News from FlightGlobal – Page 1237
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Boeing shakes off tough year for 747-8
Despite seemingly lukewarm support earlier this year from top company executives and a lack of orders, Boeing is firmly committed to the 747-8
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NewsAirline losses to reach $9 billion in 2009: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revised its airline financial forecast for 2009 to a global loss of $9 billion, almost double its...
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NewsPICTURES: Air France debris retrieved in A330 hunt
Brazil's defence ministry has released the first images of wreckage retrieved during the search operation for the lost Air France Airbus A330
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Superjet: Russia's revival or last stand?
Can Sukhoi overcome perceptions and prejudices associated with Soviet-era aircraft and land Western customers for its new regional Superjet 100?
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China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines shares suspended on merger talks
Trading in China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were suspended on Monday amid reports of a merger between...
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Firefly to serve more Malaysian cities from Singapore
Firefly, Malaysia Airlines' turboprop operation, has confirmed plans to expand its services out of Singapore to another four Malaysian cities in 2009 and...
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NewsAir France ordered pitot refit on A330 fleet five weeks before crash
Air France has disclosed that it initiated a programme to change pitot probes on its Airbus A330/340 fleet five weeks before the loss of flight AF447, after...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Delta Pilots - The carrier and its pilots' union agreed a voluntary early retirement programme to address overstaffing. The scheme includes a severance payment,...
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Brazil bids to reduce confusion over A330 search progress
Brazilian authorities are aiming to reduce confusion over progress in the search for the Air France Airbus A330 by relaying information on debris only once...
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Mexicana: pace of recovery is slow
Mexicana has resumed serving all routes but is still experiencing lighter traffic volumes and load factors as the pace of recovery following the swine flu...
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In-flight mobile connectivity in USA is inevitable: ECS
Early adopters of in-flight mobile connectivity in Europe and elsewhere will ultimately prove to US regulators that the nation's carriers should be permitted...
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Airbus net orders stay static ahead of Paris Air Show
Airbus' net order total for 2009 remains unchanged at just 11 aircraft following another dismal month for sales.
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NTSB investigates American Airlines close-call
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it is investigating an operational error that resulted in two American Airlines jets coming within...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Realising the 787 dream
Boeing's 787 is on the brink of its first flight - but getting there has been a long and tough struggle as the airframer has battled production, supply and labour problems
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 XWB ready to rock
Airbus steps up the pace as development of new twinjet moves into critical final phase
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NewsInvestigators confirm airspeed problem on Air France A330
French investigators have this morning confirmed that automatic messages transmitted by the Air France Airbus A330-200 lost four days ago show that the aircraft was experiencing conflicting airspeed information from its on-board sensors.
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Air New Zealand reduces London-Hong Kong services
Air New Zealand plans to reduce services on its London-Hong Kong flights from September due to weak market conditions.
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BOC Aviation seeks additional $400m loan
Singapore-based aircraft lessor BOC Aviation has short-listed three parties for the provision of a $400 million Ex-Im loan.
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IATA 2009: TAP first to launch IATA's carbon scheme
As delegates gathered for this year’s IATA AGM, TAP Portugal became the first carrier to go live with IATA’s new carbon offset programme.