News from FlightGlobal – Page 1011
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NewsPICTURES: First Aeroflot Superjet takes to the air
Sukhoi has conducted the maiden flight of Aeroflot’s first Sukhoi Superjet 100 in the Russian flag-carrier’s colours.
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Vueling to decide on aircraft order this year
Spanish budget carrier Vueling, which has an all-leased fleet of Airbus A320s, will this year take a decision on whether to place its first aircraft order.
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Lufthansa Technik, Panasonic venture branded Idair
German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik and Panasonic Avionics have branded their planned cabin equipment joint venture as Idair. Lufthansa Technik...
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ANZ to offer mobile phone capability on new A320s
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has fitted two new Airbus A320 aircraft with mobile phone and data capability, and could possibly roll out the technology to its remaining...
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NewsIndustry sounds warnings on airline pilot skills
Emerging evidence suggests that pilots are not being adequately prepared to fly in aircraft equipped with the latest cockpit technology
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CANSO aims to unlock Middle Eastern airspace
Air traffic management stakeholders in the Middle East are planning to restructure the region's fragmented airspace to avoid capacity constraints that threaten air traffic growth.
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise cancels 32 737s
Boeing has confirmed that Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is the previously unidentified customer that cancelled 32 737s.
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NewsVIDEO: Fifth 747-8F test aircraft completes first flight
Boeing's fifth and final 747-8 freighter flight test aircraft joined the company's development effort on 3 February following a 3h and 30min flight from...
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Copa expects Tocumen expansion to be completed in 3Q
Panama's Copa Airlines is moving ahead with further network expansion, with at least six destinations to be added this year, although the opening of its...
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Investigators reveal extent of latest AF447 search effort
Next month's renewed search for the wreckage of Air France flight AF447 will concentrate on a 20nm (37km) circle centred on the last known position of the...
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NewsCost blamed as training lags pilot demand
Pilot demand may be forecast to surge over coming years, but flight academies are struggling to fill places - mainly because of a lack of funding for aspirants to a career as flightcrew members.
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No early end in sight to WTO dispute
With both sides in the long-running dispute between Europe and the USA over subsidies for their respective airframers claiming the moral high-ground following the World Trade Organisation's latest ruling, there is no sign of the case being brought to an early conclusion.
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NewsTrent-powered 787 meets 75% of conditions for certification
Trent 1000 engines on 787 to complete trials
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Volaris seeks authority for more than 20 new US routes
Mexico's Volaris has requested authority to add 23 transborder routes as the low-cost carrier kicks its US expansion plan into high gear.
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Boeing's 2011 737 order tally wiped out by cancellation
Just over one month into 2011, Boeing's 737 net order total was wiped out with the cancellation of 32 737 aircraft from an unidentified customer.
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JetBlue to showcase NextGen benefits in ADS-B trial
JetBlue and the US FAA have signed a multi-year, multi-phase agreement that will equip 35 of the carrier's Airbus A320s with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast...
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digEcor gains L7 business from United-Continental
Handheld in-flight entertainment device supplier digEcor has unveiled plans to supply its L7 player to United-Continental for use by passengers in United's...
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Norwegian first to offer broadband on intra-European flights
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has quietly started offering Row 44's in-flight high-speed Internet service to passengers on a single Boeing 737-800,...
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NewsAlitalia signs biofuel pact with Solena
Alitalia has signed an agreement with US bioenergy group Solena to look into converting biomass from municipal waste into biofuel to power part of its fleet...