All air transport news – Page 1164
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Air France 777F delivery schedule unaffected by cargo misery
Boeing 777 freighter launch customer Air France is sticking to delivery timelines for the five it has on order, despite the downturn in the cargo market. US...
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Eclipse sold to Pieper spin-off
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware on 20 January approved the sale of Eclipse Aviation to EclipseJet Aviation,...
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Consortium urges improvements in green engine research technologies
Modelling and physical testing technologies must improve to achieve the 80% nitrous oxide emission reduction target set by the Advisory...
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Cimber Sterling joins the fray at Copenhagen
Cimber joins Copenhagen fray Denmark's Cimber Group is to relaunch the former Sterling Airlines operation under a new brand, Cimber...
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Saab celebrates 'supercruise' test success for Gripen Demo
Saab's Gripen Demo aircraft has demonstrated its "supercruise" performance for the first time ...
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Taiwan's AIDC to make parts for MRJ
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft has confirmed that Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) will design and manufacture parts for its Mitsubishi...
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Left engine on ditched US Airways A320 recovered
US investigators today said the lost left engine on the US Airways A320 that ditched into the Hudson River in New York City on 15 January has been located...
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Airlines and lessors face decreasing pool of capital
Airlines and lessors will have to battle for an ever-decreasing pool of capital in 2009, as the global economic downturn further weakens financiers
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Uruguay's Pluna returns to profitability
Uruguay's transformed flag carrier has turned the corner and expects a profitable 2009
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Teal Group pours doubt on CSeries' prospects
US aerospace consultancy the Teal Group remains sceptical about prospects for Bombardier's CSeries jetliner, despite publicized assurances from Lufthansa...
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ACARE prepares for 2010 overhaul
Rising oil prices, fuel supply problems envisaged in the 2020 timeframe, ongoing security issues and concern over European industry's competitiveness have...
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No new narrowbody before 2020: Leahy
Airbus believes that any all-new single-aisle replacement is unlikely to arrive before the very end of the next decade, but...
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Airbus expects export credit agency financing to double in 2009
Airbus expects export credit agency financing of new airliner deliveries this year will reach almost double the level of the...
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Gulf Air open to further partnerships
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is looking to follow the major expansion of its codeshare deal with oneworld...
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Australia's MacAir seeks bailout as creditors try to wind it up
The Australian state of Queensland's government has publicly rejected a request by local carrier MacAir for a A$7 million ($4.6 million) bailout as some...
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Growing pains being felt in Korea
The ambitions of new carriers to challenge incumbents in South Korea have stalled amid cries of protectionism
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Kuwait's Wataniya set for launch
Kuwait's latest carrier Wataniya takes to the air confident its premium-focused product can prosper even in a downturn
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Airbus to continue with Tianjin ramp-up plan
Airbus will pursue plans to increase the production rate of its new Chinese A320 assembly line, but the target of four aircraft a month could be revised...
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Virgin Nigeria to launch extended range variant of E-170
Virgin Nigeria has been revealed as the launch customer for the extended range version of the Embraer 170. The Lagos-based carrier holds standing orders...