News from FlightGlobal – Page 1080
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Jetstar to roll out new seats on half of its narrowbodies
The Qantas group's low-cost subsidiary Jetstar Airways will retrofit approximately half of its Airbus narrow-body aircraft fleet with new B/E Aerospace's...
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NewsQatar Airways outlines plans for strategic partnerships
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has revealed that the airline is in dialogue about acquiring a stake in an unidentified airline. He has...
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NewsAustralia's safety regulator issues show cause notice to Tiger
Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has been issued a show-cause notice by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) following concerns over safety at...
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PICTURES: Armavia Superjet conducts first revenue flight
Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet 100 has performed its maiden revenue flight, only two days after delivery to the operator. It flew from Yerevan Zvartnots...
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Australia's Strategic plans US service, seeks partners
The competitive Australia-United States market could see a seventh entrant following Strategic Airlines' request to commence services between the two countries...
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WATS 2011: Cathay floats cruise co-pilot MPL
Cathy Pacific Airlines is trying to build support for a "cruise copilot" multi-crew pilot license (MPL) under ICAO rules as another solution to meeting pilot...
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WATS 2011: CAE, airlines extend ab initio training pacts
CAE Global Academy, under extended pilot provisioning contracts announced this month, will qualify 150 pilots to take a seat in the cockpits of several Asian...
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WATS 2011: Australia's Rex cuts GA pilot pipeline
Australia's Regional Express Airlines no longer expects to obtain pilots from the general aviation community, a pipeline that as of two years ago had supplied...
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WATS 2011: Southwest-AirTran merger drives new training lines
Southwest Airlines' maintenance organisation is creating as many as 10 new maintenance training lines in large part to accommodate AirTran's fleet of Boeing...
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NewsVIDEO: Airlines await Boeing response as Airbus racks up A320neo orders
As Airbus racks up orders for its A320neo, airlines face the dilemma of whether to join the queue for the higher-efficiency twinjet or gamble on waiting for a competitive response from Seattle
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Talks underway to resolve BA cabin crew dispute
Negotiations to resolve the long-running dispute between British Airways (BA) and members of its cabin crew are showing signs of progress, following a series...
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ANA begins 787 training
Boeing 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways has begun training the flightcrew who will operate the aircraft. Ten pilots from the Star Alliance carrier...
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Sukhoi finally hands over first Superjet 100
Sukhoi has finally handed over the first Superjet 100, to Armenia's Armavia, while heated discussions surround the initial delivery to the next customer,...
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CFM brings elements of Evolution upgrade to A320 powerplant
Airbus and CFM International will begin delivering A320-family aircraft equipped with a performance upgrade developed from the Boeing 737's CFM56-7BE Evolution...
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Airbus resists pressure to scale up A350-1000
Airbus is not intending to change the size of the A350-1000 as it heads towards definition freeze for the twinjet by the end of this year, although it has...
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WATS 2011: iPad, the Game Changer
The iPad is expected to speed implementation of electronic flight bag (EFB) technology across aviation markets, Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen predicted in an...
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Jetstar in talks with Sydney Airport for compensation over flight disruptions
Qantas Airways' low-cost subsidiary Jetstar is seeking compensation from Sydney Airport after a security breach yesterday led to an evacuation of a terminal...
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WATS 2011: Lufthansa Flight Training-Bremen Adds Sixth Mechtronix FSTD
In days prior to the World Aviation Training conference opening, Canada's Mechtronix Systems announced that Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) is adding a sixth...
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US signs open skies deal with Saudi Arabia
The US and Saudi Arabia have concluded an open skies agreement, according to a brief statement from the US State Department. The agency states the...