News from FlightGlobal – Page 1068
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Alaska plans additional flights from LA to Mexico City
Alaska Airlines plans to double its capacity between Los Angeles and Mexico City this October. The Seattle-based carrier began operating the route...
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Southwest evaluates adding Boeing 737-800s
Bullish Boeing 737-700 operator Southwest Airlines has unveiled it is evaluating a possible introduction of the larger 737-800.
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Mexican airport group asks Mexicana for payments in advance
Mexican airport operator OMA has given Mexicana and its affiliates notice that advance payments for passenger charges will be necessary beginning 21 August....
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Palau's PacificFlier relooks business plan after suspension
Palau-based PacificFlier, which has suspended its operations, says that it is reorganising its route network and obtaining new aircraft to relaunch flights.
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NewsLAN and TAM to merge
LAN and TAM have unveiled plans to merge and create a new single parent company. Chile-based LAN and Brazil-based TAM announced this evening they have...
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Palau's PacificFlier suspends operations
Palau-based airline PacificFlier has suspended operations, five months after it began operations.
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Copa expects Tocumen expansion to provide competitive advantage
Panama's Copa Airlines expects the completion of a terminal expansion project next year at its hub airport will give the carrier a competitive advantage...
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Aero Republica to launch Mexico and Cuba services
Aero Republica plans to launch services to Mexico and Cuba in October as the Colombian carrier focuses on international growth and puts the brakes on domestic...
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Contaminated fuel prime suspect in Cathay A330 incident
Fuel contamination, causing the seizure of engine valves, has been identified as the prime suspect after a Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 suffered a double...
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Israel legislates for safety upgrade
Israel's parliament is legislating to change its safety oversight system structure to allow the country to regain Category 1 status under the US Federal Aviation Administration's International Aviation Safety Assessment Programme next year
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Mexico's domestic market contracts in the half-year
Mexican carriers have recorded a slight drop in domestic passenger traffic for the first half of 2010 but a sharp increase for the second quarter.
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NewsContaminated fuel prime suspect in Cathay A330 throttle-jam
Fuel contamination, causing the seizure of engine valves, has been identified as the prime suspect
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Mexicana's staff agrees to two month wage freeze
Troubled Mexicana has secured a commitment from its unions to defer wages for two months as it seeks a cash infusion to keep operating in creditor protection.
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PICTURE: United, Continental unveil new branding for combined airline
United Airlines and Continental Airlines have unveiled the new visual branding and livery they will employ after their proposed merger is completed. The...
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NTSB flags concern about Airbus rudder sensitivity to EASA
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300-600 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus...
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Thai firms up order for seven A330s
Thai Airways International has finalised a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of seven Airbus A330-300s, following a memorandum of understanding signed...
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NewsAircell moves to monetise Gogo portal by whitelisting car service
Aircell has partnered with GroundLink to enable passengers to book ground transportation while in-flight without paying for a session of Aircell's Gogo in-flight...
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Majors’ mergers boost A380’s prospects in USA: Airbus
Airbus believes that the consolidation under way among the US major airlines will reinforce the case for the A380 in the region.
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Airbus ups stakes in single-aisle production war
Airbus and Boeing gamble on traffic recovery and take aim at narrowbody threats with boosts to A320 and 737 output
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NewsLufthansa details engine shutdown on brand-new A380
Lufthansa has disclosed that its second Airbus A380 has undergone an in-flight engine shutdown just a couple of days after entering into service.