All air transport news – Page 1264
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Opinion
Comment: Don't write off the air taxi revolution
Air taxis offered to free millions of everyday professionals, executives and entrepreneurs from the grind of traffic jams and airline misery and sell them...
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News
Europe prepares to boost business and general aviation
The European Union must recognise the importance to the community of business and general aviation, and take action to ensure that it can operate without...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
LUFTHANSA The German flag carrier expects to turn in a full-year operating profit of €1.3 billion ($1.7 billion), up from its earlier forecast of €1.1 billion....
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NewsR-R and P&W delay investing in Singapore's Seletar
Construction of Rolls-Royce's engine factory and Pratt & Whitney's component repair shop at Singapore's Seletar Airport has been delayed. A spokesman...
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NewsFour survive but 24 die in Amazon EMB-110 crash
Twenty-four of the 28 occupants on board an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante air taxi have been confirmed dead after the twin-engined...
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Working Week: Bob Bell of Renault F1
Renault F1's technical director Bob Bell was inspired by the Apollo space programme to pursue a career in aerospace engineering, but ended up creating championship-winning Formula 1 cars
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NewsRyanair 737 inquiry to explore similarities with Hudson A320 bird-strike
Investigators are to strip down the engines of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 next week to examine the extent of damage caused when the jet struck birds on approach...
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Cancellations exceed orders at both Airbus and Boeing
Both Airbus and Boeing have dipped into negative net orders for the year to date, having suffered more cancellations than secured sales.
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Volaris accelerates US launch plans, selects Fort Lauderdale
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has selected Fort Lauderdale as its first US destination and has accelerated the launch of transborder services by about...
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NewsP&W rules out any early move to offer GTF architecture for widebody powerplant
Pratt & Whitney has ruled out any near-term development of a high-thrust development of its GTF...
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China Eastern outlines plans to cancel and delay aircraft
The president of loss-making China Eastern Airlines says the airline is to delay or cancel about half of the 29 aircraft it is due to receive from Airbus...
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Mexicana closes in on 717s and evaluates CSeries
Mexicana is close to finalising a deal to lease 25 Boeing 717s and is looking at acquiring the Bombardier CSeries as a potential replacement for the 717s...
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Boeing considers "modest' delivery cuts in 2010
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has considered making production cuts in 2010 depending on how the market responds to worsening economic and financing trends.
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Florida legislators prepare to introduce new airport wildlife management bill
Florida legislators are drafting a proposal to grant airports immunity from state and local liabilities to implement wildlife mitigation plans following...