All air transport news – Page 1166
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China seeks investor for aircraft-engine company
China is open to having a foreign or domestic investor buy up to 30% of China Aviation Industry Corporation's (AVIC) new aircraft-engine company, the firm...
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SIA to use A380 for Paris services
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to start operating the Airbus A380 to Paris in June.
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ANZ A320 pitched up and stalled before crash: investigator
The probe into the November crash of an Air New Zealand (ANZ) Airbus A320 in France is focusing on an apparent surge of engine power during the final approach...
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Air France-KLM outlines Alitalia synergy targets
Air France-KLM spells out synergy targets after Italian investors pick it as partner for relaunched Alitalia
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NTSB: A320 lost thrust in both engines, tried returning to LaGuardia
Investigators have disclosed that the crew of a US Airways Airbus A320, which crashed into New York's Hudson River on 15 January, attempted to return to...
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One engine still attached to US Airways A320
US investigators on 17 January said the right engine is still attached the US Airways Airbus A320 that landed in the Hudson River in New York City on 15...
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Lithuania's main airline, FlyLAL, to cease operations
Lithuania's main airline, FlyLAL, is to cease operations after a plan to sell the carrier to external investors collapsed.
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US Airways supplies latest information on accident aircraft
US Airways has operated the Airbus A320 that had a controlled landing on 15 January into the Hudson River in New York City for nine years on lease from Wells...
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JFK on “super-shortlist” as Lufthansa mulls first A380 service
Star Alliance member Lufthansa plans to launch Airbus A380 flights next spring, and says New York JFK is on "the super-shortlist" to be one of the carrier's...
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VIDEO: US Airways A320 crew showed the world 'how ditching should be done'
VIDEO: US Airways A320 crew showed the world 'how ditching should be done'
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Airbus keeps mum on A380 production ramp-up plan
Airbus is declining to provide guidance on A380 delivery rates beyond 2009 and has warned that while production should stabilise in two years, market demand...
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Bombardier gets breathing room on CSeries
Pressure on Bombardier to announce a firm order for the CSeries jetliner by the end of its fiscal year appears to be subsiding, as the industry focuses its...
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Lufthansa applauds partner US Airways’ crew professionalism
Lufthansa is championing the professionalism of the crew onboard the US Airways Airbus A320 that crash-landed in the Hudson River, saying their actions show...
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US Airways CEO Parker and NTSB en route to New York
US Airways chief executive Doug Parker and representatives the US National Transportation Board (NTSB) are en route to New York as an investigation gets...
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Air Berlin chooses ACSS for environmental, safety upgrade
Air Berlin has signed an agreement with US-based ACSS to equip a portion of its new Boeing 737 fleet with the company's SafeRoute automatic dependent surveillance...
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Airbus standalone plants ready for partners 'in three to five years': Bregier
Airbus is confident that the French and German plants it has spun off into two standalone companies should be in a position to link with outside partners...
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Air Austral to take 840-seat A380s in 2014
Reunion-based carrier Air Austral is expected to take delivery of its all-economy Airbus A380s in 2014. The carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding...
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Pinnacle expands Q400 fleet by fifteen aircraft
US regional operator Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has extended its agreement with Continental Airlines and ordered 15 Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop...