News from FlightGlobal – Page 1208
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Boeing to bolster 737 windscreens for bird protection
Boeing will increase the bird strike tolerance of its newly remodeled next-generation Boeing 737. According to a statement issued by windscreen manufacturer...
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Portable IFE firm e.Digital sees revenues drop in fiscal 1Q
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital narrowed its fiscal first quarter net loss to $570,000 compared to the $669,000 loss it recorded...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Pinnacle Airlines first officers will get a 20% salaryincrease. The rise, from a current starting pay in "the low 20s", will put the regional carrier's...
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World's parked jet fleet balloons to record level
Stored jet fleet has increased almost 30% over last 12 months to around 2,900 aircraft as operators slash capacity
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NewsRepublic prevails in acquiring Frontier
Republic Airways Holdings is officially the winning bidder in the acquisition of Frontier Airlines. The Indianapolis-based US regional operator has...
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Malaysia's Firefly postpones start of service from Malacca to Singapore
Malaysian low-cost carrier Firefly has postponed plans to launch services between Malacca and Singapore citing a need to focus on other markets.
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India's Jet to launch service from Hyderabad to Dubai
Privately-owned Indian carrier Jet Airways is launching a daily service later this month between Hyderabad and Dubai.
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Virgin Blue to end codeshare partnership with United
Australia's Virgin Blue plans to discontinue its codeshare with United Airlines as it prepares to implement a more comprehensive partnership with Delta Air...
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Mexico's Interjet extends data link programme with Arinc
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has extended its data link communications programme with the award of a long-term contract for Arinc's GLOBALink communications...
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Garuda to order new aircraft for Citilink
Garuda Indonesia plans to have a competition next year to decide on the future fleet of its low-cost carrier Citilink.
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V Australia applies for Fiji route
V Australia, the long-haul division of Virgin Blue, has applied to fly daily services to Fiji using Boeing 777s.
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Australia's Rex moves into Queensland again
Australian regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) will commence services on the Townsville-Mackay route from 1 October, marking its re-entry into Queensland.
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AirAsia posts Q2 profit of 139m ringgit
Malaysian low-cost carrier group AirAsia recorded a 139 million ringgit ($40 million) increase in second quarter profit but warned it is likely to delay...
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Australia's Strategic wins France AOC
Australia's Strategic Airlines has received a French air operators certificate (AOC) and is in negotiations for a third Airbus A320.
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AUVSI: SAIC and ZLT Zeppelin team on airship
SAIC and ZLT Zeppelin are teaming to develop the MPZ 07 airship, an optionally piloted version of the current Zeppelin N07, which was introduced in 1997. The...
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Delta deal gives US Airways coveted access to Sao Paulo
US Airways has managed to potentially garner rights to serve a key Latin American destination - Sao Paulo - through a deal with Delta to exchange a limited...
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NewsUS Airways and Delta agree to major slot swaps in New York and Washington
US major carriers Delta Air Lines and US Airways have concluded a key slot swap at New York LaGuardia and Washington National airports that US Airways claims...
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Emirates plots 'comprehensive' response to subsidy claims
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is going on the offensive over the continuing issue of subsidies, starting with an outright rejection that it benefits from...
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FAA issues PMA to Lumexis IFE system
US FAA officials have issued parts manufacturer approval to Lumexis for its fibre-to-the-screen (FTTS) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system.