All air transport news – Page 1000
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Cebu Pacific plans for IPO
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific plans to raise about 12 billion pesos ($261.6 million) from an initial public offering (IPO) to fund the acquisition...
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Iraqi Government firms 787 order
Iraq's Government has formally signed for 10 Boeing 787 aircraft, but has yet to disclose an engine selection. The identity of the customer has been...
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Airbus to raise A320 production rate
Airbus is stepping up its monthly A320 production rate to 36 aircraft, from 34, in order to prepare for market recovery. The increase will come into...
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Safran ready to Leap ahead
Engine success is driving strong financial prospects for the French half of CFM
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Business: Good week - Bad week
GKN At nearly £1.5 billion ($2.24 billion), 2009 aerospace sales were up 48% and trading profit soared 61% to £169 million, thanks to £25 million-worth of...
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Air India's MRO facility in Mumbai to offer GE engines work
Air India and GE Aviation have signed a deal that makes the carrier's maintenance facility in Mumbai a certificated centre for the engine manufacturer's...
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MTU seeks winning position on future narrowbodies
MTU is jostling for a winning position as Airbus and Boeing prepare to re-engine their best-selling narrowbodies.
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Russian investigators to press ICAO for cabin cameras
Russian accident investigation representatives are to put the case for equipping passenger cabins with airborne image recorders to a high-level International ICAO safety conference at the end of this month.
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Powering ahead: Commercial engines special report
The world's major engine manufacturers are preparing to battle it out for a share of the spoils as airframers Airbus and Boeing look to update their best-selling A320 and 737 narrowbody families. Our commercial engines special report looks at the major manufacturers offerings.
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Comac C919 propulsion: Integrated to the maximum
Comac C919 propulsion: Integrated to the maximum
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PICTURE: AEI delivers first Boeing-licensed 737-400 to MNG
Florida-based Aeronautical Engineers has completed the first passenger-to-freighter conversion under the newly introduced Boeing-licensed third-party supplemental type certification programme.
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CFM: Serving no LEAP before its time
When CFM International's new engine enters service, 16 years of development work ought to ensure a vintage performance
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Turkish Airlines finalises 737-800/900ER order
Turkish Airlines has finalised an agreement to acquire 10 Boeing 737-900ERs and 10 737-800s. The flag-carrier disclosed a tentative deal to take the...
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Opinion
Comment: Business aviation needs a good fatigue risk management system
Airlines are proving crew fatigue risk management to be a safety concept whose time has come. Business aviation operators should embrace - rather than resist - a huge improvement
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Malaysia Airlines settles legal dispute with Air Maldives
Malaysian Airlines (MAS) has withdrawn legal proceedings against the now-defunct Air Maldives after signing a settlement with the Maldives government, resolving...
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New Zealand and Turkey sign new air services agreement
New Zealand and Turkey have signed a new air services agreement, granting fifth freedom rights to carriers from both countries.
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Virgin Blue plans Sydney-Ayers Rock service
Australia's Virgin Blue plans to start flights between Sydney and Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru.
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Fokker resurrection scheme secures loan for prototype
Entrepreneurs behind the long-running effort to develop a Fokker 100 successor intend to modify an existing airframe this year, after securing financing...
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Air Jamaica's transition to Caribbean starts next month
Air Jamaica plans to start transitioning its operations to Caribbean Airlines on 12 April ahead of the sale of Air Jamaica to Trinidad's and Tobago's flag...