All air transport news – Page 734
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Charleston ready to learn quick-step
As first new 787 emerges from Boeing's South Carolina plant, airframer details rapid ramp-up over next 18 months
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Rolls-Royce ground-tests 787-9 engine variant
Rolls-Royce has revealed it completed the first ground tests of the Trent 1000 package C version, which is to be employed on the Boeing 787-9 next year. The...
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Air India cancels flights over ‘illegal’ pilots strike
Air India has been forced to cancel four international flights after more than 100 pilots called in sick on Monday evening, mounting what civil aviation...
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IN FOCUS: VIP airliner market stays strong despite global downturn
While sales of other aircraft in its range have stalled, Boeing continues to sell healthy numbers of its BBJs with production sold out until June 2014
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Crew inexperience led to Merpati MA60 crash: NTSC
The fatal crash of a Xian MA60 aircraft operated by Indonesian carrier Merpati Nusantara in 2011 has been attributed to the crew's failure to adhere to standard...
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Taiwan's Eva Air orders seven Boeing 777-300ERs
Taiwan's Eva Air has confirmed an order for seven Boeing 777-300ERs. It will buy three aircraft directly from Boeing and get the remaining four from...
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Etihad cuts A350-1000 order again
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has slashed another seven Airbus A350-1000s from the airframer's books, more than halving its original order for 25. Etihad...
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Russian Helicopters in push to certificate Ansat for civil use by year-end
Russian Helicopters may be poised to resolve long-running certification problems with its Ansat multipurpose light twin.
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ATR delivers 1,000th aircraft to Air Nostrum
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR handed over its 1000th aircraft - an ATR 72-600 - to Spanish airline Air Nostrum in a ceremony in Toulouse on 3 May 2012.
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Lufthansa targets low demand economy-class markets with 747-8I
Lufthansa will use its new Boeing 747-8Is to tackle long-haul markets where demand is weak for economy class seats. This is because the stretched jumbo slots...
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Qantas to delay delivery of A380s, boost domestic capacity
Qantas Airways will delay the delivery of two Airbus A380 aircraft to further cut capital expenditure and to help streamline operations. The aircraft,...
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FAA fines Alaska Airlines and its Horizon subsidiary
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed nearly $700,000 in fines against Alaska Airlines and its subsidiary, Horizon Air, for documentation...
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PICTURES: ATR delivers 1,000th aircraft
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has hit a major milestone, with the delivery of its 1,000th aircraft.
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British Airways to launch flights to Korea in December
British Airways will launch non-stop services between Seoul Incheon and London Heathrow on 2 December this year. The carrier will operate the six times-weekly...
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Lufthansa expects 747-8I improvements from 11th aircraft delivery
Lufthansa is hopeful that it will begin to receive an improved version of the Boeing 747-8I with performance closer to original expectations by the time...
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Lufthansa warns on possible 747-8I deferrals
Lufthansa has warned that its Boeing 747-8 ramp-up could be slowed if the airline cannot achieve its efficiency and cash-flow improvements over the next...
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Embattled Cimber Sterling collapses as investor halts funds
Danish carrier Cimber Sterling has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the second major airline in the country to collapse in less than four years.
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Australia to push back F-35 decision by two years
Australia will delay its acquisition of 12 Lockheed Martin F-35A aircraft by two years to save costs associated with the programme. According to media...
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Virgin America signs interline deal with China Airlines
Virgin America and Taiwan's China Airlines have agreed on a new interline partnership, allowing passengers on both airlines to travel across their respective...