All air transport news – Page 977
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Boeing to increase 737 output to 34 per month
Boeing will increase 737 output to 34 per month, responding to an increase in customer demand. Starting in early 2012, Boeing's will build an additional...
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New UK rules double ash concentration safety threshold
New measures to be introduced in the UK tomorrow will enable carriers greater freedom to operate in the vicinity of volcanic
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Windshield heater triggers United 757 cockpit fire and diversion
A Los Angeles bound Boeing 757 that took off from New York JFK airport diverted to Dulles International airport on the evening of 16 May after experiencing...
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Turkish puts back LA and Washington routes to December
Turkish Airlines' plans to launch services to Los Angeles and Washington Dulles have been put back to December, but the airline is still intending to open...
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PICTURE: Saudi Arabian takes delivery of first ordered A330
Saudi Arabian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330, after ordering the type two years ago.
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Mitsubishi to complete MRJ design by end-August
Mitsubishi Aircraft aims to complete the design of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) by the end of August, and is also working on a plan to develop an after-sales...
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Turkish Airlines to take A330-200F test aircraft
Airbus will hand its A330-200F flight test aircraft to Turkish Airlines later this year.
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INTERIORS: Southwest sees green with new carpet squares
Southwest Airlines has opted to extend its in-flight trial of new lighter-weight, eco-friendly interiors on its "green plane" before deciding whether to...
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INTERIORS: Doubling business with stacked sleeper seats
If airlines could double the number of fully-flat sleeper seats in their business-class cabins without surrendering comfort, would they do it? US engineering...
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Air India expects to take first 787 next March
Air India expects to begin taking delivery of new Boeing 787s at the end of next year's first quarter.
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Air Canada, Garuda, Thai and Air Austral could sublease Air India’s 777s
Air Canada, Thai Airways International, Garuda Indonesia and Reunion Island-based Austral have expressed interest in subleasing Boeing 777-200LRs and 777-300ERs...
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Haji-Ioannou bids to overturn EasyJet expansion strategy
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is threatening formal steps to block the low-cost carrier's planned fleet expansion, having resigned from his position...
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EADS hopes A380 will break even in five years
EADS is hoping that the Airbus A380 programme will near break-even at the end of its current planning cycle.
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Airbus points sharklet A321 at 757 replacement market
Airbus is confident that performance upgrades in the pipeline for its single-aisle family will give its largest model, the A321, a sufficient range boost...
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US crash investigators launch for Tripoli
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent a team of investigators to help the government of Libya determine what caused an Afriqiyah Airways...
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System security is focus for e-enabled A350 XWB
Airbus is focused on ensuring its Airbus A350 XWB is not vulnerable to hackers, and has vocalized some of the burning questions that must be answered as...
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Boeing starts testing first GEnx engines on 787
Boeing today announced completing initial engine starts on the first General Electric GEnx-1Bs installed on a 787, moving the flight test programme one step...
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Boeing takes six 787 cancellations
Boeing has received cancellations for six 787 aircraft from an unidentified customer.
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NASA, EasyJet to study commuting, fatigue
How does fatigue really affect flightcrews? EasyJet staff are to be monitored by NASA in a bid to measure risks
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BEA assists with Afriqiyah A330 probe as latest AF447 search fails
France's BEA safety agency is to assist with the investigation into last week's Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 crash at Tripoli