News from FlightGlobal – Page 1159
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Leasing company Avation posts 62% drop in net profit
Aircraft leasing company Avation has posted a 62% drop in net profit in the fiscal year ending 30 June.
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NewsUS investigators to assist Shanghai MD-11 crash inquiry
US investigators are to assist the Chinese Government's inquiry into the fatal loss of a Boeing MD-11 freighter on take-off from Shanghai Pudong
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NewsAvient MD-11F crashes at Shanghai days after delivery
Investigators in China have opened an inquiry after a Boeing MD-11 freighter, newly introduced to cargo carrier Avient Aviation, crashed on departure from Shanghai.
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NewsYemenia and EgyptAir avoid EU blacklist as blanket ban widens
Middle Eastern carriers Yemenia and EgyptAir have avoided being included on the European Commission's blacklist
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PICTURE: Philippine Airlines takes first 777-300ER, leased from GECAS
Philippine Airlines has received its first Boeing 777-300ER, which has been delivered via leasing company GE Commercial Aviation Services. The twinjet is...
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NewsUS Airways deferral could help win United order
US Airways' decision to defer 54 Airbus aircraft could help in the European airframer's campaign to win a major order at United Airlines.
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NewsAirline failures push EU to consider extending passenger cover
European Commission regulators are opening a consultation aimed at tightening the financial protection for passengers opting to put together their own holiday...
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VietJet delays first commercial flight for the third time
Vietnamese start-up carrier VietJet has delayed its first commercial flight for the third time due to weak domestic travel demand.
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Taiwan's TransAsia plans new route between Taipei and Vietnam
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways plans to start a new service between Taipei and the central Vietnamese city of Danang.
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Virgin Blue expects to post a profit this fiscal year
Australian carrier Virgin Blue, which posted a net loss last fiscal year, expects to post a full-year profit this fiscal year despite the uncertain economic...
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EC completes last PBN test flight in the Mint programme
An Airbus A321 operated by Swedish carrier Novair completed the last of ten flights today dedicated to testing performance based navigation (PBN) techniques...
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Nobles confirms talks with Indigo Partners
The Jamaican government continues to negotiate with US investment firms Indigo Partners and Oaktree Capital over the sale of state-owned Air Jamaica, airline...
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FAA snubs NTSB, ALPA requests on Rolls-Royce 777 engine ice directive
In a final airworthiness directive (AD) to be published Friday, the FAA has rebuffed efforts by both the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA)...
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In a spin over immunity pacts
As airlines ratchet up their moves for antitrust immunity with increasingly ambitious and global tie-ups, which side of the argument regulators will fall on remains a complicated picture
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Europe's low-cost carriers on the front foot
While European network carriers restructureand combat losses, their low-cost rivals are posting modest profits
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Is the tunnel end in sight for Asia?
Asian carriers are sounding cautious notes of optimism on improving economic signs in the region. Butlosses continued in the second quarter and the pressure mounts for Japan's struggling airlines
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NewsBMI restructuring culls A330s and threatens 600 jobs
Lufthansa's UK carrier BMI is to hand back two of its three Airbus A330s as it cuts nine aircraft from its mainline fleet, part of a restructuring which...
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Airbus to deliver 100 aircraft in China next year
Airbus plans to deliver almost 100 aircraft in China next year, following a better-than-expected 2009 in the rapidly growing Chinese market. The A320...
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Airport IT Trends Survey: Self-service switch
With more than half of passengers handling their own pre-flight processing, what are the implications for airports and their technology strategies?