All air transport news – Page 1197
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NewsEASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/340 aircraft, and expect to issue a proposal in the next two...
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A350 flightdeck an evolution of A380 concept
Airbus has evolved the A350 XWB's flightdeck design from the A380, using the same display philosophy but adopting fewer, larger screens for improved inter-changeability,...
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Airbus devises 'class 2-plus' electronic flight bag offering for A350 XWB
Airbus aims to revolutionise electronic flight bag philosophy with the A350 XWB ....
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NewsAirbus outlines key features of A350 flightdeck, takes innovative electronic flight bag approach
Airbus has given the first detailed briefing on the advances it will offer in the flightdeck of the A350...
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NewsHedging doubles Air France-KLM 1Q loss to €500m
Air France-KLM has turned in a €496 million ($698 million) operating loss over the first quarter, which was heavily affected by a €252 million impact from...
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Air India in talks with Boeing to cancel six 777-300ERs
Beleaguered Indian national carrier Air India is in talks to cancel an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs that it was due to receive in the next two years.
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ANA details additional cost-cutting measures
All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to make changes to its network, cut staff and procurement costs, and introduce new "value services" in order to secure an...
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Business briefs
Continental Airlines is to axe 1,700 positions as part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at saving $100 million,...
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Business - good week
BOEINGMD-90It may not be as fashionable as newer-generation narrowbodies like the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737, butDelta Air Lines has been singing the praises...
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Pacific Blue adds Auckland-Queenstown to NZ network
Pacific Blue plans to expand its New Zealand domestic network with the addition of a weekend Auckland-Queenstown service from 19 September.
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Southwest competes with Republic to buy Frontier
Southwest Airlines will submit at least a $113.6 million bid to buy competitor Frontier Airlines, which will auctioned off in bankruptcy court next month....
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Republic sees Mokulele gaining traction in interisland Hawaii
After recently investing an additional $7.5 million in Hawaiian interisland carrier Mokulele Airlines, Republic Airways Holdings believes Mokulele is gaining...
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NewsEASA alerts A320 operators of CFM56 anomaly
EASA today issued a safety information bulletin alerting operators of CFM56-5A turbofan engines of an unexplained anomaly that on 30 June caused an aircraft...
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First ATR -600 airborne ahead of 'official' first flight
ATR has quietly begun flight-testing its -600 series development aircraft in Toulouse ahead of the "official" maiden sortie, which is due in September. According...
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Electric overtakes alternate fuels
All-electric light sport aircraft look set to lead the greening of general aviation in the USA as battery-powered products vie for sales by 2011, while alternate...
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Learning curve issues bring A380 cost overruns
EADS admits that Airbus A380 production costs are "still higher than expected", while suffering a fall in earnings in the first half of 2009 and a large...
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Rolls-Royce: First-half engine revenues up, service sales flat
Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division achieved 424 engine deliveries, including 103 Trents, over the first half, with "little recourse" to financing support...
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Qantas Freight adds weekly Dallas service
Australia's Qantas Freight will add a weekly service to the United States city of Dallas, Texas from 6 August.
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Air Canada raises C$1 billion to meet liquidity targets
Air Canada today took another significant step in its financial restructuring after securing up to C$1.2 billion ($1 billion) in liquidity.