All air transport news – Page 1240
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News
Airbus and Boeing differ on biofuel development timeframe
Airbus and Boeing have different expectations as to when biofuels will become commercially viable for aircraft, with the European airframer more cautious...
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Analysis
Analysis: US domestic market capacity cuts mount up
Analysis: US domestic market capacity cuts mount up By Brendan Sobie/Airline Business Magazine with analysis from Antonio Panariello/Flight Insight US...
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News
US low-cost carriers paint optimistic picture
US low-cost airlines are surprisingly upbeat as their larger, higher-cost brethren embark on yet another round of aircraft groundings and route cancellations....
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News
Saudi Arabian to purchase eight 787s, lease four from ALAFCO
Saudi Arabian Airlines is to purchase eight Boeing 787-9 aircraft and lease another four from Kuwaiti lessor Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO), under a $1.6 billion agreement.
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News
Orion parachutes become weight saving focus
NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle's parachute system is to become the focus of a weight-reduction exercise to achieve up to a 25kg (50lb) mass saving. The...
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News
Brazil's ACS aims Sora at US light sport aircraft enthusiasts
Brazilian light-aircraft company ACS Aviation is making a bid for the US market with...
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News
FAA puts ADS-B to the test in Florida
The US Federal Aviation Administration has begun operational flight testing of three ITT-provided automatic dependent surveillance...
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Opinion
Comment: Flawed and dangerous
The US Air Force may now have to wait for years to buy the new tankers that it needs immediately, all because it failed to follow its own rules in the selection process
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Opinion
Comment: Herding cats
There are some very frustrated Boeing 777 customers who are facing a month-long wait for their new aircraft. And it's frustrating for them because, for once,...
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News
EADS to sell its 10% Irkut stake
EADS is selling its 10% stake in Russian airframer NPK Irkut, a deal that will leave the Airbus parent without an ownership stake in Russia's aviation industry...