News from FlightGlobal – Page 1240
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Marshall to take control of Coventry air traffic management
Marshall Aerospace is extending its operations footprint after taking over all air...
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AirAsia launching services to Sri Lanka and Taiwan
AirAsia group is dropping Johor Bahru-Bangkok but is adding Kuala Lumpur-Colombo and Bangkok-Taipei. An AirAsia spokesman in Kuala Lumpur says the...
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Boeing adds five orders to 787 backlog
Boeing's net orders for 2009 remain unchanged, though the airframer's 787 orderbook has risen by five, while its 767 backlog has shrunk by five aircraft. The...
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BMI bids to replace Eastern for Airbus shuttle work
UK carrier BMI is in discussions to take over shuttle operations between Airbus' manufacturing plants. Airbus has opted not to renew the contract of...
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Electronic flight bags set to deliver on their promise
Electronic flight bags are more than just clever cockpit boxes - they could be the link airline information systems have been missing. Just how great is their potential?
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Air Berlin starts to evaluate large regional jets
Air Berlin is in the early stages of evaluating large regional jets but has yet to scope out the size of any requirement or set a deadline for making a selection....
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Flybe disputes BA's writedown of shareholding
UK operator Flybe is disputing British Airways' opinion over its prospects after the flag-carrier wrote down its investment in the regional airline.
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Star Alliance to absorb regional partners as full members
Star Alliance is to adopt its regional partner airlines as full members as part of a change in the way the increasingly-broad airline group is managed. Three...
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Thailand's PB Air replaces ERJ-145s with ATR 72s
Thai carrier PB Air indicates it could stay with ATR 72-500 turboprops after the dry lease of its two Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500s expires in October.
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BA aims to launch London City-JFK A318 service in Oct
British Airways has pushed back the launch its London City-New York JFK service until October,but expects to begin ticket sales for the new Airbus A318-operated...
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Copa sets official SkyTeam exit date
Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines plans to exit the SkyTeam alliance the same day as its long-time partner Continental Airlines - 24 October.
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IATA: no signs of imminent recovery
IATA is attaching a bit caution to its April traffic statistics released today, warning the Easter holiday positively skews its data by roughly 2%.
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Airbus Corporate Jetliner gets weight boost
The European Aviation Safety Agency has approved a 1t maximum take-off weight increase for the Airbus Corporate Jetliner, a VIP version of the Airbus A319....
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India's Deccan Express has its first flight
Deccan Express Logistics, a new Indian cargo airline and logistic's firm, had its first flight today using one of its Airbus A310Fs.
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BA postpones retirement of 737-400 fleet
British Airways is to defer replacing by at least three years its 19 Boeing 737-400s, as the carrier tries to reduce capital expenditures to offset the impact of the economic downturn.
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Aeromexico seeks to broaden transborder offerings
Mexican operator Aeromexico has asked for regulatory approval to launch three US transborder offerings on 1 July.
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Oneworld and Star reveal new members
Global alliances oneworld and Star Alliance have both been busy further expanding their membership with plans unveiled for the addition of Russian carrier...