Networks – Page 292
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Moving in: BA Engineering & Iberia Maintenance
With the marriage between British Airways and Iberia, BA Engineering has re-emerged on the third-party MRO stage. However, the two partners have yet to decide...
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Fujairah aims to be bigger player in maintenance
Fujairah airport wants to shake off its image as being in one of the forgotten emirates and use its location to become a serious player in maintenance and other services, such as business aviation, flight training and cargo.
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Viking Hellas rebrands to escape links with collapsed namesake
In a further effort to distance itself from collapsed namesake Viking Airlines, Greek carrier Viking Hellas is to re-brand its charter business as Fly Hellas...
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NewsMNG Technic expands at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport
Turkish maintenance provider MNG Technic has moved into a new, significantly larger hangar at Istanbul's Ataturk International airport, with the previous one due to be handed over to Onur Air.
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SIA, Airbus investigate A380 smoke incident
The crew of a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 on the Singapore-Hong Kong route discharged a halon extinguisher after smelling smoke in an aircraft lavatory.
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Allegiant moves forward with seat expansion on its MD-80s
Allegiant Air plans to have the first two of its Boeing MD-80s featuring 166 seats available this summer. The company in September of 2010 revealed...
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Embraer waits for 737 decision before defining own plan
Brazilian airframer Embraer is refraining from deciding on whether to re-engine its E-Jets or bring a larger-capacity, clean-sheet aircraft to market until...
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TAM expands deal to fit OnAir connectivity to Airbus narrowbodies
TAM Airlines has expanded its contract with OnAir, opting to bring the Airbus/SITA joint venture's in-flight connectivity system to 26 Airbus narrowbodies...
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Spanair insists it is "not on the brink of collapse"
Loss-making Spanair insists it is not on the brink of collapse, despite receiving an additional €20 million ($27.5 million) injection from the Catalonian...
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Vueling to lease six A320s from Iberia and take over routes
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling is to temporarily sub-lease six Airbus A320s from part-owner Iberia and take over a number of the Spanish flag carrier's...
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BMI blames BAA charges for dropping Heathrow-Glasgow
UK carrier British Midland International (BMI) has confirmed that it will axe its London Heathrow-Glasgow route, blaming the decision on increased landing...
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Chile's anti-trust court puts LAN-TAM merger on hold
Chile's anti-trust court TDLC has accepted a request by the consumer rights organisation CONADECUS to investigate the competitive impact of the planned merger...
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New North Carolina MRO firm re-opens large 737 facility
A group of former US Airways and Pace Airlines executives has established a new aircraft maintenance company in North Carolina with Boeing 737 overhaul capabilities.
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Airlines adjust flight times to comply with Egyptian curfew
A government-imposed curfew is continuing to affect flights to and from Egypt, forcing airlines to adjust flight times to within daylight hours.
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NewsUkraine's Dniproavia to acquire up to 15 Embraer 190s
Ukraine's Dniproavia is to introduce 10 Embraer 190 aircraft which it intends to operate in co-operation with partner AeroSvit. The agreement also...
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UK and Ireland consult on a common transition level
The UK and Irish aviation authorities have begun a consultation period on declaring a common transition altitude throughout British and Irish airspace, both...
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Delta 'indefinitely suspends' Cairo operations
Delta Air Lines has "indefinitely suspended" flights from New York's John F Kennedy International airport to Cairo, Egypt amid widespread unrest across the...
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Bombardier mulls modifying CRJ rudder system to fly-by-wire
Bombardier is considering modifying the CRJ700/900's hydro-mechanical rudder system to the control-by-wire system used in the new 100-seat CRJ1000.
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September handover set for 787
A September handover is set for the first 787, say industry sources, the first of at least a dozen of the twinjets Boeing hopes to deliver in 2011 as it maintains its path to building 10 aircraft a month by the end of 2013.
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AirAsia X defers this year's A330 deliveries
AirAsia X defers 2011 A330s deliveries Malaysia-based AirAsia's long haul subsidiary AirAsia X has deferred all deliveries of new aircraft this year,...