All air transport news – Page 1147
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Airbus expects 100 aircraft deliveries in China in 2010
(In the fourth sentence, changes number of A380s to 200) Airbus expects to deliver almost 100 aircraft in China next year and is "cautiously optimistic"...
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Emirates to open Tokyo service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to open non-stop services to Tokyo Narita, complementing its Japanese operation to Osaka.
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FAA finalizes Rolls-Royce spinner directive for ERJ series
FAA officials have issued a final airworthiness directive (AD) calling on operators of hundreds of Embraer ERJ-135 and ERJ-145 jets to replace the spinners...
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Continental temporarily deactivates LiveTV systems
Continental Airlines temporarily deactivated all of its LiveTV in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems on 20 November after discovering that a small part of...
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GE acquires performance-based navigation firm, Naverus
GE Aviation has acquired Washington-based Naverus, a 60-employee company that develops required navigation performance (RNP) and other performance-based...
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Jones succeeds Moravecek as president of Engine Alliance
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) marketing executive Mary Ellen Jones has been named president of Engine Alliance, the 50/50 joint venture between General Electric...
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Market Outlook: Load factor limitations
Chris Tarry stresses that load factors are only a measure of capacity utilisation.
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US airline 3Q analysis: Skating along the bottom
US carrier 3Q results offer faint signs they could be crawling out from one of the strongest revenue troughs in history
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ICAO creating alternative fuels web tool
ICAO will create a web document to help advance efforts to develop and commercialize alternative jet fuels.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
FINNAIR Pilots called off a strike that cancelled hundreds of flights after accepting a new collective agreement...
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Business briefs
India's first special economic zone catering exclusively for the aerospace sector has opened...
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NewsGulf Air restructuring to concentrate on regional operations
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to focus on regional operations, build up its short-haul fleet, and realign its network towards strong connections through...
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Garuda speaking to aircraft simulator-makers about JV
Garuda Indonesia is speaking to aircraft simulator manufacturers about forming a joint-venture for Boeing 737-800/900 simulator training, because Garuda...
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China Eastern to resume HK-Hangzhou and HK-Jinan service
China Eastern Airlines plans to resume two routes to Hong Kong.
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Indonesia's Lion Air to order 10-15 widebodies
Indonesia's largest privately-owned carrier Lion Air plans to place an order for widebodies and wants first deliveries in 2011.
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Air China posts 11% increase in October traffic
Air China posted an 11% increase in passenger traffic in October, driven by strong growth in the domestic and regional markets.
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BA-Iberia merger – bigger, but is it better?
Time will tell if long-mooted merger of UK flag carrier with Iberia delivers benefits promised
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NewsAir Berlin secures approval for satellite-based Cat I approaches
German carrier Air Berlin has secured approval to conduct Category I satellite-based approaches following trials which the airline began last year. Air...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing breaks ground on second 787 line
Boeing broke ground in North Charleston, South Carolina for the second 787 final assembly line today, marking the first all-new commercial jetliner assembly...