All air transport news – Page 856
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Loyalty set for new frontiers
Thirty years on from the birth of airline frequent flyer programmes, the landscape for reward schemes continues to evolve, and the immediacy of social media opens up a previously unchartered world
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GECAS finalises order for 10 777-300ERs
Aircraft lessor GECAS had firmed an order for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs as part of its strategy to broaden its long-haul offerings. At year end 2010 57%...
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Airbus examines possible counter to erroneous airspeed data
Airbus has disclosed that it has been studying a concept to safeguard airspeed information in the event of unreliable air data being received through the...
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Bombardier customer snaps up more 415 firefighting amphibians
Bombardier has sold four twin-engined 415 amphibious firefighters to an existing yet undisclosed 415 owner in a deal worth around $162 million, including training and spares
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Qantas rolls out cost-cutting plan
Qantas Airways will cut capacity and drop management positions as part of a plan to slash costs in the wake of rising fuel prices and several natural disasters.
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Airbus signs biofuel agreement with Iberia
Airbus has entered into an agreement with Iberia and the Spanish Government to examine the possibility of establishing a biofuel production chain that would...
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First conforming HondaJet 'surpasses performance expectations'
Honda Aircraft says its first Federal Aviation Administration-conforming HondaJet light business jet achieved a maximum speed of 425kt (790km/h) at 30,000ft (9,150m) and Mach 0.72 above 30,000ft on 11 March, "surpassing the company's performance commitment of 420kt for the production HondaJet".
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South Korean UAS deals to hinge on Israeli trainer choice
South Korea's potential buy of new unmanned air systems will depend on whether Israel selects KAI's T-50 jet trainer ...
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EFW receives first A320 for freighter conversion
EADS's specialist modification division EFW has received its first Airbus A320, from AerCap, at its site in Dresden ahead of the twinjet's passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion.
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FAA suspends controller for loss of separation between a Cirrus and Southwest 737
The US FAA has suspended a controller in the Central Florida Terminal Radar Approach Control after a Southwest 737 was placed in "close proximity" to a Cirrus...
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JetBlue doesn’t see LiveTV sell-off in the short term
JetBlue Airways believes ultimately the best course for its LiveTV subsidiary is not ownership by an airline, but the carrier says it has no plans in the...
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Embraer Harbin fate rests on Rousseff visit to China: Curado
Embraer CEO Frederico Curado expects a final decision on the fate of its Harbin final assembly line in April, following an upcoming visit by Brazilian President...
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Porter orders two more Q400 turboprops
Canada's Porter Airlines has converted two of six options for Bombardier Q400 turboprops. Currently the all Q400 operator flies 20 of the type, and...
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Regional airliner analysis 2010
We crunch the data and analyse how the battle between ATR, Bombardier and Embraer played out in the space below the mainline jet sector during 2010
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Aer Lingus to sell one A330 and one short-haul aircraft
Aer Lingus plans to sell an Airbus A330 and one of its short-haul aircraft in the first half of this year.
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DOD, DOT slam FCC over GPS interference concerns
The US Department of Transportation and Defense Department on 25 March issued a strongly worded letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing...
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PICTURE: Full A350 landing-gear tests to begin in weeks
Airbus is hoping to begin landing-gear testing of the A350 at the Filton facility in the UK, following initial installation of the first nose-gear in the...
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Cassidian changes funding plans for Talarion UAS
Frustrated by a continued lack of progress with advancing its Talarion unmanned air system programme, EADS company Cassidian has suggested an alternative...
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Ethiopian crash pilots were relatively new to 737-800
Lebanese investigators have disclosed that the captain and co-pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 which crashed off Beirut last year each had...
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FLIGHT TEST: Bombardier CRJ1000 - Stretching profits
There is still life left in Bombardier's CRJ family of aircraft, a test flight of the CRJ1000 NextGen reveals