News from FlightGlobal – Page 1041
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SkyTeam members could top 20 by 2012: chairman
SkyTeam expects its recent recruitment drive to continue into next year and believes the alliance could reach 20 or more members come 2012. The alliance...
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FAA study finds serious flaws in pilot training for handling automation
A significant emerging study suggests that flightcrew have never been properly trained for operating highly automated aircraft, and that for many of the...
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Aviation summit calls for European competitiveness to be restored
European countries got a kick from Brussels last week urging them to stop dithering and be fully prepared for the planned implementation of the Single European...
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Korean Air 787 deliveries slip 10 more months
Korean Air (KAL) has had the delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed by ten months, joining a growing list of carriers with delayed deliveries.
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Singapore Airlines clears A380 fleet for service
Singapore Airlines has cleared its Airbus A380 fleet for service after delaying several flights for precautionary checks following the Qantas A380 in-flight...
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Ten A350s among Chinese order for 66 new Airbus jets
China's Government has signed agreements covering 102 Airbus aircraft, including 10 A350s, during a visit by Chinese president Hu Jintao to France.
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Rolls-Royce advises precautionary checks on Trent 900s
Rolls-Royce is to recommend some precautionary checks to Airbus A380 operators following the incident involving uncontained Trent 900 engine failure on a...
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Qantas A380 had performed 831 flights: Airbus
The Qantas Airbus A380 which suffered the failure of its number two Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine shortly after departure from Singapore's Changi Airport...
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WestJet builds cash; starts dividend and share plan
WestJet ended the third quarter to 30 September with cash and cash equivalents of C$1.2 billion ($1.1 billion), compared with C$1 billion as at 31 December....
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China Southern orders six A330s and 30 A320s
China Southern Airlines has announced it has entered an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of 36 narrowbody and widebody aircraft. The Chinese...
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Lufthansa: No plans to suspend A380 service
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is not interrupting its Airbus A380 operations despite Australia's Qantas opting to ground its fleet after an uncontained engine...
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China Southern to order six A330s and 30 A320s
China Southern Airlines is ordering six Airbus A330 aircraft and 30 A320s for deliveries beginning in two years' time.
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Icelandair to codeshare with SAS Group
Icelandair has entered a broad partnership agreement with Star Alliance's SAS Group which includes codesharing on several routes out of Copenhagen and Stockholm. The...
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JAL hit by further 787 delivery delay
Japan Airlines (JAL) has had the delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed at least three months to June 2011 at the earliest. The Oneworld...
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PICTURES: Extent of peripheral damage to Qantas A380 unclear
Evidence of damage to the upper surface of the wing of the Qantas Airbus A380 involved in an emergency landing in Singapore indicates a puncturing effect from high-speed debris during the event.
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Charles Taylor Aviation delivers two 747-400s
Charles Taylor aviation asset management (CTAAM) Limited has transferred two Boeing 747-400 aircraft from Singapore Airlines to Deucalion Aviation....
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SIA has no plans to ground A380s after Qantas incident
Singapore Airlines has no plans to ground its Airbus A380 fleet following the forced landing of a Qantas A380 owing to an engine failure. "There are...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Qantas suspends A380 flights after emergency landing
Qantas Airways is suspending all Airbus A380 flights after an engine failure forced one of the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Singapore. "Safety...
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Airbus, Rolls Royce to assist in A380 engine failure investigations
Airbus and Rolls Royce have begun investigations into the cause of a failure in a Rolls Royce Trent 900 that forced a Qantas Airways A380 to make an emergency...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Qantas A380 makes emergency landing after losing engine cowling
A Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft en-route from Singapore to Sydney made an emergency landing in Singapore after developing an "engine issue" shortly after take...