News from FlightGlobal – Page 1050
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Middle East carriers plot low-cost expansion
Efforts to develop the low-cost carrier market in the Middle East continue with two of the region’s players, UAE carriers Air Arabia and FlyDubai, mapping further growth.
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NewsUAL-CO merger questions US Airways' future
Standard & Poor's Betsy Snyder says the US Airways long-term future remains uncertain in the light of the recent United Airlines and Continental Airlines...
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NewsFinns get first of two Phenoms
The Finnish Aviation Academy has taken delivery of the first of two Phenom 100s from Embraer to be used in the school's ab initio pilot training programme
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Waha Capital acquires A330-300
Airbus' latest monthly delivery figures show that Waha Capital has acquired an Airbus A330-300 delivery from Singapore Airlines.
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Rossiya plans to take more An-148s despite problems
St Petersburg-based carrier Rossiya is planning to firm an order for further nine Antonov An-148 regional jets, despite its recent complaints about the type's reliability.
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Thai to decide on widebodies order by year-end
Thai Airways International plans to decide on an order for new widebodies by the end of the year, and is likely to go with a mix of Boeing 787s and Airbus...
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Gol plans to launch Aeroparque services by year-end
Brazil's Gol expects to finally launch services to Buenos Aires' Aeroparque airport by the end of this year.
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Aero Republica rebrands as Copa Colombia
Colombia's Aero Republica is rebranding to Copa Airlines Colombia in a move to strengthen Copa's critical mass and brand recognition as consolidation intensifies...
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NewsAmerican and BA finally live transatlantic JV dream
Fourteen years in the making, oneworld partners British Airways and American Airlines today formally unveiled their long-sought transatlantic joint venture in London. The co-operation began at the start of the month and is part of a three-way business joint venture also including BA’s European merger partner Iberia.
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Air Transat selects IFE Services as new content service provider
Canadian scheduled and charter operator Air Transat has selected IFE Services as its new in-flight entertainment content service provider.
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US regulators aim to grant Pacific anti-trust to Oneworld and Star partners
Officials from the US Department of Transportation have proposed to grant anti-trust immunity for Oneworld and Star carriers covering services between the...
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NewsJetSuite resumes expansion
California-based Phenom 100 charter operator JetSuite is resuming expansion after securing additional capital from two new owners.
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Boeing and US airlines spar over Ex-Im financing
Boeing and its US domestic airline customers have opened a war of words over claims by US airlines that they are being disadvantaged by US government loan guarantees - through the US Export-Import Bank
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NewsEvektor closer to deal with Ulyanovsk on EV-55 production
Czech aircraft manufacturer Evektor is closer to a joint venture deal with Russia's Ulyanovsk Region for production of its EV-55 Outback twin-engined turboprop, after the city's mayor held talks with the firm and the Czech energy minister on 21 September.
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FAA approves STC from PATS boosting 757 range
PATS Aircraft Systems has won a US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate to install up to six auxiliary fuel tanks on Boeing 757-200s that could allow a range of 5,000nm (9,260km).
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Oneworld tie-up brings four new transatlantic routes
Oneworld carriers British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines are to open four new routes next April as part of their new transatlantic joint venture.
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Aviation Finance Group launches
RW Pressprich & Co, a fixed income and equity broker-dealer headquartered in New York, has launched its Aviation Finance Group, which will focus on sales,...
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NewsIndonesia's Sriwijaya to purchase 10 737s
Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air plans to sign a purchase agreement next week for 10 Boeing 737-800s, as it seeks to launch more international services
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Airbus reaches 380 deliveries at three-quarter mark
Airbus delivered 380 aircraft over the first three-quarters of 2010, 22 more than the figure achieved at the same stage last year.
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NewsUndisclosed buyer emerges for Saab 2000 AEW&C
An undisclosed customer has ordered a Saab 2000 airborne early warning and control system in a deal worth more than SKr4.5 billion ($670 million) ...