All air transport news – Page 1036
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Philippine Airlines plans Brisbane services in 2010
Philippines Airlines (PAL) plans to start services to Brisbane in March 2010.
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Business briefings
A visit to France by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin sealed an agreement between Safran and Rostechnologies...
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Korean 747-8I order snaps jumbo dry spell
An order by Korean Air for five Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental snaps a nearly three year dry spell for the passenger-configured jumbo
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Audio record captures orderly BA 777 crash response
Audio and video air traffic recordings have emerged of the moment last year when a British Airways Boeing 777-200 crashed short of runway 27L
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Boeing readies thrust reverser fixes for Rolls-Royce-powered 777s
Boeing says it will begin shipping kits to fix the thrust reversers on Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 777 aircraft within the next few weeks.
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FAA readies to award $7 billion in contracts
FAA today said it is soliciting bids from companies to compete for NextGen support contracts valued at $7 billion, which it says is the largest award in...
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e.Digital secures first US customer with North American deal
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) firm e.Digital has scored its first US-based customer.
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EASA orders Trent fuel-icing modification on A330/340s
European safety regulators are extending fuel-icing prevention modifications to Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent engines
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PICTURE: Airbus manufactures first structural component for A350
Airbus has produced the first structural component for the A350 at its plant in Nantes, France. The all-carbon centre wing-box panel has a surface...
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Air France looks for major cash boost from new product
Air France estimates that its revamped short- and medium-haul product will result in a €500 million ($753 million) improvement to its balance sheet by 2011-12.
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Working Week: Jeff Pooler, long-distance expatriate
Inspired by watching crop sprayers when he was a boy and rides in a Tripacer and a rented Cessna 172, Jeff Pooler is now a captain with Korean Air, piloting Boeing 777s, and still in love with aviation
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KAL orders five Boeing 747-8 passenger aircraft
Korean Air (KAL) has placed an order for five Boeing 747-8 passenger aircraft. The airline expects to receive the aircraft from 2013 to 2015, says...
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Cathay to start service to Milan
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to start flights between Hong Kong and Milan on 28 March 2010.
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ST Aero wins $90m maintenance contract from US carrier
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) has won a $90 million contract to provide maintenance services for a major US airline.
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Owner of India's MDLR to revive grounded airline
Grounded Indian carrier MDLR Airlines plans to resume operations later this month.
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Nine Batavia Air passengers injured in incident at Bali airport
Nine passengers were injured at Bali Denpasar airport when they jumped out of a Batavia Air aircraft after they saw smoke spewing from the engine.
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A380 deliveries yet to overtake 2008 total
Airbus would have to deliver another six A380s this month to meet its revised 2009 target of 13 aircraft, and overtake the dozen it delivered last year. The...
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Spirit Aero restarts 787 barrel fabrication
Aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems has restarted composite barrel fabrication for Boeing's 787 programme.
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Unidentified customer orders 52 Airbus A320s
Airbus' latest backlog figures show that the airframer has booked an order for 52 A320 aircraft, but the customer remains unidentified