All air transport news – Page 1129
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Exit of VivaAerobus forces shutdown of Austin terminal
GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS), which leased up to 40 acres to construct, operate and maintain the low cost terminal at Austin airport, has notified...
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VivaAerobus to drop all Austin services
Mexico's VivaAerobus is pulling out of Austin at the end of this month, just over a year after launching services to the Texas capital with significant fanfare...
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Shannon Aerospace keeps lean amid severe Irish downturn
Hard times have hit the Irish MRO industry, but Shannon Aerospace is benefiting from changes made in better days
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Aer Lingus mulls schedule and delivery cuts as traffic declines
Aer Lingus is pondering route and order cancellations as it tries to remain independent after Ryanair's abortive buyouts
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NASA shuffles aeronautics deck with flat budget
NASA will see no growth in its budget for aeronautics research through 2014, and in real terms may even shrink owing to inflation, in budget proposals set...
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PICTURES: Austria's Niki receives first Embraer 190
Austrian budget airline Niki has taken delivery, in Brazil, of its first Embraer 190 regional jet. The carrier's founder, former Grand Prix racing...
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Taiwan MRO Evergreen secures work from Korea and Vietnam
Taiwanese maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) has secured new contracts with Asiana Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.
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IAE eyes role in new Chinese narrowbody
International Aero Engines (IAE) is in talks with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) over potentially supplying a powerplant for China's...
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Lufthansa unsure of in-flight Internet launch date
Lufthansa is less certain it will be able to offer high-speed in-flight connectivity on overseas flights this year, but remains committed to the offering. The...
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life-extension programme
Bombardier "does not see any roadblocks" to extending the structural life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% to 120,000 cycles. A growing number of the type is coming...
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CFM readies to move Leap X core to test cell
CFM is planning to move the first core for Leap X testing into a test cell at its Evandale, Ohio facility on 15 May in preparation to start the first set...
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Boeing could offer all-new 777 replacement to rival A350 within four years
Boeing says that it could respond to any threat from the A350 XWB family with an "overwhelmingly superior" new airliner to replace the 777 before the end...
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British Airways and Emirates will be first for new longer-range A380
British Airways and Emirates will take delivery of an improved version of the Airbus A380 from 2012 offering a slightly better payload/range performance...
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Airbus single-aisle output could revive next year
Narrowbody production could head back up by end of 2010
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PICTURES: Production under way of 4,000th A320 family aircraft
Production of the 4,000th Airbus single-aisle aircraft - an A319 - is under way at plants around Europe. The centre fuselage is pictured during assembly...
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Air Astana to lease Embraer 190s for Central Asian routes
Kazakh flag-carrier Air Astana has confirmed selection of the Embraer 190 for its new regional jet operation, and will take delivery of a pair of leased...
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Airbus slows A380 final assembly ramp-up
Airframer decelerates output increase of ultra-large airliner as it evaluates customers' delivery needs in the downturn
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China's Shenzhen Airlines to employ 25 Taiwanese pilots
China's Shenzhen Airlines plans to receive 25 Taiwanese pilots as part of a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) initiative to help China overcome...