All air transport news – Page 653
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EBACE: Al Bateen chosen as air ambulance base
Nuremburg, Germany-headquartered medical evacuation specialist Flight Ambulance International (FAI) has named Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen Executive airport as...
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Southern Air founder to launch new cargo operator
Cargo start-up Western Global Airlines plans to begin Boeing MD-11 freighter service in September pending US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 121...
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United enthusiastic about planned 787-10X
United Airlines considers the planned Boeing 787-10X a "great airplane", says vice-president of fleet Ron Baur.
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United returns 787s to revenue service
United Airlines resumed revenue flights on its fleet of Boeing 787-8 aircraft today, a little more than a month since the US Federal Aviation Administration...
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EBACE: Boeing discussing heavier 737 Max 8 option to hit BBJ range target
Boeing has revealed a new option is under consideration to develop a business jet version of the 737 Max with 7,000nm (13,000km) range.
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ANALYSIS: LCCs profit from sale and leaseback strategy
Low-cost carriers have been actives users players in sale-and-leaseback transactions. The deals, under which an investment firm such as a bank or lessor...
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ANALYSIS: Air Malta on profits track as losses narrow to €15m
Air Malta is on course to achieve break-even this year after restructuring efforts helped it narrow losses in the year to 30 March 2013 to around €15 million...
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Comac completes ARJ21 minimum unstick speed tests
Comac has completed the minimum unstick speed tests for its ARJ21 regional jet programme. Nine such tests have been successfully completed since they...
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Malindo Air to begin turboprop operations in June
Malindo Air will begin turboprop operations out of Kuala Lumpur's secondary Subang airport in June. The first turboprop, an ATR 72-600, will arrive...
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PICTURE: China Eastern receives first China-built A320 with sharklets
China Eastern Airlines has received its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with sharklets. The aircraft, which is powered by International Aero Engines...
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American to lease A319s and A321s
American Airlines plans to lease the 130 Airbus A319s and A321s that it has on order, continuing its preference for lease financing. The Fort Worth,...
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Late delivery delays start of Emirates A380 wing repairs
Wing modification work on Emirates' Airbus A380 fleet has begun around two months later than planned due to late arrival of new aircraft. The repair...
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KLM UK Engineering to support A320s
Norwich-based maintenance provider KLM UK Engineering is expanding its capabilities to Airbus A320s as the company's Franco-Dutch parent shifts heavy airframe...
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Japan Air Commuter renews parts contract with Bombardier
Japan Air Commuter has renewed its Smart Parts programme coverage with Bombardier, extending the contract for the regional carrier's 11 Dash 8 Q400 turboprops...
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ANA 787 experiences minor electrical fault owing to loose nut
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 experienced a minor electrical fault during a recent proving flight, but the cause was traced to an insufficiently turned...
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Emirates chief urges Boeing to control 777X supply chain
Emirates has urged Boeing to "take total control" of the production and supply chain of the proposed 777X to avoid the kind of problems that have dogged...
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Kuwait Airways confirms order for 15 A320neos, 10 A350s
Kuwait Airways has signed an initial agreement for 25 Airbus aircraft, state news agency KUNA reports, comprising 10 A350-900 XWBs and 15 A320neos. The...
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Shandong Airlines to sell five 737-300s to China Postal Airlines
Chinese carrier Shandong Airlines plans to sell five Boeing 737-300 aircraft to China Postal Airlines. Selling the aircraft will improve operational...
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Lockheed hopes to choose between RACR and SABR in July
Lockheed Martin hopes to select a new radar for the US Air Force's F-16 Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) programme between July and August,...
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IN FOCUS: Flightcrew contracts prompt job-loss fears
The appeal of contracting flightcrew has prompted tax controversy and fears that jobs will go to low-wage economies in the same way as the merchant marine