All air transport news – Page 1080
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Boeing shuffles executives ranks, Albaugh to replace Carson
Boeing has shuffled the heads of three major divisions, replacing the retiring Scott Carson at Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) with Jim Albuagh, his counterpart...
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Southwest replaces unapproved parts on 30 aircraft
Southwest Airlines completed replacement of unapproved parts on 30 of 82 affected aircraft over the weekend, a FAA spokesman has confirmed. The issue...
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JetBlue and Lufthansa officially seek codeshare approval
JetBlue Airways and Lufthansa today asked the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to approve a codesharing agreement initially covering flights from New...
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Tianjin aiming to be China's Toulouse
Despite competition from Zhuhai and Xian, Airbus opted for Beijing's burgeoning port city for A320 assembly work
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ANZ A320 cabin crew ratify deal on wages and conditions
Air New Zealand (ANZ) Airbus A320 cabin crew have agreed to a union deal over wages and conditions, putting an end to a protracted dispute.
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China and Taiwan start scheduled services after 60 years
Chinese and Taiwanese carriers earlier today launched much-awaited scheduled services across the Taiwan Strait, marking the first time in 60 years there...
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Mexico's Interjet overhauls first A320 for third-party customer
Mexican Airbus A320 operator Interjet has completed the first heavy maintenance check for a third party customer.
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Avianca posts 1H profit and ponders IPO
Avianca, which has remained profitable this year despite the global economic downturn, is ready to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) when market conditions...
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China's East Star bankrupt after court rejects investment plans
Chinese carrier East Star Airlines has gone into bankruptcy after a Chinese court rejected a plan to revive the Wuhan-based carrier.
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PICTURE: Russia unveils AESA radar for PAK FA fighter
Russia unveiled the first element of its fifth-generation Sukhoi PAK FA/T-50 fighter during the Moscow MAKS air show, with Tikhomirov's NIIP having exhibited...
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Boeing 787 to fly
Boeing takes $2.5 billion write-off as it declares first three of six flight-test aircraft have no commercial value
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Russian airliners get sales lift at MAKS
Russia's mainline airliner programmes received a domestic and overseas sales lift at the MAKS air show in Moscow
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Irkut unveils main suppliers for MS-21 twin-jet
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation has unveiled the main system suppliers for the planned three-member MS-21 twin-jet family. Contractors were selected...
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Boeing offers needed clarity for 787 development
Boeing ended more than two months of uncertainty on its 787 programme when the airframer unveiled the latest schedule revision of first flight and first...
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Latest IATA assessment shows continuing traffic declines
International scheduled passenger traffic faltered for the seventh straight month this year in July.
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GP7200-powered A380s pass milestone
Engine Alliance GP7200s have marked their first full year of service powering an Emirates A380 with no in-flight shutdowns and a departure reliability rate...
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Losses show tough road ahead for new Aer Lingus chief
the size of the task awaiting new Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller has been made abundantly clear after the struggling Irish carrier revealed...
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Boeing plans first 787 flight by year-end
Boeing today said the first flight for the 787 should occur by year-end with first delivery scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010. The 787's first...