All air transport news – Page 1187
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PICTURE: Air Berlin prepares to put first Q400 into service
German carrier Air Berlin is to put its first Bombardier Q400 turboprop into service on 10 november, operating the route from Dusseldorf to Stuttgart...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
UMECO Interims were strong despite some Boeing strike headwind, with pre-tax profit up 60% to £13 million ($20.7 million) on sales up nearly a third to £197.2...
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Marsans firms order for 61 Airbuses including four A380s and 10 A350s
Spanish travel company Grupo Marsans has firmed its huge 61-Airbus order which includes four A380s, 10 A350-900s and five A330-200s...
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A380 wake 'no worse' than any other heavy jet: Airbus
Airbus claims unprecedented tests of conditions experienced by aircraft following the Airbus A380 in flight demonstrate that the wake turbulence it creates...
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PICTURE: KLM Cityhopper receives first Embraer 190
Dutch regional carrier KLM Cityhopper has today taken delivery of its first Embraer 190 twin-jet during a ceremony in Brazil...
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SAS hopes to complete Q400 disposal by mid-2009
SAS Group has disposed of 12 of its 27 Bombardier Q400 turboprops, and expects to phase out another 10 in the fourth quarter. In October last year...
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ASEAN nations firm up liberalisation deals
Southeast Asian nations have firmed up agreements for a long-planned air services liberalisation programme that they expect will lead to a full open-skies...
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LiveTV reveals a
LiveTV is developing a new connectivity solution that would enable carriers to offer passengers a broadband-like experience during flight with substantial...
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Mexicana leases two A330s to enter Madrid market
Mexicana has leased two former Excel Airways Airbus A330-200s to enable it to launch flights from Mexico City to Madrid early next year...
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OpenSkies to reconfigure L'Avion 757s as part of integration
British Airways' premium transatlantic operation OpenSkies is intending to reconfigure the aircraft of French counterpart L'Avion...
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CFM appears set to have engine MRO in China
Engine-maker CFM International is proceeding with plans to turn shareholder Snecma's engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint-venture with Air...
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French aerostructures supplier Daher buys 70% stake in EADS Socata
Daher has purchased a 70% stake in fellow French manufacturer EADS Socata in a deal which will create a leading aerostructure supplier generating nearly...
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PICTURE: An-124 flies Superjet 100 airframe to fatigue-test centre
Sukhoi has transported the fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 airframe (MSN 95006) to Novosibirsk...
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Wireless IFE continues to challenge suppliers
Challenges associated with bringing wireless in-flight entertainment systems on board aircraft remain great enough that hardware giants Panasonic and Thales...
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Airbus launches noise technology centre at Southampton University
The Airbus Noise Technology Centre has been launched at the University of Southampton in the UK. The centre, which has annual running costs of more...