All air transport news – Page 856
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Japan's Peach Aviation launches first flight
Japan's low-cost carrier Peach Aviation started operations on 1 March, with the launch of two commercial domestic services.
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NewsFrontier increases seat count on its A320 fleet
Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Frontier Airlines is adding six seats to its Airbus A320 fleet. Frontier senior vice president of commercial...
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Air Astana confirms $1.3bn Boeing order
Air Astana has confirmed an order for four Boeing 767-300ERs and three 787-8s, valued at $1.3 billion at list prices. However, it has not specified an engine...
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NewsBombardier enters make-or-break year for commercial aircraft division
Bombardier's commercial aircraft division could be confronting a make-or-break year in 2012 with a dwindling order backlog and growing schedule pressure on its biggest development programme.
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Anaemic CSeries orderbook still a concern for Republic’s CEO
Republic Airways Holdings CEO Bryan Bedford is reiterating his concern over sluggish sales of Bombardier's CSeries narrowbody, but assures the company's...
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NewsBoeing picks up awards for record-breaking 787 flight
Boeing has been presented with twin official records for the 787's December 2011 attempt to break the longest flight for an aircraft in its weight class and establishing an around-the-world speed record.
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American to launch economy seats with more legroom
American Airlines plans to introduce seats with extra legroom in the economy cabin of its entire mainline fleet, and will begin installations this year. Called...
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Boeing finds FMS training for pilots flawed
Pilots take much longer than assumed by manufacturers and airlines to become comfortable with operating a new flight management system, according to a Boeing...
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Oxford Aviation Academy acquires new A320 simulator
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) has acquired a new Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) from Sim Industries. The simulator will be based at OAA's...
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NewsBoeing nears 747-8 delivery to Lufthansa
With an estimated five to seven days of flight testing remaining, Boeing is nearing completion of final certification tests on the company's first all-new 747 passenger aircraft in more than 23 years.
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EuroLOT to take up to 14 Q400s
Polish regional operator EuroLOT is to renew its ATR turboprop fleet with the rival Bombardier Q400 NextGen. EuroLOT said it would take eight aircraft,...
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NewsCassidian to return Barracuda to testing
EADS Cassidian has confirmed plans to launch a new flight-test campaign with its Barracuda unmanned combat air vehicle technology demonstrator ...
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NewsMAS writes down value of A330Fs, blames P2F programme
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has been forced to write down the value of its Airbus A330-200 freighters, blaming the airframer's recent decision to launch a passenger-to-freighter conversion programme.
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NewsRussian navy signs for MiG-29K fighters
Russia has signed a contract to acquire 20 MiG-29K carrier-based fighters and four MiG-29KUB trainers ...
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NewsIAG determined to press ahead with Iberia Express
International Airlines Group (IAG) has "no other option" for turning around Iberia's struggling short- and medium-haul business than to press ahead with...
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NewsInquiry examines ANA A320's late go-around
Japanese investigators are trying to understand why the crew of an All Nippon Airways Airbus A320 executed a go-around after touching down at Sendai, causing a tail-strike which damaged the jet.
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NewsIn this week's Flight International: Airbus freighter A330 conversions
This week's Flight International (28 February) is out now with its main leader piece focusing on the Airbus freighter A330 conversions.
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Air Australia only had A$200,000 in its bank: administrator
Air Australia carried debts of up to Australian dollars (A$) 90 million ($97.3 million) when it suspended all services on 16 February. The night it...
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Air India to cut business class seats
Cash-strapped carrier Air India will refurbish up to 49 aircraft to reduce the number of business class seats in order to capture a larger number of economy...
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Virgin America to receive IFEC system linefit on new A320s from 2013
Virgin America will have its new Lufthansa Systems BroadConnect in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system linefit on new Airbus A320 family...