Networks – Page 353
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WestJet has no alliance membership in its sights
Canadian carrier WestJet plans for the time being to remain independent instead of joining one of the global airline alliances.
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NewsCaribbean completes takeover of Air Jamaica
Caribbean Airlines has taken over financially beleaguered Air Jamaica after months of negotiations between the two island carriers. "We proposed that...
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OnAir in talks with Aeroflot, MegaFon over connectivity plan
OnAir says it is in talks with Aeroflot and Moscow-based mobile network operator MegaFon to provide key technology for the carrier's planned in-flight connectivity...
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News'Most XWB customers' endorse A350-800 rethink: Airbus
Airbus acknowledges that the decision not to optimise the A350-800 and instead develop it as a shrink of the -900 does have a weight and fuel-burn penalty...
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NewsNew BMIbaby chief plots cautious growth strategy
UK budget carrier BMIbaby is developing a five-year plan, laying foundations for cautious growth over the coming years. After much uncertainty, BMIbaby's...
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NewsSeat makers benefit from Koito debacle
Major aircraft seat manufacturers are absorbing the seat programmes that cannot be supported by embattled Japanese firm Koito Industries, which recently...
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Newfoundland updates waterbomber fleet
Bombardier has delivered the first of four 415 amphibians to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Airbus makes headway on A350 catalogue
Airbus's catalogue for the A350 XWB is taking shape, with the airframer having completed the selection on the majority of suppliers for its initial book.
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NewsLufthansa to operate first A380 flights to Tokyo and Beijing
Lufthansa plans to operate its first Airbus A380 flights to Tokyo Narita and Beijing. The Star Alliance carrier, which will take delivery of its first...
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Icelandair shifts volcano-hit hub operation back to Reykjavik
Icelandair is relocating its hub operation back to Reykjavik today having decamped to the Scottish city of Glasgow after its base was closed by volcanic...
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JAL to drop 45 routes in drastic cuts to network
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to stop operations on 15 international routes, as the loss-making carrier reveals drastic cuts to its route network this year.
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NewsBoeing halts 787 shipments to final assembly
Boeing will hold shipments of 787 fuselage sections at Boeing Charleston and other supplier partners, halting deliveries until June.
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NewsAirbus' A350 catalogue comes together
Airbus's catalogue for the A350 XWB is taking shape, with the airframer having completed the selection on the majority of suppliers for its initial book. "Most...
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EU lists state aid among volcanic relief measures
Airlines in Europe will be entitled to state aid to help them recover from the financial impact of the volcanic ash cloud, but there will be no changes to...
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Cathay stops refuelling at Surabaya after A330 high-energy landing
Move taken after Trent 700 drama on landing at Hong Kong
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MRO Americas: Monarch to maintain TUI 787s as Boeing drops SR Technics from GoldCare team
London Luton airport-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering looks to have stolen SR Technics' thunder with its selection by Boeing as the airframe maintenance supplier for 787 GoldCare programme launch customer TUI Travel.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
DELTA AIR LINES The carrier only lost $246 million before taxes in the first quarter, which is rather better than the $794 million it dumped in the period a year ago.
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ASH CLOUD: How the crisis unfolded
With little hint of the dramatic lockdown of European airspace to come, an operational message to Eurocontrol's Central Flow Management Unit on 14 April...
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Interview
Working Week: testing times for Airbus apprentice
Zimbabwean Vukile Dumani has been named Airbus UK's Filton apprentice of the year. He completed his higher engineering studies in September and is now a specialist engineer in non-destructive testing
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McNerney hints at new 737 in response to A320 upgrade
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney has indicated that the airframer may take on Airbus's proposed re-engined A320 family with an all-new single-aisle aircraft, rather than upgrade the 737 with new powerplants.