News from FlightGlobal – Page 1159
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Majors’ mergers boost A380’s prospects in USA: Airbus
Airbus believes that the consolidation under way among the US major airlines will reinforce the case for the A380 in the region.
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Airbus ups stakes in single-aisle production war
Airbus and Boeing gamble on traffic recovery and take aim at narrowbody threats with boosts to A320 and 737 output
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NewsLufthansa details engine shutdown on brand-new A380
Lufthansa has disclosed that its second Airbus A380 has undergone an in-flight engine shutdown just a couple of days after entering into service.
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Malaysia Airlines to set up hub in Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia Airlines is to establish a hub operation in the eastern part of the country, located at Kota Kinabalu in the Sabah region. The carrier says...
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This Week briefings
France's air accident investigation bureau BEA is preparing to decode the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the Airblue Airbus A321 that crashed in mountainous terrain on 28 July on approach to Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.
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EU ETS fears slow down aviation verification process
Verification providers are urging aircraft operators to speed up preparations for EU ETS, but questions remain unanswered
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NewsDesperate Mexicana starts slashing network
Mexicana has been forced immediately to withdraw several services on its network after the airline's dire financial situation worsened, IATA having suspended...
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Aspire makes progress on improving air traffic management efficiency
The Asia Pacific Aspire collaborative effort is designed to make air traffic management greener. Is it succeeding?
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NTSB concerned about rudder sensitivity on Airbus narrowbodies
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus A319...
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Porter Airlines orders additional Q400s
Canada's Porter Airlines placed a new order for four Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft with six options in a deal valued at an estimated US$120 million for...
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Cathay A350 deal may spur Boeing's 777 successor drive
After a summer dominated by talk of re-engining or replacing its narrowbody workhorse, Boeing's 777 widebody could move to the front of the clean-sheet queue, but blue chip customer Cathay Pacific's order for 30 300-seat Airbus A350-900s could shape the manner of the airframer's response.
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NewsArduous phase of flight-test effort awaits Dreamliner
Boeing is testing for "every ounce, every inch" of performance
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NewsDubai lessor DAE cancels 25 Airbuses including seven A350s
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has cancelled orders for seven Airbus A350 and 18 A320 aircraft.
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NewsDubai Aerospace Enterprise appears to cancel 25 widebody orders
Boeing has received cancellations for 25 widebody aircraft, widely believed to be from financially shaky UAE-based Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). The...
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e.Digital suspends development of next generation portable IFE
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital is suspending development of its next generation eVU players after posting a fiscal first quarter...
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Skywest targets 12 month timeframe for ExpressJet integration
Utah-based SkyWest Airlines is acquiring Houston-based ExpressJet for $133 million, net of shares it already owns, and plans to merge the Embraer ERJ operator...
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WestJet plans aircraft deferrals
Canadian carrier WestJet has announced that it will defer the delivery of one Boeing 737 next year, and two more in 2012, and has rescheduled the deliveries...
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Cathay Pacific leaves door open to ultra-large airliners, despite big twinjet deal
While Cathay Pacific has decided that the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777 will become the core of its fleet, the door is still open to a potential future deal for the ultra-large A380 and 747-8I
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NewsEmbraer does not see partnering with Airbus, Boeing on E-Jets re-engining
Embraer does not intend to team with Airbus or Boeing if it opts to re-engine its E-Jets, but says it would look to forge industrial partnerships with first- and second-tier suppliers.
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Southwest’s plan to keep fleet static caps new market growth
Southwest Airlines is to keep its fleet growth static until the end of 2011, limiting its ability to add a significant amount of new markets to its network in the near term.