Fleets – Page 383
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RAA 2011: Mitsubishi admits feeling pressure for 100-seater
Mitsubishi is acknowledging growing pressure to make a commitment to producing a 100-seat jet to join its MRJ90 and MRJ70 family of aircraft.
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RAA 2011: ATR reiterates no decision on 90-seater this year
A firm decision to launch a 90-seat aircraft by regional airframer ATR is not likely to emerge this year as the airframer continues to focus on certification...
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Boeing returns 777 line to seven per month
Boeing has returned 777 output to seven per month, marking the line's transition to the higher rate with the roll out of a 777 freighter. The company's...
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Lifting hopes: new production freighters' prospects assessed
After a long period during which new freighters were rare, three new types have come along almost at once. How will these widebody cargo carriers change the sector?
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Zodiac's SiT in talks with Boeing over seat-centric IFE for 787
Zodiac's SiT business has entered talks with Boeing in hopes of gaining linefit offerability for its seat-centric in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on...
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Airbus sticks to A350 schedule as first-quarter earnings rise
Airbus is sticking to its schedule of starting A350 XWB final assembly at the end of this year, with entry into service in the second half of 2013.
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PWC: Roomier fuselage key for next generation turboprop
Pratt & Whitney Canada this summer will begin assembling portions of its next-generation turboprop engine in anticipation of a launch platform for a clean...
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2020 too late for Southwest 737 replacement
The end of the decade is "too long to wait" for an all-new aircraft to replace its ageing 737 Classics, according to Southwest Airlines.
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SIA posts strong full-year result, plans to retire 747-400s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported a S$1.09 billion ($876 million) fiscal full-year net profit, compared with the previous year's S$216 million net profit...
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Delta and Virgin Australia finally receive antitrust nod from the US
Nearly two years after they first applied for antitrust approval for a transpacific joint venture, US regulators have proposed to approve the tie-up between...
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Boeing ups 787-9 weights again
Boeing again has increased the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the 787-9 as it further refines the performance of the larger variant due in late 2013.
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Emirates Group posts 43% surge in net full-year profit
Middle Eastern air transport company Emirates Group has posted a group net profit of Dhs5.9 billion ($1.6 billion) for the full year 2010-11, an increase...
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Air Lease inks new lease deals for nearly a dozen widebodies
US lessor Air Lease has signed lease agreements for 11 additional twin-aisle aircraft, comprising Airbus A330-200s, A330-300s and Boeing 777-300ERs. The...
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Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 awarded FAA ETOPS approval
Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 turbofan has been awarded 330min extended twin engine operations approval by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Virtual airline start-up HiAir plans Doncaster-Amsterdam flights
A new virtual airline called HiAir plans to begin Jetstream 32 operations in September between Doncaster Sheffield in northern England and Amsterdam Schiphol.
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China's Xiamen orders six 787s
China's Xiamen Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for six 787 aircraft. Xiamen will take delivery of the aircraft "in stages" between 2014 and...
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Emirates works with Boeing to get connectivity linefit to widebodies
Emirates is working with Boeing to ensure AeroMobile's in-flight mobile phone connectivity solution is line-fitted to its new widebodies as soon as possible.
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Interview: Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Baker
MASTER AND COMMANDER Akbar Al Baker's single-minded vision has powered Qatar Airways into a leading global network carrier. And rivals be warned, the...