All articles by Lori Ranson – Page 14
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Mexican airport group asks Mexicana for payments in advance
Mexican airport operator OMA has given Mexicana and its affiliates notice that advance payments for passenger charges will be necessary beginning 21 August....
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TAP Engineering forges new business agreement with PWC
TAP Maintenance and Engineering Brazil has entered into a new collaboration agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada covering PW100 and PT6A engines. The...
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Mexicana's staff agrees to two month wage freeze
Troubled Mexicana has secured a commitment from its unions to defer wages for two months as it seeks a cash infusion to keep operating in creditor protection.
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NTSB flags concern about Airbus rudder sensitivity to EASA
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300-600 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus...
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FAA enlarges 747 slat fix to GE and PW-powered aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to extend the fix to prevent leading-edge flaps from retracting during take-off on Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747s, to the other versions of the aircraft.
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NTSB concerned about rudder sensitivity on Airbus narrowbodies
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus A319...
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Skywest targets 12 month timeframe for ExpressJet integration
Utah-based SkyWest Airlines is acquiring Houston-based ExpressJet for $133 million, net of shares it already owns, and plans to merge the Embraer ERJ operator...
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Southwest’s plan to keep fleet static caps new market growth
Southwest Airlines is to keep its fleet growth static until the end of 2011, limiting its ability to add a significant amount of new markets to its network in the near term.
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Goodrich buys cabin management assets of DeCrane
Goodrich has entered into an agreement to purchase the business jet cabin asset management business of DeCrane for $280 million.
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Mexicana officially seeks formal restructuring
After officially declaring its financial situation as no longer viable, Mexicana has filed for reorganisation proceedings with Mexican authorities and is...
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Denver 737-500 overrun spurs crosswind scrutiny by NTSB
US safety officials want the Federal Aviation Administration to improve the way in which crosswind data is collected and shared with pilots at airports downwind...
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Southwest now eyeing 2013 for completion of Row 44 installs
Installation of Row 44's high-speed Internet equipment on Southwest Airlines' fleet is taking longer than the carrier had hoped, but chief executive Gary...
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FAA downgrades Mexico’s safety rating
FAA has determined that Mexico is not in compliance with ICAO safety standards and has downgraded the country's safety rating from category 1 to category...
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TAM wins Brazilian certification for ATR-42 overhaul
Brazilian authorities have certified TAM's maintenance, repair and overhaul centre to maintain ATR-42 turboprops following TAM's acquisition of ATR operator...
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New United management evenly split with Continental and United execs
Continental and United Airlines have unveiled an eight-member senior management team equally split between current senior level executives of both carriers....
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Fuel efficiency key in turboprop battle
Praise for the fuel efficiency of ATR's 72-600 by two key industry executives has intensified the competition between ATR's -600 model and the Bombardier Q400.
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Mixed fortunes for regionals
There were decidedly mixed sales fortunes for regional manufacturers at the show as ATR and Embraer were bolstered with some high-profile commitments, but Bombardier left without a fresh CSeries order.
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier noncommittal on timing of Q400X
Bombardier is being more ambivalent about introducing a stretched Q400 than it has in the past, stressing no timing exists for a launch or delivery.
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Hawaiian says Aloha to Tokyo and Seoul
Key access to Tokyo's Haneda airport and new service to Seoul are cornerstones of Hawaiian Airlines' new strategic push into Asia, and the carrier is poised to further expand in the region.