All air transport news – Page 869
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Virgin Blue to build maintenance hangar at Sydney Airport
Virgin Blue will construct a maintenance hangar at Sydney Airport as part of a new engineering base to support its operations at its busiest airport.
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Gol remains bullish despite prospect of higher oil prices
Brazil's Gol is confident of further profitability improvements in 2011 even under a scenario of escalating oil prices.
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P&W readies for CSeries “third knob” engine testing
Pratt & Whitney at the end of April will mate the first Bombardier CSeries prototype nacelle, built by Goodrich, to its PW1524G engine number two turbofan...
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PICTURE: IAI reveals 'Ghost' unmanned rotorcraft
Israel Aerospace Industries has shown defence minister Ehud Barak its new unmanned rotorcraft designs ...
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Virgin Blue's new ATR72s to arrive from May
Virgin Blue expects to take delivery of its new ATR72 turboprops from May, with the -500 variant first to join the fleet.
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Virgin Blue unveils new domestic business class
Virgin Blue has unveiled its new domestic business class that will premiere on its forthcoming Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The first two aircraft will commence...
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Virgin Blue orders up to 18 ATR72s
Virgin Blue today announced an order for up to 18 ATR72 aircraft, comprising both the -500 and -600 variants.
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Focus: Is the hub and spoke model broken?
Network players have always struggled to make short haul pay, but it remains an essential part of the hub-and-spoke model. Now low-cost carriers dominate this market, can the two sides shift their strategies to work together?
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Fueling the industry overdraft
Chris Tarry explores the bottom-line impact of rising fuel prices. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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2010: The big traffic bounce back
After the slump in passenger figures in 2009, the numbers jumped back past pre-crisis levels last year
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AirAsia to fit A320 fleet with Iridium-supported real-time EFBs
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia intends to fit its Airbus A320 fleet with Class III electronic flight bags (EFBs), which feature an 'always on' configuration...
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Aeroflot trains first Superjet pilots and technicians
Aeroflot has begun type rating classes for Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight and maintenance crew in anticipation of the planned first delivery next month. The...
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Latin rivals battle for power in Peru
The fight that LAN and TACA are waging provides a glimpse into South America's evolving competitive airline landscape
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Industry heads for record deliveries
Airbus and Boeing are on course to ship more than 1,000 aircraft this year, but can the airlines absorb all these new jets?
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Marketing special report: Going Viral
What does it take for a video campaign to be a runaway success - and can an airline really measure the impact of the ‘feel-good factor’ on its bottom line?
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Movie-making pilot flies high in Hollywood
When Hollywood's A-list directors need an aerial shot, there is an entrepreneurial pilot and film-maker who can help
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Garuda Indonesia to lease six 737-800s from GECAS
Garuda Indonesia has signed an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease six Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Business briefs
Thales will this week confirm a 2010 operating loss of €100 million ($135 million) after taking a remarkable €700 million charge against its troubled supply contracts with the Airbus Military A400M, the Turkish Meltem maritime patrol aircraft and a Danish ticketing project.
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BAA narrows full-year losses for 2010
UK airports operator BAA has reported a full-year pre-tax loss of £316.6 million ($511.1 million), a 61% improvement over the £821.9 million pre-tax loss...
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Last call for cheap aircraft financing
Export credit agencies will continue to play a key role in funding deliveries this year, despite deal to increase pricing