All Fleets articles – Page 225
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Cathay cuts A340s as A350s roll in
Cathay Pacific is moving to retire all its Airbus A340-300s by the end of 2017, as it prepares to take A350-900s in quick succession over the next two years.
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Qatar closes A350 sale-and-leaseback with GECAS
Qatar Airways has closed a sale-and-leaseback for five Airbus A350-900s with GECAS, the lessor says.
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Inmarsat awaits regulatory standards for flight-data streaming
Inmarsat is awaiting regulatory details on the scope of flight-data streaming but believes its new broadband service will easily be able to support such applications.
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Thai pays down $31 million for A350 pair
Thai Airways has paid roughly Bt1.07 billion ($31 million) in pre-delivery payments for its first two Airbus A350-900 jets, the carrier disclosed as it released its second-quarter results.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Maturity brings change of focus for airline alliances
As the world’s three large alliances head towards their second decade, there is a sense that the time for major growth is over – but that’s not to say their evolution has stopped.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Hainan Airlines president Xie Haoming
When Xie Haoming joined Hainan Airlines as an engineer in 1995, the carrier had just a handful of Boeing 737 Classics, and the now-formidable HNA Group had yet to be born.
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PICTURE: Belavia ditches 'Soviet' image on new 737s
Belarussian flag-carrier Belavia has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-800 in the airline’s new colour scheme.
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S7 profit rises sharply in first half
Russia’s S7 Airlines has generated a half-year pre-tax profit of Rb491 million ($7.6 million), an increase of more than 60%.
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EasyJet incident highlights 'open descent' mode risk
UK investigators have reiterated the need to understand aircraft behaviour in various modes after the stall-protection system intervened on an EasyJet Airbus A320 during a visual approach to Paphos.
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EASA backs simplified 737 cold-fuel frost assessment
European safety regulators are advising operators to use a simplified procedure for operating Boeing 737s in cold-soaked fuel frost environments.
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ATSB looks into Jetstar 787 engine shut-down incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating an engine shut down incident involving a Jetstar Airways Boeing 787-8 on 7 August.
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Xiamen Airlines makes CNY800m loan guarantee for subsidiary
Xiamen Airlines has entered into an agreement with ICBC, to provide CNY800 million ($120.5 million) in loan guarantees for Hebei Airlines’ borrowings.
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ANALYSIS: Emirates probe bids to unravel landing sequence
Investigators probing the Emirates Boeing 777-300 landing accident at Dubai have yet to explain why the aircraft apparently failed to climb away during a go-around attempt.
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Probe details same-day EasyJet flap-retraction slips
Investigators have attributed to unconscious action two incidents, on the same day, in which EasyJet pilots activated flap retraction after take-off instead of raising the landing-gear.
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ATSB probes two aircraft preparation incidents
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating two aircraft preparation incidents that occurred in the first week of August.
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ANALYSIS: FlightGlobal airliner census reveals fleet developments
A look at the latest FlightGlobal airliner census highlights some stars - like Boeing’s fast-growing 787 fleet
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Peach A320 low-altitude event traced to premature descent
Japanese investigators have found that a Peach Aviation Airbus A320 descended to just 240ft above water after deviating prematurely from its assigned approach altitude.
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UK probes stabiliser jam on EasyJet A320
Investigators are looking into an incident involving a jammed horizontal stabiliser which occurred during an EasyJet Airbus A320 service to London Gatwick.
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ASL 737 substantially damaged in Bergamo accident
Italian authorities have opened an inquiry into the Boeing 737-400 overrun at Bergamo Orio al Serio which seriously damaged the aircraft.
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ASL 737 freighter involved in Bergamo overrun accident
Northern Italy's Bergamo airport is subject to disruption after a runway excursion accident involving a Boeing 737-400 freighter.