News from FlightGlobal – Page 1232
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Bombardier eyes 2012 CSeries first flight as development picks up
Bombardier has reached the joint definition phase of its CSeries programme and has confirmed the airliner will fly in 2012.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: FAA/EC advance transatlantic emissions reduction plans
The Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions has been focusing on knitting the capabilities of a future NextGen air traffic management system and the EU's Single European Sky initiative
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Air Nostrum orders up to 20 ATR 72-600s
Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum has placed an order for 10 ATR 72-600s, building on its firm commitment to 35 Bombardier CRJ1000s which was formally...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GEnx strip tease worth the wait
Air show attendees flocked to the General Electric exhibit (hall 2, C137) yesterday for the official unveiling of the GEnx engine. The anticipation was palatable...
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PARIS: Face the facts with Superjet International's Franzoni
SuperJet International is readying itself to support Sukhoi Superjet 100 customers worldwide. The company's chief executive Alessandro Franzoni brings Flight Daily News up to speed on latest developments
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Malaysia's AirAsia X to add flat beds
Malaysia long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has opened bids to add 12 lie-flat beds in its Airbus A330 aircraft. To do so it will eliminate the A330s'...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Can open rotor deliver?
Airbus and Boeing have a big dilemma on which engine technology they should select for the new aircraft generation to replace the best-selling A320 and 737...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt to begin detailed design of geared turbofan in July
P&W gears up for detailed design phase Pratt & Whitney will in mid-July begin the detailed design phase of its PW1000G geared turbofan engine for the...
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VIDEO: Indonesia's Expressair damages another Dornier
Indonesian carrier Expressair is continuing to add Dornier 328 turboprops despite the fact that it has damaged two aircraft of this type in recent months. Expressair...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Eric Dautriat, executive director of the Clean Sky JTI
Eric Dautriat has just become executive director to head the Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a huge public/private research effort that could give Europe the edge in developing vital green aviation technologies. His entire professional career has been spent within the aerospace industry, most notably heading the development of the ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Visit the Flightglobal media lounge
Visitors to the Flightglobal chalet at Paris this year will have a very different experience to the fine dining and business meetings of the past. Instead...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Top gongs for Flightglobal scribes
Top gongs for Flightglobal scribes Flightglobal enjoyed a bumper night at Sunday's Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards - the annual Oscars for...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Atlantic Airways signs up for CFM56s
Real live contract signings look like they will be thin on the ground here at Paris, but Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands, did...
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Air India delays $70m in staff pay for two weeks
Air India is delaying $70 million insalaries for two weeks, citing a challenging economic environment.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Honeywell bids for slice of SESAR pie
US electronics giant Honeywell is making a bid to be the only big non-European player in Europe's future air traffic management programme SESAR. Paolo...
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FAA to target pilot records and fatigue rules
The FAA will ask all airlines to begin reviewing pilot records held by the agency as it revises a November 2007 advisory circular in the aftermath of the...
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American to cut 1,600 jobs
American Airlines has unveiled plans to cut another 1,550 jobs, including 1,200 flight attendant positions, as it prepared to slash capacity by 7.5%.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Goodrich wins crew seats on A350 XWB
Goodrich has been selected by Airbus to provide advanced cabin attendant seats for the new A350 XWB, it was announced at the show today. The selection...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: In-seat IFE part of Qatar ’s latest A320 order
Qatar Airways has placed what could be one of the biggest orders at the Paris air show with a $1.9 billion deal for 24 Airbus A320 family aircraft that will come fully equipped with Thales in-seat audio/video on-demand in-flight entertainment ( IFE ) systems.
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Delta to suspend Kiev and Cape Town services
Delta Air Lines is planning to downgrade its New York-Kiev and Atlanta-Moscow services from year-round to seasonal as part of a major reduction in its international...