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Boeing overseeing testing on Koito seats
Boeing says it is working with embattled Japanese aircraft seat maker Koito Industries to ensure that testing of new seats is performed correctly.
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747-8 continues airworthiness testing
The first Boeing 747-8F is set to continue its initial airworthiness testing after operating its second sortie - a ferry flight to Moses Lake, Washington.
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787 flight test programme update
As Boeing passes the 150h flight hour mark in its first two months of trials, the 787 test fleet is poised to double in size.
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Asiana plans flights to Tokyo's Ibaraki airport
South Korea's Asiana Airlines plans to launch daily services between Seoul Incheon and Ibaraki, a new airport north-east of Tokyo.
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ATC cost hangover looms
European airlines are concerned that falling traffic means higher air navigation charges, but a new solution is on the way
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Sydney Airport traffic up 5.9% in January
Sydney Airport posted a 5.9% increase in passenger traffic in January, with the international segment registering its highest ever traffic.
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NewsJAL shares to be delisted
Japan Airlines' (JAL) shares will be delisted from Japan's stock exchanges tomorrow, following a filing for bankruptcy protection by the carrier last month.
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American plans international expansion from New York
American Airlines plans to launch three new destinations from New York JFK airport beginning in April.
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Delta adding Memphis operations
Delta Air Lines is preparing to launch flights from Memphis, Tennessee to Evansville, Indiana and Amarillo, Texas in the second quarter of this year.
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ExpressJet adds 10 RJs to United deal
ExpressJet and United Airlines have expanded an agreement they reached in late 2009 by 10 aircraft, resulting in ExpressJet placing a total of 32 aircraft...
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PICTURES: First A380 service arrives in South Africa
Air France's first Johannesburg-bound Airbus A380 has touched down at the city's OR Tambo International Airport.
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Air Algerie secures quick delivery of new ATR 72s
Air Algerie has taken quick delivery of the first ATR 72-500 in a batch of four ordered last year. ATR disclosed the agreement only in December
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JAL plans salary cuts
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to cut employees' salaries by 5% and withdraw bonuses as part of its financial restructuring.
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Kingfisher launching Delhi-London service
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to launch a daily service between New Delhi and London from 28 March.
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Qantas group traffic up 1.2% in H1
The Qantas Group's passenger traffic grew by 1.2% in the six months to 31 December 2009, with growth at low-cost carrier Jetstar helping to overcome falling...
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NewsQantas to launch A$400m fleet revamp
Qantas Airways will embark on a A$400 million ($359 million) revamp of its fleet, including removing first class seats from nine existing Boeing 747-400s...
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Qantas sees a steep decline in half-year results
Australia's Qantas Airways has reported a 72% drop in profits after tax for its fiscal half year, with the economic downturn of the first quarter only partially...
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ALTA reports 4% passenger traffic increase for 2009
Latin American and Caribbean airline association ALTA has reported 4% growth in passenger traffic for 2009, driven by large gains in Brazil.
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Twin Otter Series 400 completes maiden sortie
Twenty-two years after de Havilland Canada ended production of the Twin Otter turboprop, the first new-build model, Viking Air's DHC-6 Series 400, has successfully...