All air transport news – Page 969
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ILA: Face the facts with Diehl Aerosystems president Rainer Ott
Rainer Ott is attending his final Berlin air show as president of Diehl Aerosystems before retiring on 30 September to be succeeded by former Airbus executive...
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IATA AGM: Financing climate remains tight
The shackles on airline financing may be loosening but that doesn't mean the price of money is falling.
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IATA AGM: Kingfisher formally signs to oneworld
Kingfisher formally signs up to oneworld India's Kingfisher Airlines has become a member elect of the oneworld alliance, after signing a formal agreement...
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Phase two of EU-US open skies to be signed this month
Phase two of the European Union-USA Open Skies agreement will be signed by the end of this month, according to Spain's foreign affairs minister Miguel Angel...
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IATA AGM: Lufthansa high profile in Berlin with A380 First Class debut
Host airline Lufthansa will be high profile in the Berlin area this week as it takes centre stage at the city's aviation festival with its latest acquisition.
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IATA AGM: Malaysia Airlines sets sights on growth
Chief executive Azmil Zahruddin sets sights back to expansion as it prepares to renew its fleet, Graham Dunn reports
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IATA AGM: JAL plans mindset transformation
Japan Airlines (JAL) aims to transform in the coming months from a bureaucratic-entity into a carrier focused on its commercial aims and profitability.
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Virgin Nigeria rebrands again, this time as 'Air Nigeria'
Virgin Nigeria is to rebrand for the second time in nine months, adopting the name 'Air Nigeria' for its operation. The rebrand follows
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Boeing eager to nail down timeframe for cleansheet narrowbody
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney says he still prefers to replace the 737 with a cleansheet design unless airline demand fails to mature before 2025.
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Republic expects Frontier 3Q load factor to reach 90%
Republic Airways Holdings expects its Frontier Airlines subsidiary to post load factors of at least 90% this summer as the low-cost carrier starts to benefit...
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Iberia places A320 order on behalf of British Airways
Five Airbus A320s firmed as an order by Spanish flag-carrier Iberia last month after actually destined to be delivered to merger partner British Airways.
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US Army opens bidding for King Air 350ER contract
The US Army plans to sign a contract in September for up to eight modified Beechcraft King Air 350ER surveillance aircraft ...
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IATA AGM: Don’t mention the yields
Despite the smoke screen of the ash cloud in recent months, traffic is rising across the board. Yields are coming back slowly too, but will they ever fully recover?
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ANA targets first 787 commercial flight in January 2011
Boeing 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) hopes to operate its first commercial flight with the 787-8 as early as January 2011.
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JetBlue to introduce buy-on-board service
JetBlue Airways is preparing to introduce a buy-on-board option later this month on all Airbus A320 flights over three hours and 45 minutes. The carrier's...
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Mexico's VivaAerobus seeks to acquire additional 737-300s
VivaAerobus is seeking to acquire two to four additional Boeing 737-300s to support further network expansion in 2011.
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American plans to cut Boston-Washington, DC flights in November
Continuing with the roll-out of its "cornerstone" strategy, American Airlines plans to cut six daily flights from Boston to Washington National airport on...
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Dawkins succeeds Debains as CEO of OnAir
Airbus/SITA joint venture OnAir has appointed Airbus executive Ian Dawkins as chief executive, succeeding Benoit Debains, ATI has learned.
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747-8F undergoing repairs after tug incident
One of Boeing's 747-8F flight test aircraft sustained damage to its fan cowl and engine inlet when it impacted a tug while being towed.
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Ecuador looks to trim Super Tucano purchase
Ecuador wants to reduce its Super Tucano order to 18 aircraft to free funds to buy 12 ex-South African Air Force Cheetah fighters ...