News from FlightGlobal – Page 1091
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Jetstar starting Singapore flights to Auckland and Melbourne
Jetstar Asia is launching services from Singapore to Auckland and Melbourne, the low-cost carrier's first long-haul routes out of Singapore. The daily...
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Large jet production boon expected: Forecast International
Nearly 12,000 large commercial jet aircraft will be produced during the 10-year period through 2019, as Airbus and Boeing show signs of increasing production...
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ILA: Turkish deal a delight for Rockwell Collins
Turkish Airlines has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide avionics systems for new Airbus and Boeing aircraft it will start to receive next year. The...
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ANA targets first 787 commercial flight in January 2011
Launch customer All Nippon Airways aims to begin Boeing 787 commercial services on its Japanese domestic network as early as January, following delivery...
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TAM to order 20 additional A320s and five more A350s
Brazil's TAM has announced plans to order 20 additional Airbus A320 family aircraft and five additional Airbus A350-900s.
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Air China's rising star
Ameco Beijing's executive director says 2010 'will be a good year for third-party MROs'
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ILA: Airbus A320 P2F certification date slips into 2012
Airbus Freighter Conversion (AFC) has pushed back the target certification date for its A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme from late in 2011 to mid-2012 to provide more time to complete engineering work on the project.
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IATA AGM: Airline losers must disappear
Losers in the airline industry must fade away instead of being reincarnated with another name, TPG Capital founding partner David Bonderman said as he kicked off a lively discussion on the need for consolidation.
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Emirates to have 90 A380s in 2017
Emirates is to take delivery of all 90 of its Airbus A380s by 2017, confirming that the additional 32 ordered today will not be replacements for earlier aircraft.
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ILA: Emirates orders 32 more Airbus A380s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has ordered another 32 Airbus A380s, the single biggest deal for the type.
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Air France to begin Tokyo A380 service on 1 September
Air France will deploy its fourth Airbus A380 on the Paris-Tokyo Narita route from 1 September. The carrier will operate the route three times a week...
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IATA AGM: BOC Aviation on the blocks for growth
BOC Aviation is carefully watching what chief executive Robert Martin calls extremely "uncertain" market conditions this year before embarking on the next phase of the Chinese-owned lessors growth.
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AirAsia X to have IPO in 2011
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier group AirAsia is planning to list its longer haul operation AirAsia X on the stock exchange next year and make the business...
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IATA AGM: Oneworld looks to overcome China Eastern disappointment
The oneworld alliance is reviewing its strategy for the mainland China market after failing to get one of the country's three main airlines to become a partner.
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IATA AGM: Oneworld wants quick frequent-flyer integration
Oneworld members hope to implement a joint frequent-flyer programme if they secure anti-trust approval for their transatlantic tie-up.
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Aires plans to acquire at least seven additional Q400s
Colombia's Aires plans to replace its entire fleet of 11 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200s with larger Q400s over the next five years.
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Avantair continues Florida expansion
Avantair's newly opened operations control centre at its Clearwater/St Petersburg airport headquarters is taking advantage of proprietary scheduling software...
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ICAO's pressure to deliver a global emissions scheme
ICAO is aiming to forge a worldwide emissions trading framework. Can it beat the doubters and succeed?
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How to use less fuel and stay safe
As the cost of aviation fuel continues to rise, can airlines find more efficient ways to operate their aircraft?
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Business briefs
Ukrainian and Russian representatives appear to have reached a compromise on a new formula for handling integration of their countries' aircraft industries