News from FlightGlobal – Page 1047
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United expects no major fleet decisions for several months
The executive in charge of fleet planning for the new United Airlines expects it will take at least several months to make any key fleet plan decisions in...
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NBAA: Eclipse Aerospace: Coming out at NBAA
Eclipse Aerospace has been keeping a low profile, preferring to quietly get its parts, service and upgrade business on solid footing rather than hawking the virtues of the $2.15 million very light twin-jet
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US Airways and Delta cite improved conditions for slot swap
Managements of US Airways and Delta believe recent deals at Washington National and New York LaGuardia enlarging low cost carrier access to those airports...
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American’s chief describes Bombardier’s CSeries as compelling
American Airlines chief executive Gerard Arpey believes the Bombardier CSeries is "definitely worth considering" as the carrier looks at its growth through 2020.
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NBAA: Hawker and Nextant lock horns of 400 retrofit programmes
Hawker Beechcraft Services has thrown down the gauntlet to Nextant Aerospace with a launch at the show of its Hawker 400XP/Beechjet 400A retrofit program to challenge the aircraft modifier's 400XT offering.
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Qatar Airways chief condemns critics of Arab expansion
Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker has lashed critics of Middle Eastern carriers' use of export finance, and their desire for expansion.
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Livingston presumed unsustainable
Italian authorities have suspended the operating licence of carrier Livingston, after determining that the airline is unable to meet European criteria on sustainable business.
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NBAA: PrivatAir and JFI fuel partnership
Swiss charter operator PrivatAir has joined forces with Jet Fleet International to create a global fuel sales and marketing program.
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BA CityFlyer firms up two Embraer 190 options
British Airways' CityFlyer subsidiary has firmed options on two Embraer 190s, having taken delivery of the six Embraer 170s and five 98-seat E-190s it ordered in December 2008
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Airbus further delays certification of A320P2F
Airbus has pushed the target certification date of its A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme for a second time, to late 2012. Airbus...
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Bigger 787 variant to boost order share: Boeing
Boeing expects orders for the 787 Dreamliner to settle at an even split between the -8 and -9 variants as airlines lean towards the latter, bigger model.
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NBAA: Airbus sees recovery in VIP airliner sales
Airbus Corporate Jetliners is on course to more than double sales of VIP-configured Airbus airliners this year, as it begins to see market demand increase.
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Air services in France severely disrupted by strike action
Air services in France are being severely disrupted today due to a 24h air traffic controller strike, one of a series of national strikes taking place across...
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Viking aircraft impounded at Gatwick for unpaid debts
An aircraft belonging to Viking Airlines sister carrier, Viking Hellas, was yesterday impounded at London's Gatwick airport for non-payment of fees.
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London Gatwick gets green light for A380 operations
London's Gatwick airport has been granted permission by its local council to operate the Airbus A380. Gatwick, which has already invested £43 million...
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Aerolineas Argentinas to join SkyTeam
Argentinean flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas is to join the SkyTeam alliance, becoming the group's first South American member.
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New York air taxi start-up is unlikely home for rebirth of an iconic aviation brand
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BA CityFlyer firms up two Embraer 190 options
British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer has firmed up options on two additional Embraer 190 aircraft, and will launch service from London City to Stockholm...
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French charter carrier Blue Line ceases operations
French charter carrier Blue Line has ceased operations and returned its fleet of aircraft to their respective leasing companies.
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Electronic flight bags: must-have bags
Conceived as a paper-busting carry-on document reader, the electronic flight bag is emerging as the cockpit's key to advanced air traffic management applications