News from FlightGlobal – Page 1181
-
News
Avianca and TACA reluctant to 'pick a fight' with Copa or Lan
Avianca and TACA expect their planned merger will lead to new revenue opportunities that will be generated from market stimulation rather than stealing market...
-
News
Mexicana’s Click accelerates Boeing 717 acquisition
Mexicana has accelerated its acquisition of Boeing 717s, which have begun replacing the fleet of Fokker 100s operated by low-cost unit Click.
-
News
Mesa considers more CRJ200s in Hawaii
Mesa Air Group may place a sixth Bombardier CRJ200 in the Hawaiian inter-island market in 2010 now that it has taken over Mokulele Airlines' flights from...
-
News
Ecuador's TAME to codeshare with Lan Ecuador
Lan Ecuador and Ecuadorean air force-owned carrier TAME are planning to begin codesharing on domestic services to the Galapagos Islands.
-
-
News
Europe to address US emissions trading scheme concerns
The European Commission will hold a technical discussion about the European Union's emissions trading scheme with EU member states, the USA and Eurocontrol...
-
News
Lufthansa Technik opens expanded Milan MRO centre
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has formally opened a new Italian servicing base at Milan Malpensa Airport. The Lufthansa Technik Milan operation...
-
News
Mexico joins Boeing and Honeywell in biofuel research
Mexican aviation fuel services provider the Airports and Auxiliary Services Agency (ASA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing and Honeywell...
-
NewsGaruda to launch Amsterdam service in June 2010
Garuda Indonesia plans to launch a service on the Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam Schiphol route on 1 June next year. The carrier will operate Airbus A330-200s...
-
News
Shell undertakes extensive test evaluation to understand GTL benefits
As Shell Aviation celebrates last week's first gas-to-liquid kerosene-powered commercial service, the company and its partners are undertaking a detailed...
-
News
Air India to defer three 777-300ERs
Air India plans to defer delivery of three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for up to two years.
-
News
Thai launching Phuket-HK service
Thai Airways International will launch a non-stop thrice-weekly service on the Phuket-Hong Kong route.
-
News
Boeing's Shanghai MRO opens new hangar
Shanghai maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has opened a new hangar and reiterated its plan to move into work...
-
News
SriLankan increasing international flights in late October
SriLankan Airlines is increasing its services from Colombo to select destinations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent on 25 October.
-
News
Qantas A380 deliveries delayed due to flight trim issue
Australia's Qantas Airways will see the delivery of its fifth and sixth Airbus A380 aircraft delayed to December owing to a flight trim problem with the...
-
News
HK airport to undergo further expansion
Hong Kong airport is planning to build a new concourse, more aircraft stands and expand its apron so it can increase capacity.
-
News
US Airways to sell 10 E-190s to Republic
Republic Airways Holdings plans to acquire10 Embraer E-190AR aircraft from US Airways.
-
News
ERA slams EC proposals on climate change mitigation
The European Regions Airline Association has strongly criticised a European Commission paper on climate-change project financing. In September, the...
-
NewsJetBlue selects Aeroman and Pemco for A320 fleet MRO
JetBlue Airways has selected El Salvador-based Aeroman and Pemco's Tampa, Florida facility to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for its entire...
-
News
Panasonic looks for broadband jump start from Lufthansa
Panasonic Avionics believes it has the advantage of being able to learn from Connexion by Boeing's earlier attempt to provide in-flight broadband connectivity...