News from FlightGlobal – Page 1010
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787 achieves 96.3% dispatch reliability
After two and a half months of scheduled service, All Nippon Airways' (ANA) Boeing 787 fleet has achieved a dispatch reliability of 96.3% as it plans to expand Japanese domestic operations and begin its first scheduled international routes.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bahrain Air puts faith in premium value model as it competes with Gulf Air in tiny market
Serving a population of only 1.2 million and competing with larger rival Gulf Air on all but one of its 13 full-service routes, the privately-owned Airbus A320-family operator, formed four years ago, must take second place behind the state-owned flag-carrier when negotiating authorisation to fly to new destinations.
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NewsAir India 787 RFP confirms low prices but raises questions on deliveries
The public posting of a sale and leaseback request for proposal (RFP) by Air India has provided a glimpse of the carrier's transaction for its Boeing 787s. It confirms the low prices the backlog was built on and raises questions about the timing of its deliveries.
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NewsPICTURES: ANZ receives all-black 777
Air New Zealand's newest Boeing 777-300ER (ZK-OKQ), the last of its current 777 deliveries, arrived in Auckland on 12 January after a 14-hour flight direct from Paine Field in Seattle.
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Air France-KLM plan targets wiping €2bn from net debts
Air France-KLM has outlined details of a new wide-ranging three-year plan to return it to profitability, under which the group will restructure short and...
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Unidentified customer orders 10 Boeing 787s
Boeing has added 28 new aircraft to its backlog, including 10 787s from an unidentified customer.
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NewsVolaris firms up order for 44 A320 family aircraft
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has firmed up an order for 44 Airbus A320 aircraft, comprising 30 A320neos and 14 A320s.
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Lufthansa Technik takes full control of parts supplier AirLiance
Lufthansa Technik is now the sole owner of large used aircraft parts supplier AirLiance after forming the joint venture with United Airlines and Air Canada...
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Norwegian still committed to budget long-haul plan
Norwegian has confirmed it is still committed to launching long-haul low-cost operations, following AirAsia X's announcement today that it is withdrawing...
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NewsAirAsia X suspends European and Indian services
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X is suspending its services to London Gatwick and Paris Orly, as well as its flights to Mumbai and New Delhi.
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NASA study shows aircraft technologies that increase energy efficiency nearly 50%
A suite of technologies now in development can deliver a new airliner by 2025 that is 40-50% more energy efficient and generates 30-40dB less noise, according...
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NewsAir France-KLM confirms order for 25 787-9s plus 25 options
Air France-KLM today confirmed that it has placed a firm order for 25 Boeing 787-9s plus 25 options.
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NewsUK will suffer unless long-term aviation policy is developed: CAA
Flight prices from the UK will increase, route choices will fall and the economy will suffer unless the country's government develops a long-term aviation...
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NewsChinese carriers could be banned from Europe over ETS row
Chinese airlines could be banned from operating to Europe if they persistently refuse to pay charges for their carbon emissions, the European Commission has warned.
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NewsIN FOCUS: TAP Maintenance
TAP Maintenance & Engineering plans to expand its engine shop in Lisbon and join forces with other airlines and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers to support the Airbus A350 independently from the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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ANA to resume Nagoya-Shanghai service on 25 March
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) will resume its Nagoya-Shanghai Pudong service when its summer 2012 timetable starts on 25 March. The carrier will...
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NewsExelis bids for Nextgen communications nexus
ITT Exelis has revealed that it is competing to win a US Federal Aviation Administration contract to build and operate the ground and airborne portions of...
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Alitalia sees Air One driving new routes in 2012
Chief executive of Italian airline group Alitalia, Rocco Sabelli, has outlined hopes to open around 20 more routes this year largely through its Air One...
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NewsEC orders struggling Malev to pay back 'illegal' state aid
State aid granted to struggling Hungarian flag carrier Malev was today branded illegal by the European Commission.
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NewsKalitta 747 crash crew battled dual-engine failure on take-off
Loss of power in two engines during initial climb, and a resulting near-stall, led to the fatal crash of a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200F moments after departure...