All air transport news – Page 981
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EBACE: Jet Aviation signs completions deal with Airbus
Jet Aviation (stand 7090) in Basel has been approved as an Airbus corporate jet completions centre for another five years
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Brazil's TAM plans biofuels demonstration flight
Brazil's TAM has unveiled plans to hold a biofuels demonstration flight later this year.
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Boeing to assemble 787 interior components in Charleston, South Carolina
Boeing has selected South Carolina for fabrication and assembly of interior parts for the 787.
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NewsVisibility excellent before Q300 power-line strike: InterSky
Austrian regional carrier InterSky expects the Bombardier Q300 damaged in a power-line strike on landing at Elba to be out of service for several days.
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NewsCombined Continental and United fleet could reach 750 by 2014
United and Continental Airlines are attempting to create maximum fleet flexibility in their combined merger, and are targeting a combined fleet of 550 to...
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Inquiry opens after landing InterSky Q300 hits power line
Investigators have opened an inquiry after a Bombardier Q300, operated by Austrian regional InterSky, suffered damage after striking an electrical power...
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IAI aims to launch new cargo conversion product in 2011
Israel Aerospace Industries is looking at launching a new cargo conversion product in 2011 as interest in conversions begins to pick up after a slow 2009.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
USED JETS Breathing some life into a widebody market that has been in virtual depression, Russian carrier Transaero is to take operating leases from May...
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NewsSource: ANA braces for 787 delivery slip despite no official change
Boeing has made no changes to its 787 delivery schedule, but launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) is girding internally for another minor slip. An...
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Canada SMEs react to CSeries wake-up call
Bombardier's CSeries has cast a harsh light on local suppliers' competitiveness
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NewsIn-flight revenues: inside the garden wall
In-flight connectivity service providers look for a rosy patch beyond the pay-for-service model In-flight connectivity service providers look for a rosy patch beyond the pay-for-service model
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus builds 'physical mock-up' of XWB fuselage to avoid A380 mistakes
The decision to build a mock-up was "a lesson learned" from the A380
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NewsSkinny genes: shrinking the weight of economy class seats?
Interiors specialists and in-flight entertainment manufacturers have set their sights on integrated seat designs now that the latest generation of economy-class seats have slimmed down
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Indonesia's Merpati and China's Xian Aircraft overcome cracks in relationship
Indonesia's state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara and China's Xian Aircraft appear to be on track to resolve their differences with regards to an order for...
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NewsCrashed Saras lost stability during re-light test
Indian investigators believe the military test pilots of a prototype Saras push-prop had been trying to relight an engine, with insufficient recovery altitude,...
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Angola's TAAG orders two 777-300ERs
Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has announced an order two Boeing 777-300ERs in a deal that includes purchase rights for two additional 777-300ERs.
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NewsIsrael's El Al scraps order for 777-200ERs
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has cancelled the order for four Boeing 777-200ERs it placed two years ago. The airline says it has conducted a "renewed...
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ECC Leasing finds home for two ERJ-135s at FlyMex
Embraer's ECC Leasing division has leased two 37-seat ERJ-135 regional jets to Mexican charter operator FlyMex. The first ERJ-135 has been in operation...
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OnAir in talks with Aeroflot, MegaFon over connectivity plan
OnAir says it is in talks with Aeroflot and Moscow-based mobile network operator MegaFon to provide key technology for the carrier's planned in-flight connectivity...
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News'Most XWB customers' endorse A350-800 rethink: Airbus
Airbus acknowledges that the decision not to optimise the A350-800 and instead develop it as a shrink of the -900 does have a weight and fuel-burn penalty...