All air transport news – Page 1307
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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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NewsQantas 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...
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NewsIndia's Kingfisher returning some aircraft and retrenching staff
Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is returning some of its leased aircraft and has started to retrench some workers in an effort to cut costs and stem its...
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No easy task
Squeezed by their major partners and by rising costs, US regional airlines have tried investing in new ventures at home and abroad with mixed results, but...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
Spirit airlines The Florida-based low-cost carrier may be struggling, but it maintains a record of innovation. First it beat US rivals to charge for checked...
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China's MA600 turboprop to have first flight in October
China's Xian Aircraft plans to have the first flight of its MA600 turboprop next month and aims to have it on display at the Zhuhai airshow in November. A...
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JetBlue E-190s head to Brazil's Azul
An arrangement that supports the early 2009 launch of Brazilian start-up Azul while letting JetBlue Airways slow its Embraer E-190 growth has been brokered...
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Fate of commercial flights at Santa Fe uncertain
An environmental assessment continues to snag plans for commercial air service at newly-expanded Santa Fe Municipal airport in New Mexico. Santa Fe...
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NewsPICTURE: Icaro F28 overruns at Quito
All 66 occupants of an Ecuadorian Fokker F28 have escaped uninjured after the aircraft overran the runway at Quito, apparently during departure on a domestic...
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Japan flies solo again
On the eve of the Japan Aerospace show, on 1-5 October, our 13-page special examines the country's aerospace ambitions, symbolised by the Mitsubishi Regional Jet
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Shadow of YS-11 hangs over MRJ programme
production While the YS-11 performed well, the programme was considered a financial flop Shadow of YS-11 hangs over MRJ programmE There...