All air transport news – Page 1345
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Headlines briefing 4 September 2007
KUWAIT FUNDING REFUSAL FORCES AIRCRAFT CANCELLATION COLLAPSE Kuwait Airways has been forced to cancel its agreement to acquire 19 aircraft from lessor...
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Latécoère will go to investors to finance Airbus sites deal
French aerospace firm Latécoère is planning a capital increase to buy Airbus' Meaulte and Saint Nazaire Ville sites if its bid is successful the proposed...
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AVIC 1 spins off civil and military assets into separate businesses
China Aviation Industry Corporation I ( AVIC I ) has separated the civilian and military work of subsidiaries Shenyang...
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US FAA, NTSB witness runway incursion demos in Syracuse
US Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board officials have travelled...
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New Argentinian airline on the horizon
A new Argentinian domestic carrier is being prepared for launch by Antonio Mata, a former head of Aerolineas Argentinas. AirPampas is expected to start...
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Air Transport briefs 4 September 2007
MA60s DELIVERED Indonesian airline Merpati Nusantara was last week due to take delivery of its first two Chinese-built Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprops....
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Comp Air's all-composite turboprop reaches performance goals in flight tests
Comp Air says flight testing of its proof-of-concept CA-12 has demonstrated all major performance predictions for...
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FAA orders quicker 737 wing inspections
The US FAA has issued a new order to airlines to speed up inspections for all Boeing Next Generation 737s after finding new evidence that loose parts in the wing leading edge slat tracks is a wider problem than initially thought.
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Lufthansa expected to order nine Airbus A330-300s for Swiss
Lufthansa appears to be drawing close to a decision to acquire nine Airbus A330-300s on behalf of its subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines, a plan which...
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Recovery of Adam Air recorders to be attempted within days
Deep-water recovery efforts are due to begin in the coming days for the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Adam...
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Transaero to acquire Boeing 747-400s and convert -200s to freighters
Russian carrier Transaero is to replace all of its Boeing 747-200s with 747-400s and convert...