News from FlightGlobal – Page 1099
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NewsAir travel to more than double over next 20 years: FAA
Air travel will more than double over the next 20 years, with revenue passenger miles (RPMs) growing from 787 billion in 2010 to 1.7 trillion in 2031, the...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Good week - ITP Industria de Turbo Propulsores Bad week - BAE Systems
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NewsEmirates looking at skipping A350-900 for -1000
Gulf carrier's president reveals it is considering transfer of 50 orders to stretched variant, to align with maturing network
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Meridiana Fly confirms partnership talks with Alitalia
Italian carrier Meridiana Fly has confirmed that it is in talks with Alitalia over a possible partnership.
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NewsEmirates expects A380 despatch maturity in mid-2012
Emirates' despatch reliability on the Airbus A380 remains below expectations but the carrier is confident all the remaining kinks will be worked out by mid-2012, says Emirates president Tim Clark.
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High levels of automation are killing flying skills
There was a time when aeroplanes were unreliable and pilots were well-drilled in dealing with the things that could go wrong because they had to be. Today,...
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Former Aeromexico CEO Perezalonso remerges as Volaris chairman
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has appointed former Aeromexico CEO Gilberto Pérezalonso Cifuentes as its new chairman, replacing Pedro Aspe Armella.
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Airport grants under the knife in FAA’s proposed budget
Medium and large airports would be given the green light to increase passenger facility charges to account for a proposed $1.1 billion reduction in airport...
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Lufthansa, Air Berlin win right to sue over alleged Ryanair aid
Germany's federal court of justice has cleared Lufthansa and Air Berlin to sue the airports of Frankfurt Hahn and Lübeck for allegedly granting Ryanair subsidies...
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NewsBoeing and GE look to firm third GEnx improvement package
Boeing and General Electric are looking to formalise a third performance improvement package (PIP) for the GEnx engine family to return the 747-8's fuel burn...
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Boeing aims to jumpstart 747-8 sales in Middle East and Asia
Boeing is keen to reignite flagging sales of its 747-8, and sees Asia and the Middle East as key target markets. "We really do believe that this airplane's...
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PIA resumes flights after airline chief resigns
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed all flights following a four-day strike by workers, after the airline's managing director resigned to placate...
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Collin's new world vision
For US avionics and communications company, overseas markets are key to growth
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ANA's low-cost subsidiary orders 10 A320s
All Nippon Airways' new low-cost joint venture will operate a fleet of 10 Airbus A320s. The aircraft, which will be leased from GECAS, will seat 180...
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NewsLufthansa's 747-8Is to seat just 386 passengers
Lufthansa plans a 386-seat configuration of its new 747-8I when it arrives in its fleet in first quarter of 2012.
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Boeing rules out short-haul 747-8I
The market for a "D-model" 747-8I designed for short-haul operations is "non-existent", says Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing vice president, Randy...
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Regulator probes two Star Alliance trunk codeshares
Two Star Alliance codeshare relationships are to be investigated by European competition regulators, to assess whether they are in line with antitrust laws.
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NewsAirAsia signals A320neo interest after deferring deliveries
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia has signalled interest in the Airbus A320neo by deferring delivery of a batch of A320s by three years. The company...
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Strike at PIA grounds all flights
A strike by workers at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has forced the flag carrier to cancel all its flights yesterday and today.