All air transport news – Page 1201
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ExelTech eyes more customers for E-Jet heavy maintenance
After securing Republic Airways Holdings as the launch customers for its Embraer E-170/190 heavy maintenance Canadian MRO ExelTech Aerospace is seeking to...
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Qantas pushes Boeing on 787-10 stretch
Qantas is pressing Boeing to commit to developing the proposed 787-10 "double stretch", as the airline evaluates its long-term widebody needs. Speaking...
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European tour operators and smaller leisure carriers battle for seats
The euphoria of last year's consolidation of the European charter market with the Thomas Cook/MyTravel, TUI/First Choice and Air Berlin/LTU link-ups has...
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Interjet and Volaris look to exploit consolidation in Mexico
It looks like Interjet and Volaris are about to emerge as the two big winners in Mexico's overcrowded low-cost sector Mexican low-cost carriers Interjet...
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Lufthansa switching to all-Airbus mainline fleet at Munich
Lufthansa is switching to an all-Airbus mainline fleet at Munich to cut maintenance and crewing costs, as it meanwhile prepares to phase out the remaining...
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Market outlook: Turmoil in the markets
Market meltdown could have a prolonged ripple effect, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight
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Convair 580 crashed on first flight after cable-rigging check
The Air Tahoma Convair 580 freighter that crashed in Ohio on 1 September was conducting its first flight following a C check, part of which included flight-control...
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Air cargo faces uncertain future
The air cargo sector may yet manage to avoid a sharp downturn and overcapacity. However, longer-term trends are still proving to be a worry for some
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Thai authority further extends One-Two-Go grounding
Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has extended its grounding order against local low-cost carrier One-Two-Go because it has failed to meet the...
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NTSB investigates electrical anomaly in American 757 diversion
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials in Chicago yesterday began investigating what forced an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 with seven...
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Arik in talks for A340-500s as Kingfisher retrenches
Nigeria's Arik Air is to take over part of Kingfisher's A340-500 order
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Singapore's Tiger still keen on regional expansion
Singapore's Tiger Aviation is determined to launch new low-cost services across Asia despite facing fierce opposition
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James Hogan: Full steam ahead at Etihad
In the five years since it was launched, Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has expanded at an eye watering pace. Chief executive James Hogan explains where the...
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Qantas A380 set for transpacific emissions trial
A Qantas Airbus A380 will perform a test flight in the next six months as part of the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) programme...
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Hawaiian readies for 717 deliveries
Hawaiian Airlines will take delivery of the first of four leased Boeing 717 aircraft from Boeing Capital on 26 September. The aircraft will be placed...
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Dubai's Silver Air secures $4m investment
Dubai-based ACMI operation Silver Air has unveiled plans for fleet upgrade after two new investors contributed $4 million to the company. Silver Air,...
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Troubled Midwest wins new backing
Midwest has exhausted an investment by Northwest and is losing the co-operation of its unions as it slashes further Milwaukee-based Midwest, famed...