News from FlightGlobal – Page 1012
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Airbus cancelled Flyington's order after non-PDP payment
Airbus stresses that it, rather than the airline, cancelled Flyington Freighters' order for 12 A330-200Fs following "non-payment of pre-delivery payments". An...
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Ryanair to launch 17 new Greek routes
Ryanair in April will launch 17 new routes to Kos, Rhodes and Thessaloniki in Greece. The Irish budget carrier will serve Kos from Bari, Bologna, Brussels...
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Iberia "forced to" contract out short-haul as interim measure
Iberia's decision to sub-lease aircraft and hand certain short-haul routes to Vueling was something the carrier "needed to do" as an interim measure while...
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India's Flyington cancels A330 freighter order
India's Flyington Freighters has cancelled its order for 12 Airbus A330-200Fs, four years after becoming one of the type's initial customers.
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TACA Peru adds first E-190, plans more domestic expansion
TACA Peru is planning further domestic expansion in the second half of this year with additional routes and aircraft.
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NewsIATA reports strong 2010 but expresses fears for future
IATA has expressed concerns that the steadily-rising price of oil will further dent the airline industry's already "pathetic" profit margins.
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Adel Ali of Air Arabia calls for open skies in Middle East and North Africa
Adel Ali, group CEO of Air Arabia, one of the Middle East's low-cost pioneers, has made an impassioned call for open skies in the region, saying opening airports to overseas airlines brings in business and creates jobs.
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Bombardier interested in offering in-flight Wi-Fi as option on RJs
Bombardier is "very interested" in offering in-flight Wi-Fi as on option on its regional jets and has entered discussions to work with Delta Air Lines, a...
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Comair comfirms 737-800 fleet renewal
South African carrier Comair has confirmed its order for eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft for its low-cost unit kulula.com.
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Moving in: BA Engineering & Iberia Maintenance
With the marriage between British Airways and Iberia, BA Engineering has re-emerged on the third-party MRO stage. However, the two partners have yet to decide...
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Comair orders eight 737-800s
Comair today announced an order for eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft to update the fleet of its low-fare airline, kulula.com. The aircraft are valued at approximately...
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Fujairah aims to be bigger player in maintenance
Fujairah airport wants to shake off its image as being in one of the forgotten emirates and use its location to become a serious player in maintenance and other services, such as business aviation, flight training and cargo.
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Viking Hellas rebrands to escape links with collapsed namesake
In a further effort to distance itself from collapsed namesake Viking Airlines, Greek carrier Viking Hellas is to re-brand its charter business as Fly Hellas...
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Middle East needs more technical training to sustain growth
Middle Eastern maintenance providers need to focus on training staff to sustain the region's aviation growth. MRO business leaders have highlighted...
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NewsMNG Technic expands at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport
Turkish maintenance provider MNG Technic has moved into a new, significantly larger hangar at Istanbul's Ataturk International airport, with the previous one due to be handed over to Onur Air.
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Are the Chinese the real winners of the latest WTO spat?
Monday 31 January saw the latest twist in the seemingly never-ending dispute between Europe and the USA - representing their respective airframers Airbus...
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SIA, Airbus investigate A380 smoke incident
The crew of a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 on the Singapore-Hong Kong route discharged a halon extinguisher after smelling smoke in an aircraft lavatory.
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Allegiant moves forward with seat expansion on its MD-80s
Allegiant Air plans to have the first two of its Boeing MD-80s featuring 166 seats available this summer. The company in September of 2010 revealed...
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Chromalloy confirms attributes of new engine blade coating
Ceramic coating provider Chromalloy has confirmed that a new thermal barrier coating is allowing for increased thermal efficiency in Pratt & Whitney PW4000...
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Embraer waits for 737 decision before defining own plan
Brazilian airframer Embraer is refraining from deciding on whether to re-engine its E-Jets or bring a larger-capacity, clean-sheet aircraft to market until...