News from FlightGlobal – Page 1263
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Qantas traffic up 2.7% in September
Passenger traffic at Australia's Qantas Airways and its subsidiaries increased in September due to domestic demand, but the carrier warns that yields remain...
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NewsA330F test regime to include main-deck flooding
Airbus is planning to flood the cargo compartment of its A330-200 freighter as part of the testing regime, to check that it can handle water run-off during...
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Business: Good week - Bad Week
Swiss charter operator Belair will phase out its Boeing aircraft over the winter as it moves to an all-Airbus fleet. Belair's single 767-300ER, leased...
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Uruguay's Pluna eyes more CRJ900s
Uruguay's Pluna is looking to acquire additional Bombardier CRJ900s to support expansion at new Argentinean sister carrier AeroVIP.
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Lufthansa kick-starts broadband race again
When Connexion by Boeing switched off its in-flight broadband connectivity solution at the end of 2006, its largest customer Lufthansa assumed another Ku-band...
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Star discussions continue with Ethiopian and TACA
Talks with Ethiopian Airlines and Grupo TACA over their potential membership in the Star Alliance are continuing as the group's management continues to evaluate...
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Airbus faces supplier pressure to revise A400M contracts
Airbus is coming under pressure from A400M risk-sharing suppliers to renegotiate their contract terms as it closes in on securing a revised production contract...
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Garuda makes European return
Garuda makes European return Garuda Indonesia plans to launch flights betweenJakarta andAmsterdam Schiphol via Dubai in June next year, marking its...
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NewsPICTURE: Air France takes first A380
Air France this morning took delivery of its first Airbus A380, the first European carrier to receive the type.
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Middle East carriers turn to ECA markets
Middle East airlines have been tapping the attractively priced export credit agency market to finance their upcoming aircraft deliveries. Airlines are clearly...
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Virgin stays with Rolls-Royce to power A330-300s
Virgin Atlantic has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power the 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft ordered earlier this year.
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ANA aims to secure additional ¥100bn in savings
Japan's All Nippon Airways has unveiled new plans to save an additional ¥100 billon ($1.1 billion) after projecting that it will make a loss this fiscal...
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ANA projects full year loss after drop in Q2 profits
All Nippon Airways has reported a big fall in second quarter profits, and changed its full year forecast to a net loss of ¥28 billion ($306 million) instead...
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Japanese government mulls bridging loan for JAL
Japan's government could provide beleaguered Japan Airlines (JAL) with a bridging loan until a quasi-state agency decides if it will help to restructure...
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Thai AirAsia to increase focus on international markets
Thai AirAsia plans to increase its proportion of international services due to relatively few growth opportunities within Thailand.