Networks – Page 182
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Turkish Airlines adds seven destinations in December
Turkish Airlines will add a raft of flights this month from Istanbul to Buenos Aires, Sabha in Libya, Niamey in Niger, Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Yaounde...
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BA to have 469-seat A380s and 214-seat 787-8s
British Airways has revealed that its Airbus A380s will have a four-class layout with 469 seats, comprising 212 on the upper deck and 257 on the lower.
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Boeing's Nagpur MRO facility to start operations in Q2 2013
The schedule of Boeing's long-delayed MRO facility in the central Indian city of Nagpur has again been pushed back. Construction of the $100 million...
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MEBA: No such place as home, says VistaJet's Flohr
Thomas Flohr, founder of VistaJet - which last month placed the sector's biggest ever transaction, for 56 Bombardier Global aircraft with 86 options - yesterday...
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Virgin America to serve Newark
Virgin America will begin flights to Newark Liberty International airport from 2 April 2013. The Burlingame, California-based low-cost carrier will...
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Lithuanian start-up aims to be ready for EU presidency
Lithuanian authorities are aiming to establish a new carrier to serve the Baltic state as it takes over the presidency of the European Union next year. Air...
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ANALYSIS: Can African airlines seize initiative over cooperation?
Rhetoric on the need for cooperation between airlines in Africa has never been in short supply, but action has usually been less forthcoming. Yet with...
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Malaysia Airlines to launch Kota Kinabalu-Shanghai service
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will launch services between Kota Kinabalu and Shanghai Pudong from 11 December. The carrier will serve the route twice weekly,...
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Virgin Atlantic to wet-lease A320s from Aer Lingus
Virgin Atlantic has tentatively agreed to wet-lease four Airbus A320s from Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus. The twinjets will be painted in Virgin Atlantic...
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ANALYSIS: Fresh move for CSA privatisation takes shape
Korean Air and Qatar Airways are reportedly showing an interest in the Czech Government's renewed attempts to privatise national carrier Czech Airlines. The...
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ANALYSIS: Flight test of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Test pilot Paul Smith got behind production-standard controls in a 787 test aircraft for an evaluation flight of Boeing’s technologically ground-breaking Dreamliner
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Germanwings takes over nearly 30 Lufthansa A320s
Lufthansa will move 52 aircraft to its low-cost subsidiary Germanwings for the planned transferral of its decentralised European network next year. Starting...
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China Airlines to order six Boeing 777-300ERs
China Airlines has received approval from its board to place an order for six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
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Germanwings rebrands with hybrid product offerings
As part of its rebranding initiative, Germanwings has unveiled a diversified product offering that will from July 2013 allow passengers to select from one...
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Icelandair opts for 737 Max to operate alongside 757s
Icelandair has tentatively selected the Boeing 737 Max to modernise its fleet, opting for both the -8 and -9 versions of the twinjet. The carrier has...
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Boeing reduces 747-8 weight, tweaks aileron setting
Boeing has dropped the empty weight of the latest 747-8 Freighters by 2.5t compared to the aircraft delivered a year ago and tweaked the aileron configuration...
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China Southern takes 10 A330s as emissions dispute eases
China Southern Airlines has agreed to acquire 10 Airbus A330-300s, in a sign that the rethink on the European emission-trading system has helped resolve a dispute over long-haul jet orders.
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Fastjet confirms possible partnership with Emirates
Fastjet chief executive Ed Winter has confirmed that the pan-African carrier is in talks with Dubai-based Emirates Airline over a possible future partnership. "Talks...
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Jet-Etihad agreement possible by end-2012: sources
Talks between Jet Airways and Etihad Airways about a comprehensive tie-up, including the possibility of the latter taking an equity stake in the Indian carrier,...
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Fastjet in talks to buy grounded 1time
African low-cost start-up Fastjet is in negotiations to buy grounded South African budget operator 1time Airline from parent company 1time Holdings. 1time...