All air transport news – Page 1159
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Air India tries to avoid another pilots' strike
Indian flag carrier Air India is trying to avert another strike by its pilots by securing funding from financial institutions to pay salaries and incentives.
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Qantas joins sustainable fuel development effort
Australia's Qantas Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, an industry effort to develop commercially successful sustainable jet fuel.
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NewsA330F test regime to include main-deck flooding
Airbus is planning to flood the cargo compartment of its A330-200 freighter as part of the testing regime, to check that it can handle water run-off during...
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Business: Good week - Bad Week
Swiss charter operator Belair will phase out its Boeing aircraft over the winter as it moves to an all-Airbus fleet. Belair's single 767-300ER, leased...
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Uruguay's Pluna eyes more CRJ900s
Uruguay's Pluna is looking to acquire additional Bombardier CRJ900s to support expansion at new Argentinean sister carrier AeroVIP.
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FAA mulls GPS interference detector, corrector
The US FAA is studying the possibility of deploying a nationwide network of GPS interference detectors that would be placed on cellular communications towers...
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Lufthansa kick-starts broadband race again
When Connexion by Boeing switched off its in-flight broadband connectivity solution at the end of 2006, its largest customer Lufthansa assumed another Ku-band...
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Airbus faces supplier pressure to revise A400M contracts
Airbus is coming under pressure from A400M risk-sharing suppliers to renegotiate their contract terms as it closes in on securing a revised production contract...
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Garuda makes European return
Garuda makes European return Garuda Indonesia plans to launch flights betweenJakarta andAmsterdam Schiphol via Dubai in June next year, marking its...
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NewsPICTURE: Air France takes first A380
Air France this morning took delivery of its first Airbus A380, the first European carrier to receive the type.
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Middle East carriers turn to ECA markets
Middle East airlines have been tapping the attractively priced export credit agency market to finance their upcoming aircraft deliveries. Airlines are clearly...
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Virgin stays with Rolls-Royce to power A330-300s
Virgin Atlantic has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power the 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft ordered earlier this year.
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Thai AirAsia to increase focus on international markets
Thai AirAsia plans to increase its proportion of international services due to relatively few growth opportunities within Thailand.
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Airframers request additional time for CVR, FDR rule
Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier are requesting an exemption from the US FAA for a 7 April 2010 deadline to equip new part 121 aircraft with enhanced flight...
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GECAS declares interest in placing a 787 order
Executives at GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) are interested in a firm order for perhaps as many as 30 Boeing 787 aircraft.
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United terminates turboprop deal with Mesa
United Airlines has exercised an early termination option in an agreement it has with Mesa covering 10 Bombardier Dash-8 turboprops the Phoenix-based regional...
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NewsAirbus proposes jack to avoid modifying A330 P2F nose
Airbus will not develop a nose-gear modification for passenger-to-freight conversion of the A330-200, but instead opt for a simple jacking tool to level...