All air transport news – Page 1192
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NewsRepublic prevails in acquiring Frontier
Republic Airways Holdings is officially the winning bidder in the acquisition of Frontier Airlines. The Indianapolis-based US regional operator has...
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Virgin Blue to end codeshare partnership with United
Australia's Virgin Blue plans to discontinue its codeshare with United Airlines as it prepares to implement a more comprehensive partnership with Delta Air...
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Virgin America to debut new 'best of web' category on Red
A new "best of the web" category will go live on Virgin America's Red touch-screen, seat-back in-flight entertainment systems in September.
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Mexico's Interjet extends data link programme with Arinc
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has extended its data link communications programme with the award of a long-term contract for Arinc's GLOBALink communications...
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Pacific AirFinance purchases two United Boeing 737-300s
San Francisco-based Pacific AirFinance says it has acquired two classic Boeing 737-300s -- N351UA and N379UA -- subject to early lease terminations by United...
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Garuda to order new aircraft for Citilink
Garuda Indonesia plans to have a competition next year to decide on the future fleet of its low-cost carrier Citilink.
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V Australia applies for Fiji route
V Australia, the long-haul division of Virgin Blue, has applied to fly daily services to Fiji using Boeing 777s.
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AirAsia posts Q2 profit of 139m ringgit
Malaysian low-cost carrier group AirAsia recorded a 139 million ringgit ($40 million) increase in second quarter profit but warned it is likely to delay...
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Australia's Strategic wins France AOC
Australia's Strategic Airlines has received a French air operators certificate (AOC) and is in negotiations for a third Airbus A320.
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AUVSI: Northrop lifts veil on Bat UAV strategy, settles dispute over Raytheon KillerBee
The Bat family of UAVs that Northrop Grumman acquired four months ago from race car-maker Swift Engineering will be offered for widely ranging applications,...
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California lawmakers to vote on wildlife mitigation bill
The California State Assembly is soon expected to vote on legislation to grant airports immunity from state law to remove wildlife threatening passenger...
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US forces plot new role for unmanned cargo resupply
Unmanned aircraft systems are set to challenge the primacy of manned helicopters for yet a new mission area: cargo resupply. The US Marine...
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Emirates plots 'comprehensive' response to subsidy claims
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is going on the offensive over the continuing issue of subsidies, starting with an outright rejection that it benefits from...
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FAA issues PMA to Lumexis IFE system
US FAA officials have issued parts manufacturer approval to Lumexis for its fibre-to-the-screen (FTTS) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system.
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SAS to slash more jobs and 'demand' pay cuts among crews
SAS Group is slashing up to 1,500 more positions through yet another cost-cutting programme, aimed at generating SKr2 billion ($273 million) in savings largely...
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Australia's John Holland to maintain Strategic's aircraft
Melbourne-based maintenance, repair and overhaul firm John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) has won a contract to provide line maintenance to new Australian...
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Cathay traffic in July down 8%
Cathay Pacific Airways posted an 8.2% fall in passenger traffic in July with traffic from North America the most adversely affected.
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AUVSI: JAXA reveals disaster-relief UAV goals
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing key technologies for disaster monitoring unmanned air vehicles...