All air transport news – Page 949
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FARNBOROUGH: NAC acquires seven ATRs
Danish regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has bought seven ATR 42s from the manufacturer's portfolio. Announced today at the Farnborough...
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FARNBOROUGH: Emirates warns that physical constraints threaten further orders
Confirming the much-speculated deal for 30 more Boeing 777s worth $9.1 billion, Emirates has warned that its appetite for further new aircraft orders depends on long-term infrastructure constraints being overcome.
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FARNBOROUGH: LAN signs tentative deal for 50 A320s
Chilean Oneworld carrier LAN Airlines has signed a tentative agreement for 50 Airbus A320-family aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Face the facts with CAE chief executive Marc Parent
Marc Parent is the new chief executive of CAE, having taken the reins of the simulator and training company late in 2009. He talks to Flight Daily News about the landscape for the industry and his company
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FARNBOROUGH: ATR logs 42 orders during the half-year
European turboprop manufacturer ATR has announced orders for 42 new aircraft and 72 options for the first half of this year.
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Etihad Airways to open Seoul service
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to open services to the South Korean capital Seoul at the end of this year. Seoul will become the 65th destination...
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FARNBOROUGH: Azul orders 20 ATR 72-600s
Brazilian carrier Azul has inked a contract covering 20 ATR 72-600s, with options on a further 20 aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: InterSky signs MRO deal with LHT unit
Austrian regional carrier InterSky has signed a long-term engine support deal with Lufthansa Technik covering the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123Bs powering...
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FARNBOROUGH: New lessor Avolon orders 12 Boeing 737-800s
New leasing company Avolon is ordering 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, becoming a new customer for the airframer. Disclosing the order at the Farnborough...
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FARNBOROUGH: Rolls-Royce outlines Advance engine plans
R-R focuses on new civil engine families With Rolls-Royce unconvinced by Airbus and Boeing proposals to tackle the single-aisle replacement market...
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Opinion
Comment: Re-engining - stroke of genius or bad idea?
The industry has been waiting to hear whether Rolls-Royce would join the party - with or without its International Aero Engines partners - to offer a powerplant for re-engining today's single-aisle aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Concorde day 2 question
Concorde is the subject of the latest book in Haynes' successful Owners' Workshop Manual series.
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FARNBOROUGH: Flybe presses industry for new regional jet
UK carrier Flybe is pressing manufacturers for a new form of regional jet to be available to the market within the next seven years.
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FARNBOROUGH: Thomson aims to be first 787 operator with connectivity
Thomson Airways aims to become the first carrier in the world to offer in-flight connectivity on the Boeing 787. The UK carrier, which will launch...
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FARNBOROUGH: Market will decide on single-aisle re-engining: Airbus and Boeing
Airbus and Boeing say the market will drive their decision on whether to go ahead with single-aisle re-engining plans after Rolls-Royce urged them to concentrate...
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FARNBOROUGH: Messier lands Thomas Cook A320 gear work
UK holiday carrier Thomas Cook Airlines has selected Safran Group's Messier Services division to provide support for Airbus A320 landing gear.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rolls-Royce opens new production cell for F-35 LiftSystem
Rolls-Royce has opened a new manufacturing cell to produce a key component of the propulsion system for Lockheed Martin's short take-off and vertical landing...
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FARNBOROUGH: Flybe taking Embraers for continental push
UK regional carrier Flybe is to start taking delivery of its newly-ordered Embraer 175 aircraft in September next year, while the firm part of the deal,...
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FARNBOROUGH: AgustaWestland unveils 'game-changing' AW169
AgustaWestland has officially launched the AW169, a new 4.5t class twin helicopter meant to challenge Eurocopter's Dauphin and EC145 lines.
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FARNBOROUGH: ACSS to partner US Airways for ITP tests
Thales and L-3 Communications joint venture ACSS has been selected by US Airways as a partner in Eurocontrol's in-trail procedure tests (IPT). ACSS...