All air transport news – Page 1010
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Japan's Skynet acquires first 737-800
Japanese low-cost carrier Skynet Asia Airways has acquired one Boeing 737-800 aircraft, and will be receiving it in the summer of 2011.
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Authorities investigating Thai aircraft engine fire
Thai authorities and representatives from Boeing and General Electric (GE) are investigating an incident last week involving an engine fire on a Thai Airways...
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Jazz aims to order 15 Bombardier Q400s
Canadian regional carrier Jazz Air has signed a letter of intent with Bombardier for 15 74-seat NextGen Q400 turbroprops. Air Canada's regional partner...
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Vulcanair readies P68C for Brazil
Italian general aviation company Vulcanair is about to make its first foray into the Brazilian...
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BA's OpenSkies to launch new Washington route
British Airways' all-premium carrier OpenSkies is to begin flights to a second US city, Washington DC, from Paris. OpenSkies chief Dale Moss says the...
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Boeing outlines further slip to P-8 programme
Boeing expects to fly its first P-8 multi-mission maritime aircraft to a US Navy test site in the third quarter of this year, following a fresh schedule...
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BA 777 crash: Quick flap retraction avoided ILS collision
Investigators believe the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER which crashed at London Heathrow would have struck the ground earlier, potentially colliding with...
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PICTURES & VIDEO 747-8F touches down after maiden flight
Boeing's first 747-8F, the largest Western-built commercial freighter, has completed its maiden flight, kicking off a year-long flight test programme.
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Rolls-Royce: Trent modification will 'eliminate' fuel-ice risk
Carriers are on track to complete, within six months, modification of nearly 1,900 Trent engines considered vulnerable to the fuel icing which brought down...
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Opinion
Comment: What's under your wing?
No surprise: the Singapore air show was not about a flurry of aircraft orders. Much more satisfying was what the show was really about: new products.
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Comment: Concorde trial - an irrevelevant ritual
When the Concorde court case closes it will mark the end of almost 10 years of pointless legal activity.
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Thai discloses budget for plan to acquire 15 aircraft
Thai Airways International plans to acquire 15 aircraft from now until 2014 with a budget of 35.5 billion baht ($1.1 billion).
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Australia puts firefighting tankers to the test
At the end of December, less than an hour's drive from this writer's home, more than 30 houses were lost and the area declared a natural disaster after...
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Airlines PNG to step up to larger turboprops
Airlines PNG is actively looking to add higher capacity turboprops.
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AirAsia X resumes Tianjin service
AirAsia's long-haul operation AirAsia X has resumed its Kuala Lumpur-Tianjin service, after suspending it in November due to adverse weather conditions in...
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BAE Systems to help Mitsubishi with MRJ
BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft to provide services for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). Under the contract,...
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EADS plans study of microalgae’s feedstock potential
Airbus parent EADS and the Singapore government's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR) will collaborate on research focused on the feasibility...
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Uruguayan start-up BQB Air finally ready to take first of four ATR 72s
Uruguayan start-up BQB Air is still aiming to launch services by the end of this month as it works on resolving the remaining issues in its long-delayed...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Boeing's 747-8F lifts off on maiden flight
Boeing's first 747-8F, the largest western-built commercial freighter, has lifted off on its maiden sortie after enduring more than a year of delays.
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Boeing declares 747-8F ready for maiden flight
Boeing has declared its new 747-8 freighter as ready for its maiden flight, following the completion of high-speed taxiing tests.