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Turkish Airlines to wet-lease four A380s
Turkish Airlines is closing in on a deal to wet-lease four Airbus A380s from an unnamed airline.
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Aeroflot adds leased A320s
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has this month added three new Airbus A320s under operating lease agreements.
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NewsIncorrect checks preceded Superjet cowl separation
Investigators believe ground checks were incorrectly carried out before an incident in which an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 sustained engine cowl damage.
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NewsCrashed MA60 pilot set throttle below flight-idle
Indonesian investigators have determined that both power levers on a Merpati Nusantara Xian Aircraft MA60 had been retarded to the beta range before the aircraft landed hard at Kupang’s El Tari airport and broke up.
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WestJet picks Panasonic for new IFE system
WestJet has chosen Panasonic Avionics to provide satellite internet as well as streaming live television and on-demand movies for passengers' portable devices.
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Emirates in codeshare deal with Jetstar, Jetstar Asia
Emirates will start codesharing on selected Jetstar and Jetstar Asia services from 6 April after the carriers signed a new agreement.
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American to look beyond Envoy for an E-175 operator
American Airlines Group will begin searching for a regional carrier to operate the 60 Embraer 175s that it has on order, following the rejection of an agreement in principle to operate the aircraft by the pilot’s union at its regional subsidiary Envoy.
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Frontier adds two Cleveland routes after United de-hubbing
Frontier Airlines has become the first carrier to announce new service to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport since United Airlines announced its decision to withdraw its hub earlier this month.
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Air Arabia to add Cairo service
Air Arabia will add Cairo to its network at the end of this month with a new thrice-weekly service.
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ANALYSIS: Experts divided on merits of ASEAN-EU open skies
European and Asian ministers met this week in Singapore for talks that could eventually lead to the creation of what EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas describes as “an essential missing link” – an open-skies agreement between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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NewsSINGAPORE: Bombardier non-committal on Lion progress
Bombardier is still working hard to secure Lion Air as a customer, though it would not be drawn into discussions on how confident it is of an order coming through from the carrier.
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NewsAirbus confirms Aerolineas A330 purchase
Aerolineas Argentinas has signed for four Airbus A330-200s as part of a fleet modernisation plan.
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Norwegian gains Irish AOC
Ireland has granted Norwegian Air International an air operator's certificate and operating licence.
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ANALYSIS: Challenges facing Spohr in Lufthansa's top job
Carsten Spohr’s standing as Lufthansa’s next chief executive will depend on delivery of his predecessor’s Score restructuring programme and follow-up initiatives. But perhaps the bigger challenge for the German carrier will be to accept that success on crucially important long-haul routes to Asia seems to hinge on partnership with ...
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NewsRepublic to remove 27 aircraft in face of pilot shortage
Republic Airways will remove 27 regional jets with up to 50 seats in 2014, as a lack of qualified pilots forces it to reduce its fleet and analysts say could put its Bombardier CSeries order in jeopardy.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic trials wearable technology at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic staff are using Google Glass and Sony SmartWatch 2 technology as part of a pilot scheme aimed at boosting customer service.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Cargo slump big worry for Asia-Pacific airlines - Tyler
The depressed cargo market is the major concern of the Asia-Pacific airlines as the sector makes up a significant part of their business, says IATA director general Tony Tyler.
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NewsLufthansa confirms Spohr as new chief executive
Lufthansa Group has confirmed Carsten Spohr as its new chief executive.
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NewsILFC and Libyan convert all A350-800s to -900s
Libyan Airlines and lessor ILFC have each converted their orders for the Airbus A350-800 to the larger -900, with Libyan Airlines ordering an additional pair of -900s under its revised agreement.
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ANALYSIS: Pilots fight new Norwegian employment model
European and US pilot associations have met with Norwegian and US authorities in Oslo to discuss issues arising from the continuing efforts by Norwegian Air Shuttle to set up an innovative corporate model for a new subsidiary airline.