All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 402
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Germania opts for A319 in fleet rollover plan
German carrier Germania is intending to start introducing Airbus A319s into its fleet, as part of a broad replacement programme.
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Finnair to launch sharklet-equipped A321
Oneworld carrier Finnair is to order five 'sharklet'-equipped Airbus A321s to replace Boeing 757-200s in its leisure fleet. The airline becomes the...
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ILA: Airbus and IAI float possibility of fully automated towing
Fully automated towing of aircraft could emerge as a spin-off of an Israel Aerospace Industries concept for pilot-controlled towing tractors, initial testing...
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ILA: Lufthansa squeezes Brussels into A380 tour
Lufthansa's first Airbus A380 departed the ILA show yesterday evening on a hastily arranged visit to Brussels, at the insistence of the German carrier's...
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ILA: Gallois declares A380 programme under control
Airbus's A380 programme is officially "under control", EADS chief executive Louis Gallois insists, although the manufacturer must turn its attention to cutting...
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ILA: Dornier 228NG on track for August certification
Ruag is optimistic of firming another order for its Dornier 228NG turboprop during the show, with certification of the aircraft on track for the end of August.
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ILA: A400M funding
Ministers from the four Airbus states have highlighted the importance of the A400M military transport, although the new UK coalition government's representative...
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ILA: Emirates seals another huge A380 order
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates sealed a landmark agreement with Airbus for another 32 A380s less than 24h before unveiling the eye-popping order.
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Emirates to have 90 A380s in 2017
Emirates is to take delivery of all 90 of its Airbus A380s by 2017, confirming that the additional 32 ordered today will not be replacements for earlier aircraft.
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ILA: Emirates orders 32 more Airbus A380s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has ordered another 32 Airbus A380s, the single biggest deal for the type.
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IATA AGM: Oneworld wants quick frequent-flyer integration
Oneworld members hope to implement a joint frequent-flyer programme if they secure anti-trust approval for their transatlantic tie-up.
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IATA AGM: Gulf Air bearing its painful turnaround
Gulf Air's well documented condition may be showing signs of improvement as David Kaminski Morrow discovers
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IATA sees $2.5bn profit in 2010 and higher long-term margins
IATA is forecasting that carriers will post a profit of $2.5 billion in 2010, the first overall surplus for three years.
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Virgin Nigeria rebrands again, this time as 'Air Nigeria'
Virgin Nigeria is to rebrand for the second time in nine months, adopting the name 'Air Nigeria' for its operation. The rebrand follows
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Scramble to rescue Berlin Airport construction schedule
Managers overseeing the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport are preparing to examine the implications of a technical partner's bankruptcy, as well...
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Rostekhnologii seals fleet lease agreement with Aeroflot
Russian state holding firm Rostekhnologii has concluded an agreement with flag-carrier Aeroflot covering purchase and lease of passenger aircraft. The...
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Iberia places A320 order on behalf of British Airways
Five Airbus A320s firmed as an order by Spanish flag-carrier Iberia last month after actually destined to be delivered to merger partner British Airways.
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Airbus to test ash-detector for EasyJet on A340
Airbus is planning to test an infra-red detector which is designed to pick up traces of volcanic ash, using an A340 platform for the trial. It is to...
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Airbus' May figures list first cancellations of 2010
Airbus secured orders for 14 aircraft during May, including four A330-200s for leasing company CIT.
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Conviasa 737 hit volcano during badly-executed approach pattern
Poor airmanship from pilots of a Conviasa Boeing 737-200, including a failure to respond to a ground-proximity warning, resulted in the jet's crashing on...