All air transport news – Page 1049
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Serious interest in A330-300F from cargo integrators: Airbus
Airbus is seeing “serious interest” from cargo integrators such as FedEx Express for a higher volume package freighter based on the A330-300 airframe
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Embraer might build E190 in China
Embraer might produce the E-190 in China to take advantage of the country's economic recovery, says a report in Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo.
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JAL may receive bridge loan from government bank
Japan Airlines (JAL) could receive a bridge loan from the Development Bank of Japan as it awaits a government restructuring plan.
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Brazilian carriers post 42% surge in October domestic traffic
Brazil's Gol expects to continue to steadily grow its domestic traffic but considers the 47% year-over-year RPK figure it posted for October to be an aberration.
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Gol considers reactivating one 767 for Caribbean flights
Gol is close to completing a deal covering the return of one of its seven grounded Boeing 767s and is considering reactivating at least one 767 for its new...
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Air France flight safety boss to retire
Air France's executive vice-president of flight operations Gilbert Rovetto is to retire. The airline says that Rovetto was always due to retire in...
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Oman Air aims to break even within five years: chief
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air aims to break even at group level within the next five years as it presses ahead with building up its network, despite the...
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Rolls-Royce on 'vital paths'
Major North American investment demands progress on key supplier and research plans
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Jet Airways plans new Mumbai-Kathmandu service
Jet Airways plans to start a daily service between Mumbai and Kathmandu from 2 December.
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This Week briefing
Portable in-flight entertainment specialist e.Digital has filed a US federal court lawsuit against Canon, Nokia, Panasonic, Samson Technologies and 15 other firms, alleging infringement of its flash memory technology patents.
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PICTURES: Mexicana officially joins Oneworld
Mexicana this evening became the 11th member of the Oneworld alliance, marking the end of an 18 month incorporation process for the carrier's ascension into...
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UK targets dramatic engine production cost cutting
Rolls-Royce is leading a new and well-funded UK project to develop and introduce low-carbon aircraft engine technology. The £90 million ($149 million)...
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Woven fibres show supersonic combustion promise
Airframes made of stacked hollow spheres and combustion chambers fabricated with woven carbonfibres could be possible following a three-year...
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A380’s stellar performance undermined by ongoing technical issues: operators
Airbus giant's stellar performance undermined by ongoing technical issues say superjumbo's initial operators
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Gulf Air and Oman Air - out of the shadow of the network carriers
Niche players Gulf Air and Oman Air are making efforts to avoid beingeclipsed by their ever-expanding neighbours
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Ukraine's Dniproavia set to take ex-Alitalia ERJs
Fourteen ex-Alitalia Embraer ERJ-145s being sold as part of the Italian carrier's administration process are to be operated by Ukrainian carrier Dniproavia. ATI ...
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FlyDubai sees huge opportunities for growth of Gulf’s embryonic low-cost sector
The arrival of budget airline FlyDubai is expected to cause ripples among other major operators in the Gulf