News from FlightGlobal – Page 1057
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NewsDAE cancels Airbus backlog but Paris buoys order book
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's leasing arm appears to have cancelled its remaining Airbus orders, the airframer having wiped all 45 aircraft - and the customer...
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Japanese budget carrier Peach receives AOC
Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has received its Air Operators' Certificate (AOC) from the country's Civil Aviation Bureau. Peach, a joint...
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NewsTiger Airways Australia
Grounded Tiger Airways Australia is "optimistic" that it will resume services, following an application by Australian regulators to extend a suspension on...
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Wings arrive for first Charleson-built 787
Boeing's North Charleston, South Carolina 787 final assembly line has received its first set of wings for the first Boeing commercial aircraft assembled...
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Embattled Tiger Airways Australia's chief to step down
Tiger Airways Australia's chief executive, Crawford Rix, is to leave the carrier at the end of this month, in the wake of the safety crisis which grounded...
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NewsDreamliner ‘worth the wait’ for ANA as validation begins
The Boeing 787 took a significant step towards finally entering service after beginning a series of week-long validation tests in Japan with launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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NewsLHT Budapest faces changing MRO landscape in second decade
Lufthansa Technik Budapest has seen its business model change significantly during the past 10 years, with a much greater emphasis placed on third-party customers.
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Dubai International gets nod for further growth
Dubai's aviation growth has taken another step forward with the go-ahead for plans to boost Dubai International Airport's capacity to 90 million passengers...
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Shenzhen Airlines to join Star by end-2012
Shenzhen Airlines is set to join the Star Alliance by end-2012, after the grouping's chief executive board approved the carrier's application.
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Shenzhen Airlines to sign MoU today to join Star
Shenzhen Airlines is set to sign a memorandum of understanding today to join Star Alliance, becoming the second Chinese member in the grouping along with...
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Australia's CASA to decide on Tiger grounding extension in 24h
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will decide within the next 24 hours if it will extend the grounding of Tiger Airways Australia. The...
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AeroSvit enters co-operation deal with Sweden's SkyWays
Ukrainian flag carrier AeroSvit has concluded a package of agreements with Swedish regional operator Skyways to fuel passenger traffic into its growing route...
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NewsQatar Airways still planning A320neo, CSeries deals
Qatar Airways indicates that it still aims to conclude major aircraft orders soon, despite its much expected buying spree at the Paris air show not materialising.
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Republic cites ‘incentives’ in Leap selection for A320neo
Incentives from engine-maker CFM International swayed Republic Airways Holdings' decision to select the Leap-X1A powerplant for its tentative order for 80 Airbus A319neo and A320neo twinjets, the Indiana, USA-based company said.
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NewsChina to build half of all A320 rudders by 2014
Airbus is aiming to manufacture half of its A320 rudders at its Chinese joint venture within three years, increasing production seven-fold by 2014.
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Probe into grounded Tiger continues
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is continuing investigations into safety concerns at grounded Tiger Airways Australia, following the first...
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NewsEASA starts inspecting Superjet for European certification
European authorities have started inspecting the Sukhoi Superjet 100 as part of the effort to certificate the twinjet outside Russia.
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FlyDubai to begin two new Russian routes
Budget carrier FlyDubai is continuing its drive into the CIS market with two further routes due to start in September 2011. The airline will begin...
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Cyprus Airways issues another profit warning
Cyprus Airways has issued another profit warning, some five months after it announced a financial survival plan.
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NewsAll Nippon Airways starts week-long 787 validation
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) has started the aircraft's service ready operational validation (SROV) today. The week-long...