All articles by Ghim-Lay Yeo – Page 32
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Allegiant's Mexico flights to launch in winter 2014
Allegiant Air expects to start its first international flights to Mexico around a year from now, later than what it previously indicated.
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NewsSouthwest converts 20 737s to Max
Southwest Airlines has converted orders for 20 current generation Boeing 737s to the 737 Max, and will take delivery of these aircraft in 2023 and 2024.
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Spirit A319 still undergoing repairs
Spirit Airlines says an Airbus A319 that sustained an engine failure last month will return to service only late this year or in early 2014.
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NewsJetBlue likely to convert E-190s to E2: CEO
JetBlue Airways will likely convert its existing Embraer 190 orders to the re-engined E-Jet E2, after it deferred deliveries of 24 E-190s to beyond 2020.
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NewsAsiana 777 crash hearing postponed to December
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has postponed a hearing on the fatal July crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER to December, due to the impact from the 16-day US government shutdown.
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NewsVivaAerobus orders 52 A320 family aircraft
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has signed an agreement to buy 52 Airbus A320 family aircraft, and will shed its all-Boeing 737 fleet by 2016.
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Emirates and Virgin America widen partnership
Virgin America and Emirates are expanding their partnership by allowing their frequent flyer members to earn and redeem points on each other's networks.
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NewsNTSB retrieves engine and data recorders from Spirit A319
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has removed an engine and the data recorders from a Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 involved in an engine failure on 15 October.
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NewsSpirit A319 turns back after cabin smoke
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 turned back to Dallas/Fort Worth International airport on 15 October after smoke was seen in the cabin.
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ROUTES: Allegiant eyes Canada for international expansion
Low-cost leisure carrier Allegiant Air is eyeing scheduled service to Canada as early as the winter of 2014, as the airline prepares to launch its first international service to Mexico in June.
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ROUTES: Montréal-Trudeau prepares for growth
Banking on expected growth in the US transborder and international markets, Montréal-Trudeau International airport has rolled out several projects to capture more passengers.
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ICAO reaches deal on climate change, rejects EU ETS
ICAO's executive committee rejected the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS) late yesterday, tossing out a clause from a resolution that could have allowed the bloc to extend its controversial scheme to the global aviation sector.
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Lion Air keen on CSeries
Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air aims to finalise an order for the Bombardier CSeries by end-2013, and expects to meet the airframer next month to work out the details.
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NewsRepublic sells Frontier to Indigo
Republic Airways Holdings will sell its low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines to an affiliate of Indigo Partners for $36 million in cash plus $109 million in debt, following months of speculation that Indigo would be the buyer.
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NewsLion Air confirms plan to place CS300 order in months
Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air aims to finalise an order for the Bombardier CSeries by end-2013, and expects to meet Bombardier next month to work out the details.
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Aerolia Canada eyes more business in North America
The Canadian subsidiary of French aerostructures supplier Aerolia hopes that its work on the in-development Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 business jets will help it win more work in North America, including from Boeing.
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NewsICAO confident that deal on climate change will be reached
The ICAO council is confident that an agreement on a global solution to address carbon emissions growth in the aviation industry will be reached at its general assembly these two weeks, hitting back at widespread cynicism that a deal would be forged.
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Avianca close to decision on US stock offering
Latin American airline group Avianca will decide in the next two weeks on a potential listing of the carrier's stock on the New York stock exchange (NYSE), its chairman Roberto Kriete tells Flightglobal.
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ALC finalises order for 33 787s
ALC has finalised an order for 30 Boeing 787-10s and three 787-9s that it first announced at the Paris air show in June.
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Volaris plans new flights to three US cities
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has applied for approval to launch flights to three US cities from its base at Toluca. The airline wants to begin...