Networks – Page 172
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NewsAmerican and US Airways respond to DOJ challenge
American Airlines and US Airways maintain that their merger would benefit consumers, in separate responses to the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge...
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Row 44 begins wi-fi installations on Icelandair fleet, increases satellite capacity
Global Eagle Entertainment subsidiary Row 44 has completed the first Ku-band wi-fi installation on Icelandair's 757 fleet, says the connectivity provider...
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Volaris plans new flights to three US cities
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has applied for approval to launch flights to three US cities from its base at Toluca. The airline wants to begin...
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SAA to cut loss-making routes in network revamp
South African Airways (SAA) will exit loss-making long-haul routes and concentrate on the “profitable areas of the network” including domestic South Africa and regional African markets under the newly-disclosed turnaround strategy for the flag-carrier.
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Aegean plans cabin refurbishment for 2014
Greece's Aegean Airlines is updating its Airbus A320s with economy class seats by Italian manufacturer Aviointeriors. The carrier has selected the...
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SAA to merge with SA Express and Mango
South African Airways is to be merged with regional operator SA Express and low-cost carrier Mango under a newly-disclosed turnaround strategy for the flag-carrier.
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Tigerair to launch five new routes from October
Tigerair plans to launch new services from Singapore to five destinations from October.The low-cost carrier will start a Singapore-Lijiang service...
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NewsNorwegian overcomes hitches on 787 fleet
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has put both of its Boeing 787s back into service after separate technical problems affecting the jets forced the carrier to wet-lease Airbus A340s.
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NewsAirbus expects second A350 to fly in October
Airbus is expecting to fly its second A350-900 prototype, MSN3, next month and begin final assembly of the first customer aircraft by the end of this year.
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Nozzle failure caused Emirates A380 engine incident
The failure of a high pressure turbine (HPT) nozzle has been identified as the cause of an engine failure and uncommanded shutdown on board an Engine Alliance...
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NewsThai A330-300 damaged in Bangkok runway excursion
The nose landing gear of a Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 aircraft collapsed after the aircraft made a runway excursion upon landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi...
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Bombardier conducts high-speed CSeries trials
Bombardier concluded at least four high-speed taxi trials of its new CSeries at Mirabel airport today, before calling it quits for the day due to high winds.Test...
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NewsJAL 777-200 makes emergency landing after engine trouble
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777-200 aircraft had to make an emergency landing on 5 September, after its pilots discovered issues in its right engine. The...
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ANALYSIS: United sees value in flights to 'fresh' Chengdu
United Airlines is going west, to western China that is, more than a decade after the Chinese government began incentivising investment in the region.The...
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FAA finalising safety review on 787 electrical system
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirms the agency is close to finalising a comprehensive safety review of the Boeing 787's problematic electrical...
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Delta orders 40 A330s and A321s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300s and 30 A321s with deliveries from 2015.The first A330 will be delivered to the Atlanta-based carrier...
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1time Zimbabwe set to launch operations in October
A planned Zimbabwe-based regional start-up hopes to launch operations next month under the 1time name and is working on a deal to relaunch the brand in South Africa by buying the holding company of the former low-cost carrier.
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BA to operate 787 to Austin
Oneworld alliance carrier British Airways is to deploy Boeing 787 twinjets on a new transatlantic service to the city of Austin, in Texas, next year.
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Virgin Australia evaluating 787s, A350s
Virgin Australia is evaluating the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 as potential replacements for its Airbus A330-300s and Boeing 777-300ERs. Chief executive...