All air transport news – Page 1258
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Mexico’s Volaris defers all 2009 aircraft deliveries
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has deferred the delivery of at least three Airbus A319s, and will now not take any additional aircraft this year.
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NewsSpain investigates dual engine power-loss on Air Nostrum CRJ
Spanish investigators have opened an inquiry after an Air Nostrum Bombardier CRJ200 alternately lost power in each engine during a domestic service...
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BAE remakes remarketing
Focus on a wide range of types is the latest chapter in the evolution of civil business
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Canada focuses on green aviation technology
The government of Canada has created its Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) that is designed to foster the development of technologies...
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Garuda agrees 737-800 leaseback deal with DAE
Garuda Indonesia and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital have signed an agreement covering the sale and leaseback of eight Boeing 737-800s. The...
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Virgin Blue mulls order for up to 60 180-seat aircraft
Australia's Virgin Blue is looking to place an order for up to 60 aircraft by the end of this year as it evaluates a replacement for some of its original...
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NewsAUDIO: Continental 737 rescuers initially confused over crash location
Audio recordings detailing the aftermath of the Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 runway run-off at Denver indicate the initial difficulty that air traffic...
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V Australia considers slowing its 777 deliveries
Virgin Blue's new long-haul start-up V Australia has taken delivery of its third Boeing 777-300ER but it is considering postponing some of the remaining...
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Cyprus Airways scrapes full-year profit
Preliminary Cyprus Airways results indicate it achieved a full-year net profit...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
KAZAKHSTAN The government in Astana is to guarantee finance for carriers leasing regional aircraft to serve domestic routes, as it sees civil aviation as...
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787-8 may fail to meet initial specs: Conesa
Aeromexico fears the Boeing 787-8, which it now expects to begin receiving in 2012, may fail to meet original performance specifications including the ability...
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NewsSchiphol crash pilot's death draws cockpit door scrutiny
The Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash on approach to Amsterdam Schiphol airport is the first survivable incident in which the anti-hijacking cockpit...
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PICTURES: Wings for RAF’s first A330 tanker head for assembly
Airbus UK has shipped the wings for the UK Royal Air Force's first Airbus A330-200-based tanker to Bremen for equipment installation ...
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Business Briefs
COMPOSITES TO 'FORCE TIER 1 RESTRUCTURING' MANUFACTURING The aerostructures industry will restructure around a handful of tier...
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Virgin Blue’s long-haul arm V Australia launches flights
Today Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier, V Australia, is due to formally launch operations with an inaugural departure from Sydney bound for Los Angeles.
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NewsShareholders approve China Eastern, Southern bailouts
Shareholders in loss-making China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have approved plans for share placements that will lead to cash injections...
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NewsEngine problem just one possible scenario in Schiphol crash: investigators
Dutch investigators insist that engine problems are just one of a number of possibilities under consideration in their probe into yesterday's Turkish Airlines...
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NewsGlobal traffic heavily down again in January: IATA
Figures for January released by IATA show passenger and air freight traffic heavily down again, dropping 5.6% and 23.2% respectively. The sharp fall...