All air transport news – Page 817
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Japanese budget carrier Peach receives AOC
Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has received its Air Operators' Certificate (AOC) from the country's Civil Aviation Bureau. Peach, a joint...
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Wings arrive for first Charleson-built 787
Boeing's North Charleston, South Carolina 787 final assembly line has received its first set of wings for the first Boeing commercial aircraft assembled...
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Dreamliner ‘worth the wait’ for ANA as validation begins
The Boeing 787 took a significant step towards finally entering service after beginning a series of week-long validation tests in Japan with launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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LHT Budapest faces changing MRO landscape in second decade
Lufthansa Technik Budapest has seen its business model change significantly during the past 10 years, with a much greater emphasis placed on third-party customers.
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Dubai International gets nod for further growth
Dubai's aviation growth has taken another step forward with the go-ahead for plans to boost Dubai International Airport's capacity to 90 million passengers...
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Australia's CASA to decide on Tiger grounding extension in 24h
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will decide within the next 24 hours if it will extend the grounding of Tiger Airways Australia. The...
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ANZ keeps Skycouch, Spaceseat exclusive for time being
Air New Zealand has not yet decided when it will relinquish exclusivity of its highly acclaimed Skycouch economy class seat and premium economy Spaceseat...
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AeroSvit enters co-operation deal with Sweden's SkyWays
Ukrainian flag carrier AeroSvit has concluded a package of agreements with Swedish regional operator Skyways to fuel passenger traffic into its growing route...
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Full A350-900 turnaround to take 62min: Airbus
Airbus estimates that a full turnaround of the A350-900 will take 62min while a minimum service turnaround could be achieved in 34min. The airframer...
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KLM to begin regular biofuel-powered flights
KLM will start a series of biofuel-powered flights between Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle in September.
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Qatar Airways still planning A320neo, CSeries deals
Qatar Airways indicates that it still aims to conclude major aircraft orders soon, despite its much expected buying spree at the Paris air show not materialising.
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Flying the MPL route
Debate continues on the merits of the multi-crew pilot licence, but for some airlines - such as AirAsia - it is ideal for providing cadets with the rounded training they need
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Republic cites ‘incentives’ in Leap selection for A320neo
Incentives from engine-maker CFM International swayed Republic Airways Holdings' decision to select the Leap-X1A powerplant for its tentative order for 80 Airbus A319neo and A320neo twinjets, the Indiana, USA-based company said.
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China to build half of all A320 rudders by 2014
Airbus is aiming to manufacture half of its A320 rudders at its Chinese joint venture within three years, increasing production seven-fold by 2014.
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Probe into grounded Tiger continues
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is continuing investigations into safety concerns at grounded Tiger Airways Australia, following the first...
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EASA starts inspecting Superjet for European certification
European authorities have started inspecting the Sukhoi Superjet 100 as part of the effort to certificate the twinjet outside Russia.
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FlyDubai to begin two new Russian routes
Budget carrier FlyDubai is continuing its drive into the CIS market with two further routes due to start in September 2011. The airline will begin...
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Cyprus Airways issues another profit warning
Cyprus Airways has issued another profit warning, some five months after it announced a financial survival plan.
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All Nippon Airways starts week-long 787 validation
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) has started the aircraft's service ready operational validation (SROV) today. The week-long...
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ALAFCO confirms Thai A350-900 lease
Thai Airways International is to lease six Airbus A350-900s from Kuwaiti lessor Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO), the lessor has confirmed.