News from FlightGlobal – Page 1255
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Air France-KLM posts tough March traffic figures
Air France-KLM has continued the industry's dismal March traffic figures by posting sharp falls in its passenger and freight businesses. Group passenger...
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Airbus sees A340 becoming more marginalised in future
Sales of the Airbus A340-500/600 continue to struggle production mark kirby phoenix A340 is 'not dead', says Airbus Airbus says the A340...
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UK investment in CSeries down slightly after nacelle bid fails
(Clarifies that a P&W/Goodrich partnership is responsible for the CSeries nacelle system)
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Finnair technical division seals MRO pact for KLM MD-11s
Finnair Technical Services has signed a new maintenance contract with KLM covering work on Boeing MD-11 aircraft during 2009. The Dutch carrier and...
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BA's search for biofuel candidates continues
The prospect of aviation moving swiftly to a greener fuel alternative to help reduce its carbon footprint looks increasingly doubtful. The latest blow is...
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Aer Lingus chief Mannion quits with immediate effect
Aer Lingus has confirmed that chief executive Dermot Mannion is stepping down from his post, effective immediately
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The International Air Transport Association has for the first time got all members - now 224, which it claims make up 93% of international scheduled...
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Northwest gets license to begin Vietnam flights
Northwest Airlines has won a license to fly from the USA to Vietnam, according to a report on the Vietnamese government's website. The license comes...
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OpenSkies reveals violet streak as L'Avion 757s are repainted
British Airways' transatlantic business operation OpenSkies has started integrating the Boeing 757-200s of French carrier L'Avion into its fleet
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BA premium traffic still falling in March
British Airways has posted March traffic and capacity figures that continue to show sharp falls in premium traffic. Figures for last month reveal...
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India's Hyderabad aims to be centre for aerospace manufacturing
Indian conglomerate GMR Group, which built and is the major owner of Hyderabad's new airport, is speaking to European and US aerospace companies about establishing...
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FLIGHTBLOGGER: ANA to take most of China's early Dreamliners, first six test 787s unallocated
As its first flight nears, Boeing has significantly reshuffled the early recipients of the 787, with launch customer All Nippon Airways now set to take delivery of an overwhelming portion of aircraft once slated for Chinese carriers.
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JetBlue starts examining heavy maintenance options for E-190s
Embraer E-190 launch customer JetBlue Airways is starting to examine its heavy maintenance strategy for the aircraft as the average age of that fleet type...
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Flight time limit science criticised as flawed
A European Aviation Safety Agency-commissioned scientific report on crew fatigue has been heavily criticised as irrelevant by airline representatives at...
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Europe targets 500,000t annual cut in carbon dioxide through continuous descent approaches
Aviation groups have ambitious plans to introduce continuous descent approaches (CDA) across Europe. The plans are part of an effort to reduce commercial...
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Singapore's Temasek exits Jetstar Asia
Qantas Airways' low-cost carrier in Singapore, Jetstar Asia, is undergoing an ownership change with the Singapore Government's investment arm Temasek Holdings...
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ASA expects to complete engine inspections tomorrow
Delta Connection operator Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) expects to complete re-inspections of GE CF34 engines on 60 Bombardier CRJ200s by mid-day 2 April...
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Pilots resign after Emirates A340-500 accident
The pilots flying the Emirates Airbus A340-500 that suffered a severe tailstrike at Melbourne on 20 March have left the airline. A spokesman for the...
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CSeries reach 100 orders with LCI commitment
Operating lessor LCI has joined Lufthansa as a customer for Bombardier's CSeries small airliner and is the first to sign up for the larger CS300 model. The...