News from FlightGlobal – Page 1028
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Fleet forecast: cargo's big transition
The latest edition of the Commercial Fleet Forecast illustrates the continuing move towards large widebody freighters and increasing shift eastwards.
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Easyjet and Air France battle over the French regions
In opening two bases at Nice and Toulouse in France, EasyJet hopes to gain the advantage over Air France as it battles with the flag carrier for French regions.
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NewsSAS details its unit cost reduction strategy
New boss Rickard Gustafson targets annual reduction in unit costs of 5% in face of stiff competition from Norwegian.
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NewsNetwork 2012: Tampa region teams up to win new service
The city's international airport, which hosts Airline Business's 2012 Network USA route-planning event in March, is working with the local community to kick-start the region's economy with increased air services
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States step up battle with EU over emissions scheme
Initial court opinion backs European ETS scheme, but 25 countries sign declaration of opposition and warn on retaliation.
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NewsMRO companies need to form partnership networks
As competition with the OEMs becomes tougher, independent maintenance companies need to build new alliances to keep a foothold in the future MRO market.
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SriLankan sees profitability by 2013 under five-year plan
KERRY REALS BERLIN SriLankan doubles up profitability drive SriLankan Airlines is aiming to put its troubles behind it and return to profitability...
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NewsEmirates getting set for transpacific connections: Clark
Emirates has ambitions to introduce transpacific services from points in the Asia-Pacific, Australasia and the Americas as part of a future phase of its...
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NewsBoeing prepares for world tour of 787
Boeing's third-quarter earnings report on 26 October will provide the first concrete details about the company's expectations on the 787's long-term financial...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo considers moving operations from Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo may be forced to move some operations to other airports in Germany as a result of a night flight ban at Frankfurt, although it ruled out pulling its freighter fleet from the airport.
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EU fatigue rules would endanger public: BALPA
Pilots flying to the limits of the proposed new European Aviation Safety Agency flight time rules will degrade their physical and mental performance as much as having drunk five cans of beer, UK MPs have been told.
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NewsICBC Leasing orders 45 C919s, becomes launch customer
Chinese leasing company ICBC Leasing has inked an order for 45 Comac C919 narrowbodies and agreed to become the launch customer for the aircraft.
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FAA seeks to levy fine against SkyWest
The US Federal Aviation Administration proposes to fine US regional operator SkyWest $160,000 for allegedly operating four regional jets on four revenue...
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NewsAirbus working to keep deadline of final A350-900 assembly
With production of the Boeing 787 properly under way, after the airframer delivered the first example to Japan's All Nippon Airways in September, the pressure of attention will switch to Toulouse where Airbus is trying to keep to its deadline of beginning final A350-900 assembly by the end of this ...
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NewsEASA obliges manufacturers to supply data on ash tolerance
European safety authorities intend to mandate the supply of manufacturers' data to airlines, to support their safety risk assessments of flights in volcanic ash conditions.
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NewsANA knocks first 787 into boarding bridge
All Nippon Airways has admitted that its first Boeing 787 suffered some slight surface damage to its engine inlet cowl after it hit a passenger boarding bridge.
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Flexibilty and fast reactions key to Air Partner’s record sales
Aircraft broker and charter specialist Air Partner has attributed its record revenue of £282m for the 12 months to 31 July, up 23% on the prior year, to its "fast response product".
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Air New Zealand orders seven ATR 72-600s
Air New Zealand has ordered seven ATR 72-600 aircraft, with options for another five, to boost its domestic regional connections.
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NewsReport questions landings at National in sleeping controller case
A final report released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into an unresponsive controller incident that closed the Washington National...
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Brussels Airlines signs up for LHT Malta maintenance
Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines has entered into a maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) Malta for its services on the carrier's fleet of Airbus...