All air transport news – Page 1064
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747-8 hit by fresh delays and $1bn write-down
Boeing has announced a fresh delay to the first flight of the 747-8 freighter, to the first quarter of 2010, and revealed that it will not now deliver the...
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AirAsia defers eight more A320s
Malaysian low-cost carrier group AirAsia will defer eight Airbus A320s it was due to receive in 2011, bringing its total A320 deferrals to 16. The...
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Trans States serves up huge credibility boost to Mitsubishi MRJ
Until recently, you could be forgiven for regarding the Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet as a "national project" that had little prospect of international sales...
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Open rotor: how does it work?
An open rotor engine is essentially a turboprop with two rows of blades, or propellers
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Air India offers seven aircraft for dry lease
Air India has invited tenders to dry lease out seven of its aircraft, three Boeing 777-200LRs and four Airbus A310 freighters.
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JAL to participate in programme to reduce emissions
Japan Airlines is to participate in the Aspire programme, which seeks to establish industry-wide aviation standards and procedures to reduce the environmental...
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Australia's Strategic to start Brisbane-Bali service
Australian carrier Strategic Airlines, which bought OzJet in June, has applied to have OzJet's international traffic rights transferred to it.
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WAEA2009: Continental to introduce new lie-flat seat by end of October
Continental Airlines is set to introduce its first newly configured Boeing 777-200ER with its BusinessFirst flat-bed seat by the end of October.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
RYANAIR Love it or hate it, you have to respect the gravity-defying low-cost carrier.
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Business briefs
Perth-based Structural Monitoring Systems has secured an exclusive strategic partnership with...
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New engines: flurry of activity despite downturn
A race to bring new technologies to market is keeping engine manufacturers busy in a down airline economy.
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Integrated propulsion systems: the engine connection
Integrated propulsion systems could be the way forward for engine makers as they seek to improve performance
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Keeping a cool head at Kilfrost
Keeping a cool head at Kilfrost After a career working for airlines, Patrick Strasburger joined Kilfrost, supplier of anti-icing products to the aviation...
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WAEA2009: IMS secures airline customer for next gen data loader
In-flight entertainment (IFE) firm the IMS Company has secured "a major airline customer" for its fourth generation embedded data loader.
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Azul ‘wrestling’ with LiveTV technology issues: Neeleman
Brazi's Azul aims to resolve next year challenges that have so far prevented the carrier from offering live television service.
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Pratt offers geared turbofan for China's C919 airliner
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is offering its PW1000G PurePower geared turbofan (GTF) engine to power China's C919 jet. The new narrowbody type is being developed...
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ATR puts break-even target for -600 at 150 aircraft
Regional airframer ATR must sell 150 of its new -600 series aircraft to recoup its investment in the derivative. The manufacturer's senior vice-president...
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Corporate 747-8s set to overtake stalled A380s
Airbus will struggle to sell corporate versions of the A380, while Boeing could take orders for as many as 50 VIP-configured 747-8s in the next decade. This...