News from FlightGlobal – Page 1032
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LAN Cargo to add leased 767Fs, one new 777F
Citing an increase in cargo market demand, LAN Cargo plans to add three Boeing 767-300Fs and a new 777F to its fleet.
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Switzerland's Darwin to take over Baboo operations
Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline is to take over services and assets of Geneva-based Baboo, effectively consolidating the two operations.
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KLM to sell tickets for Xcor's suborbital flights
Xcor Aerospace's push to launch a commercial suborbital flight service from Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles is to get a boost from KLM. The carrier has...
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Airbus poised to launch higher-weight A330-300
Airbus is set to reveal plans for a maximum gross weight increase of its Airbus A330-300 widebody. The 2t increase, to 235t, will allow the aircraft...
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News787 schedule to slip after fire prompts hardware, software changes
First delivery of the 787 will be delayed again to make software and minor hardware changes to the electrical system, but the length of the latest setback...
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NewsAirlines not rushed on real-time credit swipes in-flight: GuestLogix
GuestLogix's new onboard store platform can support real-time credit card transactions in-flight, but the firm says it hasn't yet seen a rush of carriers...
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Investigation: cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix in October drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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Jet Airways said to be unidentified ATR 72-500 customer
Jet Airways has emerged as the unidentified customer for an ATR 72-500 order that was confirmed in the first half of this year.
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Safi to wet-lease aircraft as Afghanistan faces EU blacklisting
Afghanistan's Safi Airways is to wet-lease aircraft to maintain its German route in light of the European Commission's blacklisting on safety oversight grounds...
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Volaris to expand Mexico City operation
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is planning to further expand its Mexico City operation as it takes delivery of six additional Airbus A319s over the next...
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Spanair looks to lease aircraft to replace 717s
Star Alliance carrier Spanair plans to retire its Boeing MD-80 fleet by the first quarter of 2012 and is looking to lease Airbus A320-family aircraft to...
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NewsEnhanced A320 logic to warn pilots of throttle retard oversight
Airbus A320 operators are being advised to modify the type's warning logic in a bid to provide additional safeguards against accidental failure to retard...
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Aerolineas to add six A330s and A340s in 2011
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program. Chief...
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Continental pilots ready to arbitrate new 70-seat operations
Continental pilots and management plan to begin the arbitration process in the second week of December to resolve pilot claims that deploying United Express...
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas seeks to add A330s
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program.
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AB25: Former Continental Airlines chairman and CEO, Gordon Bethune
Today's airline industry in the USA is more stable, secure and safe than ever before. Safety throughout the industry is enhanced tremendously by advanced technology in aircraft systems, training and through increased commitment of our air carriers and our government writes former Continental Airlines Chairman & CEO Gordon Bethune
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AB25: US State Department, John Byerly
It was in 1985, the year Airline Business was founded, that I landed my first job in aviation as the State Department lawyer responsible for air services negotiations and policy. writes John Byerly, US Deputy Assisntant Secretary, Transportation affairs
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NewsPICTURES: UAE's first PC-21 makes flight debut
Pilatus has performed the first flight of a PC-21 turboprop trainer for the United Arab Emirates ...
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Garuda formally signs SkyTeam accession pact
Garuda Indonesia has officially inked an agreement that will see it joining the SkyTeam alliance in 2012. Indonesia's flag-carrier will spend the...