All air transport news – Page 1121
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Gol exits the Lima market
Brazil's Gol is further shrinking its international network with the elimination of all service to Peru.
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Thales touts success of TopConnect test on DC-9
Thales is championing Inmarsat's higher-bandwidth aeronautical service SwiftBroadband after flight-testing its TopConnect suite of connectivity solutions...
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Virgin Nigeria to lose 'Virgin' brand name next month
Virgin Nigeria is to rebrand in a month's time to reflect discontinuation of shareholder Virgin Atlantic's day-to-day involvement with the carrier
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Sully receives UK Air League medal from Duke of Edinburgh
Sully receives UK Air League medal from Duke of Edinburgh
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Prop manufacturers ponder larger offerings
Existing commitments mean that dates have yet to be a pinned down, but 90- to 100-seat turboprops are being planned by ATR and Bombardier
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Cobham continues US push
Acquisitions and organic growth make North America the UK supplier's top market...
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Boeing shakes off tough year for 747-8
Despite seemingly lukewarm support earlier this year from top company executives and a lack of orders, Boeing is firmly committed to the 747-8
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Flying car completes first round of flight testing
Light aircraft developer Terrafugia has completed flight-testing of its proof-of-concept aircraft,...
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Airline losses to reach $9 billion in 2009: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revised its airline financial forecast for 2009 to a global loss of $9 billion, almost double its...
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PICTURES: Air France debris retrieved in A330 hunt
Brazil's defence ministry has released the first images of wreckage retrieved during the search operation for the lost Air France Airbus A330
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Superjet: Russia's revival or last stand?
Can Sukhoi overcome perceptions and prejudices associated with Soviet-era aircraft and land Western customers for its new regional Superjet 100?
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Firefly to serve more Malaysian cities from Singapore
Firefly, Malaysia Airlines' turboprop operation, has confirmed plans to expand its services out of Singapore to another four Malaysian cities in 2009 and...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Tough times ahead
Will the economic downturn lead to the break-up of struggling aerospace companies and industry consolidation?
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Air France ordered pitot refit on A330 fleet five weeks before crash
Air France has disclosed that it initiated a programme to change pitot probes on its Airbus A330/340 fleet five weeks before the loss of flight AF447, after...
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A330 search team retrieves Air France debris and two bodies
Brazilian naval and air command authorities searching for the missing Air France Airbus A330 have retrieved two bodies from the ocean, as well as the first...
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Mexicana: pace of recovery is slow
Mexicana has resumed serving all routes but is still experiencing lighter traffic volumes and load factors as the pace of recovery following the swine flu...
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In-flight mobile connectivity in USA is inevitable: ECS
Early adopters of in-flight mobile connectivity in Europe and elsewhere will ultimately prove to US regulators that the nation's carriers should be permitted...
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Airbus net orders stay static ahead of Paris Air Show
Airbus' net order total for 2009 remains unchanged at just 11 aircraft following another dismal month for sales.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Realising the 787 dream
Boeing's 787 is on the brink of its first flight - but getting there has been a long and tough struggle as the airframer has battled production, supply and labour problems
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 XWB ready to rock
Airbus steps up the pace as development of new twinjet moves into critical final phase