All air transport news – Page 767
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Boeing advances first South Carolina-built 787
Boeing has advanced production of its first North Charleston, South Carolina-built 787, moving the aircraft from its major assembly join to systems installation...
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Precision Air orders four ATR 42 -600s, one ATR 72-600
Tanzania's Precision Air has signed a contract for the purchase of four ATR 42-600s and one ATR 72-600.
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ANALYSIS: Challenge puts Exim financing back under scrutiny
A legal challenge to the export credit offered by US Export-Import Bank is troubling the air finance sector at a time when it is already worried about Europe's debt crisis and shrinking access to commercial loans.
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Injuries reported in Sriwijaya 737-300 run-off
One of Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air's Boeing 737-300s appears to have suffered substantial damage in an overrun at Yogyakarta airport yesterday. The...
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PICTURE: MiG-29K gets on board Indian aircraft carrier
With work on the Indian navy's future aircraft carrier the INS Vikramaditya now 90% complete, an RSK MiG-29K fighter has been placed aboard the vessel for the first time.
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IN FOCUS: How larger regional aircraft are upscaling interiors
ATR sees raised expectations for the cabin, but the jury is still out on connectivity The need to meet passenger requirements for seamless travel is...
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ANALYSIS: Industry malaise grows after difficult 2011
at this time of year there is cause for reflection on the past 12 months and thoughts of what might occur in the next. To say 2011, after the record industry...
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Cebu Pacific, CAE to open Philippines training centre
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific and Canadian training equipment and services provider CAE have entered into a joint venture agreement to establish...
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F2 HondaJet joins the flight test team
Honda Aircraft says its third production conforming aircraft, F2, is now taking part in the HondaJet flight test programme along with the first conforming...
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Boeing aims to reduce fuel burn with in-flight programme
A little known programme offered by Boeing since October 2010 called InFlight Optimization Services offers airlines the ability to get up-to-date, en route...
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Pegasus plans 100-aircraft order, mulls A320neo and 737 Max
Turkey's Pegasus Airlines plans to place an order for 100 single-aisle aircraft in February 2012 and is considering the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max.
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IN FOCUS: Learning lessons from retailers is key to ancillaries potential
Despite all the progress airlines have made with ancillary revenues to improve their bottom lines, a shift to a retail mindset is still key to unlocking the full potential.
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IN FOCUS: Euro's demise to change shape of aerospace industry
The European single currency may survive 2012, but after months of roiling crisis only the delusional can seriously, in unguarded private moments, believe...
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IN FOCUS: Who will finance 2012's expected growth in commercial aircraft deliveries?
The year 2012 will see more commercial aircraft deliveries hitting the market and financiers may be scratching their heads to work out how the funding requirements...
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Narrowbody engines: Makers mark the way in 2012
Sales were all the rage in the new narrowbody turbofan market in 2011, but 2012 will be the year when warm and fuzzy promises have to be replaced by cold...
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Kingston overrun triggers tailwind training recommendations
The overrun of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Kingston, Jamaica two years ago, has prompted investigators to seek a requirement for training to land...
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Boeing: FAA certifies 787 with Package B engines
Boeing has obtained US FAA certification of the 787 with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package B engines, capping a seven month flight test programme for the enhanced...
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Qantas A330 upset pinned on rare data-spike effect
Australian investigators have cited a flight-control computer design limitation, and a rare air-data signal spike, as the triggers for the mysterious in-flight...
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Etihad acquires 29% stake in Air Berlin
Etihad Airways is to increase its stake in Air Berlin to 29%, making it the largest single shareholder in the German carrier.
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Delta sees 737-900ER as 757 replacements
Delta Air Lines believes the mission for its 100 Boeing 737-900ERs scheduled for delivery starting in 2013 is to replace its 757s. Carrier EVP of...