News from FlightGlobal – Page 1118
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SIA Engineering renews services agreement with SilkAir
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm SIA Engineering has renewed an existing services agreement with SIA subsidiary SilkAir, which was due to expire in...
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Tiger extends lease on two A320s
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has extended the leases on two Airbus A320 aircraft for 18 months from January 2011. This will increase...
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Lufthansa to place fifth Airbus A380 on JFK-Frankfurt route
Lufthansa plans to begin operating its fifth Airbus A380 on the New York JFK-Frankfurt route in February.
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NewsBoeing at work behind the scenes on 737 re-engining project
Boeing's customers may have given a tepid reaction to a 737 re-engining project, but behind the scenes the airframer has not slowed the pace on work to refine the design of an updated narrowbody.
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No impact on A320 values due to Neo: IBA
Boeing is likely to respond within two to three years to Airbus's A320NEO launch with a 737NG.
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SpiceJet firms up Q400 plans
India's SpiceJet has firmed up plans to order 15 Bombardier Q400 turboprops. The carrier's board of directors last month gave approval for the carrier...
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Two Flybe aircraft in weeks shed unlatched engine doors
Just two months after a Flybe jet lost unlatched engine cowl doors on take-off, another Flybe aircraft lost an engine access door in similar circumstances,...
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NewsEmirates A380 wing damaged as catering truck collapses
Emirates has removed one of its Airbus A380 aircraft from service after an incident in which a scissor-lift catering truck collapsed at Toronto, damaging...
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Trent 900 shortage keeps Qantas A380s grounded
A lack of spare Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines is preventing Qantas Airways from returning two more Airbus A380 aircraft to service, the carrier says.
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Three more Trent 900s found with manufacturing defect
Inspections on Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines have found three additional powerplants with a fault in the oil pipe tube, indicating that the manufacturing...
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Deliveries of Merpati's MA60s resume
Indonesian state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara is again taking delivery of MA60 turboprops, having resolved financing troubles that had forced Aviation Industry Corporation of China subsidiary Xian Aircraft (XAC) to suspend deliveries.
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VivaAerobus plans US expansion
Mexico's VivaAerobus is planning to add capacity on its two US routes and is looking at opening new US gateways in 2011 now that Mexico has regained a category...
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NewsRolls denies that it knew about Trent 900 weakness
Clarifying details about the oil feed problem that caused the uncontained Rolls-Royce Trent 900 failure on a Qantas Airbus A380 in November, the engine manufacturer says: "It is not true that we knew about a problem in the A and B versions of the engine and went on to correct ...
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NewsMEBA: Airbus prepares to deliver first A380 for VIP customer
Airbus (stand A16) plans to deliver the first green VIP A380 in the second half of next year.
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NewsCathay unveils new long-haul business class seat
Cathay Pacific Airways has unveiled a new business class seat for its long-haul flights, and plans to roll out the new product offering on its Airbus A330...
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Bombardier to deliver first CRJ1000 on 14 December
Bombardier is gearing up to deliver its first production CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet on 14 December.
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Continental fits all international 777s with flat-bed seats
Continental Airlines says all of its Boeing 777 long-haul international flights now feature new 'BusinessFirst' class flat-bed seats.
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Jetalliance East trailblazes Russian charter market
Austrian business aviation services provider Jetalliance has become the first Western operator to offer domestic charter services within Russia and the CIS
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NewsAB25: anniversary reflections from Sir Richard Branson
"I would like to think we have brought some glamour back to air travel that was not there 25 years ago"