News from FlightGlobal – Page 1149
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Qantas to increase capacity on 19 domestic routes
Australia's Qantas Airways plans capacity increases on 19 domestic routes from 29 March 2010, adding to planned capacity increases at low cost unit Jetstar.
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Hong Kong airport posts 0.4% dip in passenger traffic
Hong Kong airport posted a 16.4% growth in cargo traffic in November, but passenger numbers fell 0.4%.
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Falling revenue continues for US carriers
US carriers continue to fight falling revenues as pricing remains weak.
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Emissions picture still to clear
IATA claims a good response to calls for an ICAO-led global sectoral approach to climate change but taxes remain a threat
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Boeing forecasts: 2010 hindsight
They have become an eagerly awaited fixture of the aerospace calendar, but half a century ago, Boeing published its first annual market forecast. How did the world look for the US airframer back in 1960 and how accurate did its predictions turn out?
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Thai transfers three domestic routes to Nok Air
Thai Airways International has transferred three loss-making domestic routes to its low-cost subsidiary Nok Air as it tries to cut costs.
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Ryanair walks away from discussions on 200-aircraft order
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing over a potential order for up to 200 737-800s, but is not intending to open discussions with other...
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Australia's Rex leases two Saab 340s to Thailand's SGA
Australia's Regional Express (Rex) has leased two Saab 340 aircraft to Thai domestic carrier SGA Airlines, which operates feeder services for low-cost airline...
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Air India to operate 787 to Asia and Europe
Air India plans to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Asia and Europe, after it receives its first 787 in the second quarter of 2011.
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Sydney airport reports 7.8% growth in November traffic
MAp Airports' Sydney airport has posted a 7.8% growth in passenger traffic in November, the strongest increase since February 2008.
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India's Jet plans daily Delhi-Doha service
India's Jet Airways plans to start a daily service between Delhi and Doha from 21 January 2010.
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Southwest’s CEO calls cap and trade schemes disastrous
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly warns that if proposed cap and trade legislation is finalised by US legislators, it will trigger job cuts and...
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Open skies formally begins between the EU and Canada
A comprehensive open aviation agreement between Canada and the European Union has taken effect today now that the sides have formally signed off on the deal. It...
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Airbus edges ahead in gross orders as year-end nears
airframer performance max kingsley-jones london Although Airbus and Boeing are neck and neck in gross orders after 11 months, the European airframer...
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AF447 inquiry seeks measures to aid recorder recovery at sea
French investigators are recommending that the transmission time of flight-recorder locator beacons be increased to at least 90 days, to improve the chances...
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ANA uncertain about routes, layout of 787
Launch customer All Nippon Airways should have received its first Boeing 787 more than two years ago, but it is still to decide on a cabin configuration...
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Air India to reduce fleet by one third
Air India plans to reduce its fleet size in an effort to cut costs, mainly by retiring older aircraft and returning leased aircraft.
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MAS has no plans to acquire 787
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) says it will not place orders for the Boeing 787, citing the long lead time before the aircraft can be delivered.
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ANA and Continental apply to code-share
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Continental Airlines have applied to code-share on each other's flights, less than a week after Japan and the USA concluded...