All air transport news – Page 1068
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Airbus warns industry faces a 'difficult winter'
Airbus is hopeful that its production will remain flat in 2010, but warns that it expects airlines are about to endure a "difficult winter", which will inevitably...
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NASA gives Lockheed supersonic transport contract
Supersonic commercial transport aircraft concepts for 2018 and beyond are the subject of a NASA-funded study to be carried out by Lockheed Martin. The...
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Porter eyes flights from a second New York airport
Porter Airlines is considering launching operations to asecond New York City area airport after it increases frequencies on its current Newark-Toronto service.
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Bombardier eyes new paint drying for CSeries
Bombardier plans to use a different paint system for its CSeries to that used for its other aircraft in a bid to achieve production savings. The company...
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AMX fighter bid for Afghanistan faces competition from Czech L-159
The US Air Force anticipates receiving a proposal based on the L-159 for a potential Afghan National Army Air Corps light attack fighter deal ...
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Trent icing modification likely to extend to Airbus fleet
Airbus A330s and A340s fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent engines appear likely to require the same anti-icing modifications to fuel-oil heat exchangers already...
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Pinnacle pilots reject tentative labour deal
A federal mediator will determine the next steps for US regional operator Pinnacle Airlines and its pilots now that members of Air Line Pilots Association...
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Alaska wants fleetwide Wi-Fi in 2010
Alaska Airlines is aiming for fleet-wide Internet connectivity by year-end 2010 after debuting Wi-Fi access on a single Boeing 737-700 aircraft this year....
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Boeing begins 787 wing modifications
Boeing has begun modifying two 787 Dreamliners as it pushes toward meeting its goal of flying the aircraft by the end of 2009.
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IATA sets out plan to halve emissions by 2050
The International Air Transport Association has outlined a proposal to the United Nations under which airlines will aim to halve emissions by 2050. Carriers...
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TAM's behind the scenes upgrade
Brazilian carrier is investing in IT and its in-flight product as it prepares to formally join Star Alliance next year
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Safran and GE make move for C919 engine supply
Safran and its partner GE Aviation are placing more manufacturing work in China, as the country nears selection of a western engine supplier for its new...
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Computers can't replace pilots - yet, say experts
Aviation safety academics say the term "pilot error" is greatly over-used. Accident chronicles may record human error, they say, but the many occasions when...
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Emirates ponders resurrection of stalled Airbus widebody order
Emirates is evaluating whether to revive a stalled deal announced last year for up to 60 Airbus widebodies, including 30 A350 XWBs. At the delivery...
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China's Comac brings more suppliers in
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China will place production work for its C919 twinjet with companies that were formerly part of China Aviation Industry...
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Bangkok Airways implements cost-cutting measures
Bangkok Airways is offering staff a voluntary redundancy package and suspending several international services to help it cut costs.
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China's AVIC forecasting huge increase in regional aircraft
State-owned aerospace conglomerate Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) forecasts that regional aircraft and 150-seat narrowbodies will account...
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China's share of work on A350 may exceed 5%
Airbus aims to spend $200 million next year on procuring aircraft parts from China and it is possible that China will have more than 5% of the work on the...
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SIA enhances KrisWorld IFE programming
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is enhancing its in-flight entertainment (IFE) programming.