News from FlightGlobal – Page 1098
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Air France-KLM, Delta reportedly team up for Virgin approach
SkyTeam partners Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines are remaining tight-lipped over weekend reports that they have teamed up to examine a possible bid for...
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NewsSuperjet responds to Delta RFP
Delta Air Lines has received a bid from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in response to a request for proposal for as many 200 narrowbodies, according to sources...
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Mexico's Interjet expands A320 fleet
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet is pursuing further rapid expansion of its fleet by leasing two additional Airbus A320s for delivery this quarter. An...
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Lufthansa-Panasonic tie-up cleared
European Commission regulators have approved the creation of a cabin systems venture between Lufthansa Technik and US-based Panasonic Avionics. The...
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NewsLufthansa biofuel flights postponed by certification delay
Lufthansa has been forced to postpone its planned commercial biofuel flights by at least a month because the fuel will not be certified in time by regulators. The...
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NewsJapan's Skymark firms up order for up to six A380s
Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines has signed a firm agreement to order up to six Airbus A380s, becoming the first Japanese carrier to acquire the...
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United to begin deploying 757s on Dulles transatlantic routes
United-Continental has unveiled plans to begin using Continental-operated Boeing 757s on transatlantic routes from Washington Dulles as part of the next...
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Mirabel plant to undergo big expansion for CSeries
Bombardier is gearing up to expand significantly its Mirabel plant, outside Montreal, in preparation for assembly of its new CSeries aircraft.
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NewsManx2 disputes liability for casualties of Cork crash
The solicitor acting for airline Manx2 following the 10 February fatal crash at Cork airport in Ireland has claimed that the airline has no liability to the passengers involved in the incident.
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MS-21 heads for design freeze
United Aircraft's MS-21 is on track to pass the latest design gate in its development in April-May, the final selection of vendors and freezing of the airframe concept.
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Qantas's damaged A380 to return to service this year
The Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft damaged last November during an uncontained Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine failure will return to service this year.
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Aspire unveils first daily flights using green ATM procedures
Green air traffic management (ATM) programme Aspire will next week launch flights on the first daily transpacific city-pair to implement the fuel-saving...
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Jetstar to lease 10 additional A320s
The Qantas Group will increase the fleet of wholly-owned subsidiary Jetstar Airways in order to capture the leisure traffic Virgin Blue is relinquishing...
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Qantas 1H pre-tax profit up 56% to A$417 million
The Qantas Group saw first half profits before tax jump 56% to A$417 million ($417 million) in the six months to 31 December, but reports an uneven recovery...
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Qantas favours commercial settlement with Rolls-Royce
Qantas is prepared to wait for a commercial settlement with Rolls-Royce in regard to the repair and other costs stemming from a November uncontained Trent...
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Bombardier's Mirabel plant to undergo big expansion for CSeries
Bombardier is gearing up to significantly expand its Mirabel plant, outside of Montreal, in preparation for assembly of its new CSeries narrowbody. The...
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Let L-410 reportedly crashes in DR Congo
A Let L-410 has reportedly crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Ryanair to slash Girona operations
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to slash its operations at Girona, near Barcelona, because its five-year expansion plan at the airport has fallen through.
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Qantas to deploy widebodies on Perth services
Qantas Airways plans to deploy larger widebodies, including Boeing 747-400s, on several Australian domestic routes as part of a plan to increase capacity...
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Irkut signs Govt contract for next MS-21 design phase
Russian airframer Irkut has signed a state contract with the Government to carry out the next stage of research and design work on the proposed MS-21 twin-jet.