2010
Airbus expects to decide by the end of next year whether to re-engine the A320 family, CAO has learned. A senior Airbus executive said the manufacturer...
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CFM ready to advance LEAP-X schedule; opens way for 737RE
CFM International is ready to advance the schedule of its LEAP-X program if it wins an order to power the Comac 919, the 150-200 seat jetliner proposed by...
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Symphony and Weatherly aircraft production to restart
The lead investor for the North American Factory for Technologically Advanced Aircraft, a company created in 2008 to restart production of the two-seat Symphony...
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Opinion
Comment: Output miracle will be a hard act to follow
As 2009 began, the production plans for Airbus and Boeing defied logic. The world's economies were in meltdown, traffic was in freefall and banks had stopped...
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Air China and ANA to codeshare on Haneda-Beijing flights
Air China and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin a code-share agreement on their flights between Beijing and Tokyo's Haneda Airport from 25 October.
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Business briefings
An overhaul of Saab Group's corporate structure will transform 15 business units in three segments...
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Naverus secures key FAA endorsement for RNP development
Performance-based navigation (PBN) provider Naverus has received a letter of qualification from the US FAA to design and validate required navigation performance...
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Alaska nears pricing strategy for Wi-Fi
Alaska Airlines has been narrowing pricing options for in-flight connectivity as the carrier determines which Internet solution to use fleetwide.
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Airbus warns industry faces a 'difficult winter'
Airbus is hopeful that its production will remain flat in 2010, but warns that it expects airlines are about to endure a "difficult winter", which will inevitably...