All air transport news – Page 709
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Airbus A320 family lease rates firming: AerCap
The slide on Airbus A320 family monthly lease rates has stopped and rentals are now stabilising, says AerCap's chief executive officer. "We don't...
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AirAsia X to lease six A330s from ILFC
AirAsia's long-haul operation, AirAsia X, is planning to lease six Airbus A330-300s from US firm International Lease Finance. The carrier, which already...
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AUVSI: General Atomics tests Nightlighter
General Atomic announced 7 August that it has successful flight-tested its Nightlighter airborne imaging system. A prototype Nightlighter was tested...
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Alaska Airlines grounds 737-400 after depressurisation
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-400 has been removed from service after cabin pressure was reduced following undisclosed "issues" with the electrical system...
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Honeywell joint venture breaks ground on C919 wheels and brakes facility
A joint venture between Honeywell and its Chinese partners has broken ground on a facility in China's Hunan province to produce the wheels and brakes systems...
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Air Canada to launch LCC in 2013
Air Canada will launch a new low-cost carrier in 2013, say executives during an earnings call today. The Montreal-based airline would operate up to...
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Aviation Partners seeks injunction on sharklet A320 sales
Aviation Partners has escalated a patent dispute with Airbus by asking a US court in Seattle to slap an injunction on all new sales of sharklet-equipped...
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Thai Smile to take over several Thai Airways' routes
Regional carrier Thai Smile will take over three of the routes previously owned by its parent carrier, Thai Airways, this year. Starting 16 August,...
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Cathay Pacific reports HK$935m net loss for H1 2012
Cathay Pacific posted a net loss of HK$935 million ($121 million) for the first half of 2012, a reversal from the net profit of HK$2.81 billion posted in...
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Cathay Pacific firms orders for 26 A350-1000s
Cathay Pacific has firmed an agreement with Airbus to convert 16 of its Airbus A350-900 aircraft on order into the larger -1000 variant and has exercised an option to purchase 10 new -1000s.
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AUVSI: FAA optimistic on 2015 UAS integration mandate
Acting US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator Michael Huerta says he's "quite optimistic" the agency can meet a 2015 deadline imposed by...
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Allegiant to launch two new Hawaii routes in 2013
Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air will launch non-stop service from two new mainland US markets to Hawaii in February 2013, taking its total number of planned...
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Tec4Jets extends MRO reach to airlines outside TUI
Belgian maintenance provider Tec4Jets has opened a line station at Menara International airport in Morocco. The company is a subsidiary of leisure...
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PICTURES: Alenia Aermacchi rolls out first M-346 for Singapore
Alenia Aermacchi rolled out the first M-346 advanced jet trainer destined for the Republic of Singapore Air Force at a ceremony on 7 August, at its plant...
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CAE sells three full-flight simulators to Air China
CAE has sold three full-flight simulators (FFSs) to Air China for the Airbus A320, A330 and Boeing 737 aircraft. The contracts are worth a total of...
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EasyJet selects CAE as preferred training supplier
EasyJet has selected CAE as a preferred training supplier and also extended its long-term pilot training services agreement with CAE in a contract valued...
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Embraer positive on regional fleets
US mainline carriers will need to replace ageing types in the short- and medium-term with larger models, says airframer
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Indonesia receives first four Super Tucanos
Embraer has delivered four EMB-314 Super Tucano counterinsurgency aircraft to the Indonesian air force, which becomes the first operator of the type in the...
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PICTURE: Airbus shows off wing box for first flying A350
Airbus has completed structural assembly of the first flying A350-900 prototype's initial wing box at its Broughton plant in the UK.
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Armavia Superjets dormant as delivery dispute escalates
Armavia and Sukhoi are locked in a dispute over the delivery of Superjet 100s after the Armenian flag-carrier stopped operating its first aircraft, having...