All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 419
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Airline failures push EU to consider extending passenger cover
European Commission regulators are opening a consultation aimed at tightening the financial protection for passengers opting to put together their own holiday...
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BMI restructuring culls A330s and threatens 600 jobs
Lufthansa's UK carrier BMI is to hand back two of its three Airbus A330s as it cuts nine aircraft from its mainline fleet, part of a restructuring which...
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Arrival of first Lufthansa A380 put back a few weeks
Delivery of Lufthansa's first Airbus A380 has been put back by a few weeks, but the Star Alliance carrier is unfazed by the postponement.
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Emirates to open Tokyo service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to open non-stop services to Tokyo Narita, complementing its Japanese operation to Osaka.
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Gulf Air restructuring to concentrate on regional operations
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to focus on regional operations, build up its short-haul fleet, and realign its network towards strong connections through...
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Air Berlin secures approval for satellite-based Cat I approaches
German carrier Air Berlin has secured approval to conduct Category I satellite-based approaches following trials which the airline began last year. Air...
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Congolese MD-82 badly damaged in Goma overrun
One of the Boeing MD-82 aircraft operated by Congolese carrier Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) has been badly damaged in an apparent runway overrun...
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European Court: Long-delayed flights are not cancellations
Passengers cannot claim that a flight has been cancelled simply because of an extensive delay, the European Court has ruled, but are nevertheless entitled...
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Aer Lingus warns of more jobs cuts without cost deal
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is warning that failure to reach an agreement over its restructuring plan will result in even more jobs being shed at the airline. Its...
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Air Berlin trims 737 order
German carrier Air Berlin has cancelled three Boeing 737 aircraft but the remainder of its order backlog remains intact. The airline's third-quarter...
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Airlink suffers again as Jetstream veers off runway
South African carrier Airlink has suffered another British Aerospace Jetstream incident, less than two months after a fatal crash in Durban. The airline's...
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Qantas A330 upset inquiry considers cosmic particle strike
Australian investigators are to examine whether cosmic radiation played a role in the still-unexplained
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Dubai 09: Start-up Senegal Airlines to have A330s, A320s
Start-up national carrier Senegal Airlines is intending to acquire two Airbus A330s and four A320s for its initial fleet. The airline, details of which...
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Lufthansa to pilot Amadeus' new broad-sweep flight search
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa is to become the first airline to test a new booking engine from distribution specialist Amadeus, which uses a broad search...
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Icaro F28 pilots' hesitation to abort led to Quito overrun
Investigators in Ecuador believe a Fokker F28 crew was ill-prepared to abort take-off after a fire alert, and that the delay led the jet to overrun at Quito...
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Dubai 09: Senegalese detail new national carrier Senegal Airlines
Senegalese authorities have detailed initial plans for a new national carrier, Senegal Airlines, aimed at succeeding the troubled Air Senegal International...
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Dubai 09: Air Austral picks Sabena Technics for 737 MRO
Reunion-based carrier Air Austral has sealed a support agreement with maintenance firm Sabena Technics covering its Boeing 737 fleet. The five-year...
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A330 cleared for ETOPS flights beyond 180min
European safety authorities have cleared the Airbus A330 for beyond-180min extended twin-engined operations (ETOPS), enabling the aircraft to fly with a...
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Icaro F28 pilots' hesitation to abort led to Quito overrun
Investigators in Ecuador believe a Fokker F28 crew was ill-prepared to abort take-off after a fire alert, and that the delay led the jet to overrun at Quito...
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Emirates' Clark outlines concerns over alliance power
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has expressed strong concern over the increasing power of airline alliances, and insists that membership would stem...