All air transport news – Page 1133
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News
Connectivity offerings at Continental remain uncertain
Continental Airlines appears to be revising connectivity plans as the US major ramps up installation of live television systems on narrowbody aircraft this...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
China and Taiwan have further liberalised air services, adding Guiyang, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Nanchang and Ningbo to the list of mainland cities...
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Opinion
Comment: mind the hangar talk
Aerospace bosses need to understand that in an age where communication is dominated by information instantly uploaded to the worldwide web it cannnot rigidly control the media
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Air Fiji shutters operations
Fijian carrier Air Fiji has stopped operating aircraft because it is in financial difficulty.
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Hainan halves ERJ-145 order under new agreement
Embraer's Chinese joint venture Harbin Embraer has reached an agreement with Hainan Airlines to halve the carrier's original 50-strong ERJ-145 order and...
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Industry makes it case for EU support
Industry faces a battle for EU attention as it seeks help with financing and research
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Latest: Swine flu and the airline sector
Mexicana cancels flights but refrains from wholesale capacity cuts
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Confident Boeing revises 787 pre-flight testing methodology
With Boeing pushing closer to a June first flight of its long-delayed 787, the company has revised its pre-flight testing methodology after expressing growing...
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Business - Briefs
Rockwell Collins' pre-tax income held steady at $492 million for the six months...
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BMI restoring 'missing' Israel on ex-BMed jets' maps
BMI expects the introduction of Airbus A330s on the Tel Aviv route to resolve an awkward matter with the in-flight entertainment systems on certain aircraft,...
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Emirates defends safety regime
Emirates today issued a statement defending its safety practices
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Spirit AeroSystems 1Q earnings slide on post-strike slowdown
Spirit AeroSystems today posted a 26% decline in net earnings during the first quarter, blaming slower output on the aftermath of the machinists strike at...
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Emirates changes procedures after Melbourne A340-500 near-loss
Emirates has begun using a second cockpit laptop computer to cross-check crews' take-off calculations following the near-catastrophe to an Airbus A340-500...
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Boeing reveals details of ambitious 787 flight test plan
Boeing has revealed the first details of a fast-paced, around-the-clock 787 operation. The programme is set to launch by 1 July and will test and certificate...
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Emirates A340 tail strike attributed to pilot error
A preliminary factual report into the tail-strike at Melbourne Airport in Australia last month, involving an Emirates Airbus A340-500, has found the aircraft's...
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ANA reports first loss in six years
All Nippon Airways has posted a net loss of 4.2 billion yen ($43 million) for the fiscal year ending 31 March due to a sharp drop in demand for air travel.
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Australia's Strategic Airlines signs lease deals for Airbus aircraft
Australian start-up Strategic Airlines has signed a lease with AerCap for two Airbus A320s and signed a lease with Swiss International Air Lines for an Airbus...