News from FlightGlobal – Page 1183
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Business: Good week - Bad week
To cope with bringing Airbus A330 heavy maintenance work in-house, 100 apprentices will in February join the 5,700-strong engineering...
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WAEA2009: United begins offering Gogo; Air Canada is next
Star Alliance member United Airlines has begun offering Aircell's Gogo in-flight broadband service on select flights between New York and California.
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EU, US to accelerate second-stage open skies talks
US and European negotiators have agreed to hasten the pace of second-stage open skies discussions following the conclusion of the fourth round of talks this...
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Emirates reaches 777 financing deal with US Ex-Im Bank
Emirates has secured $413.7 million in financing througha public bond offering backed by the US Export-Import Bank for three new Boeing 777 aircraft. The...
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PICTURE: Air Vanuatu receives its first ATR 72
Air Vanuatu has received its first ATR 72 and plans to use it on short-haul international routes. ATR says Air Vanuatu has taken delivery of an ATR...
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NewsDecision on MRJ stretch will take 'one or two years'
Mitsubishi Aircraft (MAC) will decide on whether to launch formally a stretch version of the MRJ "in one or two years", but has yet to determine a list price...
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WAEA2009: Lumexis open to in-flight connectivity, TV partnerships
In-flight entertainment (IFE) firm Lumexis is open to partnering with connectivity service providers such as Aircell or Row 44, as well as live television...
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Republic preps for A319 move to Milwaukee
Frontier Airlines' new owner Republic Airways Holdings plans to place five Airbus A319s in Milwaukee by November to optimise Frontier's network with Midwest...
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Bedek 767-300 freighter first flight slips
A slip of up to one month is expected in the delivery of the first Israeli Aerospace Industries' 767-300ER freighter conversion.
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Inquiry details hard landing by brand new SATA A320
Portuguese investigators have detailed a hard landing incident two months ago in which a SATA Airbus A320 touched down heavily in the Azores, bounced, and...
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NewsEmirates rules out 747-8I, but 'very keen' on 777 developments
Emirates Airline has ruled out ordering the Boeing 747-8I passenger variant as it focuses on building its fleet of Airbus A380s.
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NewsAEA rejects pilot unions' flight time objections
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) is rejecting claims by pilot unions that proposed flight time limitation rules are unsafe. Flight deck crew...
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Jet's Prock-Schauer to become new BMI CEO
The new CEO of BMI is to be Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, currently CEO of India's Jet Airways, the UK airline has announced. He replaces Nigel Turner, who will...
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Typhoon Melor disrupts over 400 flights in Japan
Typhoon Melor has severely disrupted flights into and out of Japan.
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WAEA2009: Mexicana picks over-head IFE for narrowbodies
Panasonic Avionics has supplied its over-head digital multiplexed passenger entertainment system (DMPES) for retrofit to Mexicana Airlines' single-aisle...
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AirAsia may get landing rights at Paris Orly
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia may get landing rights at Paris's Orly Airport.
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NewsWAEA2009: IMS reveals new RAVE embedded IFE system
IMS, an in-flight entertainment (IFE) firm that is perhaps best known for its portable devices, is jumping into the embedded IFE space with a brand new product called RAVE.
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NewsAvianca confirms 'strategic merger' with TACA
Colombia's Avianca has confirmed it is merging with Central American consortium carrier Grupo TACA. In a letter today to employees that has been obtained...
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FedEx to upgrade MD-11s, 777Fs with new fire supression system
FedEx Express announced on 6 October plans to install a new automatic fire suppression system on all 59 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters and new Boeing...