Networks – Page 165
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KLM UK Engineering to support A320s
Norwich-based maintenance provider KLM UK Engineering is expanding its capabilities to Airbus A320s as the company's Franco-Dutch parent shifts heavy airframe...
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NewsANA 787 experiences minor electrical fault owing to loose nut
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 experienced a minor electrical fault during a recent proving flight, but the cause was traced to an insufficiently turned...
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NewsJet fuel yields well below targets at Delta refinery
Delta Air Lines' Trainer oil refinery is producing jet fuel in amounts well below the targets it laid out when it bought the plant last year. Modifications...
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Emirates chief urges Boeing to control 777X supply chain
Emirates has urged Boeing to "take total control" of the production and supply chain of the proposed 777X to avoid the kind of problems that have dogged...
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Kuwait Airways confirms order for 15 A320neos, 10 A350s
Kuwait Airways has signed an initial agreement for 25 Airbus aircraft, state news agency KUNA reports, comprising 10 A350-900 XWBs and 15 A320neos. The...
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Boeing delivers 1st 787 since grounding ended
Boeing today marked another landmark on the 787's path to recovery from a battery scare by delivering the 51st aircraft - and the first since the fleet was grounded in mid-January - to All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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Virgin America will not launch service to additional cities in 2013: Virgin's Cush
Virgin America does not expect to begin service to any new cities in 2013 after June, when the airline begins service to Anchorage in Alaska. Virgin...
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NewsA350-1000 could demand extra assembly capacity
EADS is to look into supplementing assembly capacity for the A350 following the increased interest for the A350-1000, the largest member of the family. The...
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Turkish finalises order for up to 95 737s
Turkish Airlines has finalised its agreement to take up to 95 Boeing 737 twinjets, the firm part of which comprises 70 aircraft including 50 of the re-engined...
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NewsJAL's fleet of seven 787s complete modifications
Japan Airlines' (JAL) fleet of Boeing 787-8s have completed modifications and is on track to resume operations on 1 June. Aircraft JA826J was the seventh...
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NewsPICTURE: First flight-test A350 emerges in full colours
Airbus has unveiled the first A350-900 flight-test prototype in its full paint scheme, as the airframer makes final preparations for the twinjet's maiden...
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NewsAir India starts test flights on 787s
Air India has started initial test flights on its first modified Boeing 787, and expects all six of its 787s to return to commercial service by the end of...
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Bombardier adds Q400 maintenance capacity in Tucson
Bombardier has opened three additional maintenance lines for the Dash 8 Q400 at its Tuscon, Arizona, service centre, citing increased work associated with...
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Alitalia, Etihad Airways strengthen codeshare ties
Italian flag carrier Alitalia will increase the frequency of its Rome-Abu Dhabi service from four to five times weekly, effective 13 June. Partner...
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Analysis
Analysis: Proton poised for strong return to market
International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the venerable Proton launch vehicle (LV), is attempting to come back strong from a rough 2012, but it faces severe challenges, many of its own making.
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NewsIAG encouraged despite higher first-quarter losses
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG's first-quarter operating loss has increased to €278 million ($363 million), before exceptional items, compared with...
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ALTA calls for more liberalisation in Central America
ALTA has called for more liberalisation and better regulatory co-ordination between Central American states to overcome the region's "significant" infrastructure constraints and fully benefit from the growth potential of its airline industry.
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WestJet planning July roll-out of premium economy product
Calgary-based WestJet is planning for a full commercial roll-out of its premium economy product in July, says Bob Cummings, the airline's executive vice-president...
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British Airways adds Larnaca link from Gatwick
British Airways will begin operating flights from London Gatwick airport to the Cypriot city of Larnaca on 30 June. The thrice weekly service will...
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Ecuador's LAC announces launch of commercial flights
Ecuadorian start-up airline Lineas Aereas Cuencanas (LAC) has announced that it will start commercial operations on 13 May, operating to four domestic destinations...