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EasyJet A320 damaged after chocks prematurely removed
Investigators have found that undetected release of the parking brake and premature removal of chocks led to an EasyJet Airbus A320's suffering damage as it rolled backwards at London Gatwick.
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Virgin Australia to roll out wi-fi across core fleet
Virgin Australia is planning to equip its core fleet of Boeing 737s, 777s and Airbus A330s with in-flight wi-fi connectivity by the second half of 2019.
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ExpressJet to stop flying for Delta
ExpressJet Airlines announces a series of changes to contracts with major carriers, including termination of an agreement with Delta Air Lines and expanded deals with United Airlines and American Airlines.
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Insufficient MRO led to hard-landing A321's return flight
Lack of maintenance support to assess a hard landing prompted an Airbus A321 crew to return to Dusseldorf, after which the aircraft was found to have sustained serious damage.
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who is left in Venezuela?
Available seat kilometres to Venezuela from abroad will be down 63% this December, compared to the same month in 2012. Furthermore, compared to five years ago, only seven of the top 15 international airlines in Venezuela will remain this December.
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NewsDelta breaks ground on $4bn New York LaGuardia terminal
Delta Air Lines has broken ground on the $4 billion redevelopment of its terminals at New York LaGuardia airport, its largest airport investment ever.
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Alitalia sale process enters new phase
Alitalia has opened a new phase in its sale process, setting a deadline of 15 September for expressions of interest in making a binding bid for the carrier.
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Qatar flights granted access to UAE corridor
Qatar Airways flights have been granted limited access to United Arab Emirates airspace in order to ease operations over the Gulf.
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Malaysia Airlines eyes 30% cost drop from A350s on London route
Malaysia Airlines expects unit costs to fall by around 30% on its Kuala Lumpur-London route when it starts to replace its Airbus A380s with A350-900s from the end of the year.
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ICBC identified as customer for 20 A320neo-family jets
Chinese lessor ICBC has been identified as the customer behind an order for 20 Airbus A320neo-family jets placed at the end of 2014.
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Emirates 777 crash probe identifies weather-data improvements
Investigators probing the Emirates Boeing 777-300 crash at Dubai have identified safety improvements in respect of weather data passed to the cockpit crew before the accident.
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Single A350-1000 among sparse Airbus orders in July
Airbus has secured its first A350-1000 order this year, having recorded an agreement for a single aircraft with an unidentified customer.
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UK lifts electronics restrictions on Jordanian hub
Prohibitions on electronic devices on UK-bound services from Jordan have been lifted, following a review by UK authorities.
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BA cabin-crew strike extended to 30 August
Cabin crew employed under British Airways' mixed-fleet contract are planning to renew strike action unless the airline "hammers out" a new agreement on pay and conditions.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ratio of women in top airline jobs lags wider trend
If departing EasyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall is replaced by a man in the top role at the UK low-cost carrier later this year, it will cut by a third the number of female leaders at airline groups that featured in Flight Airline Business's recently published ranking of the top ...
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PICTURES: Lion 737 and Wings ATR 72 clip wings in Medan
Indonesian regulators are investigating an incident in which a Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER and a Wings Air ATR 72-500 clipped wings at Medan's Kualanamu airport.
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Air India boss says carrier 'not financially viable'
Air India believes it is an "operationally viable" airline as compared to two years ago, but is still concerned about its financial situation.
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Malaysia Airlines to capitalise on China demand
Malaysia Airlines (MAB) believes that traffic from China could further drive its business and will launch more new routes to capitalise on that demand.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Silver aims to transform with ATR deal
Nearly six years after a major structuring, privately-owned US regional carrier Silver Airways is poised for its next major evolution, announcing a broad fleet overhaul and a new chief executive.
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Qatar drops plans to buy up to 10% of American
Qatar Airways has dropped plans to buy a 10% stake in American Airlines, following continued opposition by the US carrier.