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Chinese cargo start-up takes Precision-converted 757
China's SF Express has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 757-200PCF converted by Precision Conversions, which will be operated by SF's newly...
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SkyWest partners with AirTran in Milwaukee
US regional operator SkyWest Airlines has forged a deal with low-cost carrier AirTran to fly five SkyWest-branded CRJs from Milwaukee through a marketing...
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Lufthansa considering deferrals across broad range of types
Lufthansa is discussing the possible deferral of several aircraft deliveries and hints that these could include Airbus A380s. As part of its "Climb...
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BMIbaby targets redundancies and fleet reduction
BMIbaby is to make 158 staff redundant and scale down its fleet from 17 aircraft to 12 as part of a restructuring programme. BMI's low-cost subsidiary...
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Australia's JHAS investing in aircraft paint shop
Australian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) is investing in aircraft painting facilities to win more heavy...
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Troubled JAL poised to announce major cuts in services
Japan Airlines (JAL), as part of its financial turnaround plan, will be announcing a new round of route suspensions and reductions in services. The...
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Mexico's Interjet adds two domestic destinations
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has added Merida to its network and plans to launch services to another domestic destination, Tapachula, later this week. Interjet...
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Iberia reconfigures long-haul business class
Iberia is to reconfigure the Business Plus cabins of its Airbus A340 fleet to include fully flat beds. Reconfiguration is scheduled to take place by...
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New Zealand to impose safety levy on Australian carriers
New Zealand will begin charging Australian-licensed carriers operating on domestic routes a passenger safety levy from 4 December.
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ANZ to acquire 14 A320s to replace 15 737s
Air New Zealand (ANZ) will acquire 14 Airbus A320 aircraft to replace its 15 Boeing 737-300s.
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Gulfstream aims to launch regional service from Pittsburgh
Gulfstream International Airlines and Pittsburgh International airport operator the Allegheny County Airport Authority are in discussions to revive regional...
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Slow burners
Although production of the older Russian and Chinese regional types runs at a trickle, upgrades are still being developed
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Plans for the future
As new updates come on stream, ATR and Bombardier are now evaluating their next moves in theturboprop sector Both of the major turboprop manufacturers...
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Ryanair pressures Boeing with threat to cancel 737 orders
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is threatening to cancel or defer aircraft orders from Boeing, and temporarily stem its growth, if it fails to secure a fleet-renewal...
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Regional revolution
History will decide whether 2009 will represent one of the watersheds that occurs in civil aviation every decade or so.
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Australia approves Delta-Virgin trans-Pacific joint venture
Australia's competition watchdog has given Virgin Blue and Delta Air Lines permission to form a joint venture to operate trans-Pacific flights.
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Qantas traffic up 2.7% in September
Passenger traffic at Australia's Qantas Airways and its subsidiaries increased in September due to domestic demand, but the carrier warns that yields remain...
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Business: Good week - Bad Week
Swiss charter operator Belair will phase out its Boeing aircraft over the winter as it moves to an all-Airbus fleet. Belair's single 767-300ER, leased...
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Uruguay's Pluna eyes more CRJ900s
Uruguay's Pluna is looking to acquire additional Bombardier CRJ900s to support expansion at new Argentinean sister carrier AeroVIP.
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Lufthansa kick-starts broadband race again
When Connexion by Boeing switched off its in-flight broadband connectivity solution at the end of 2006, its largest customer Lufthansa assumed another Ku-band...