News from FlightGlobal – Page 1273
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Boeing secures land for India MRO
Boeing has leased some land at Nagpur airport in India to build a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in joint-venture partnership with national...
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NewsQantas first half net profit falls 65%
Qantas Airways has reported a 65% fall in net profit for the fiscal first half which it attributed to the economic downturn and volatility in currency and...
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Lawyers for United pilots examine new Aer Lingus pact
Pilots at United Airlines have asked their legal advisors to review a new deal between their carrier and Aer Lingus that entails the Irish airline operating...
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NewsBoeing links Heathrow, Atlanta Trent 895 engine rollbacks
Boeing says "similar factors" were likely at play in two Trent 895 thrust rollback incidents on Boeing 777-200ER aircraft last year.
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Fractional customers jump to Virgin America
Premium bookings at Virgin America are remaining steady during the economic downturn as some travellers who previously used private aircraft are transitioning...
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EASA under fire over pilot flight time limitations
Pilot organisation the European Cockpit Association (ECA) has criticised the European Aviation Safety Agency for its proposal to transcribe existing "hard...
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NewsSweeping SAS reform to slash operations and raise capital
SAS Group is to shed thousands of jobs in a sweeping restructuring that involves divesting airline shareholdings, outsourcing operations, cutting the fleet, and raising SKr6 billion ($720 million) through a rights issue.
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China to complete A320-family wings
Airbus has decided that Xian Aircraft will complete the wings to be installed on Airbus A320-family aircraft assembled at Airbus Tianjin.
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India's airlines facing difficult times
Indian air transport climbed quickly in the past decade - now the country is at the epicentre of global gloom enveloping aviation
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KAL orders two more A380s
Korean Air (KAL) has ordered two more Airbus A380s, increasing its commitment to the type to ten.
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New Southwest pilots deal to limit codeshares
Southwest Airlines has agreed as part of a new tentative contract with its pilots union to not pursue any codeshare agreements with domestic carriers and...
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Airliner output heads for record levels in 2009 despite downturn
Civil aircraft manufacturing is forecast to break all production records this year in the face of deteriorating trading conditions and financing shortages...
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Ryanair firms another 13 options for 737-800s
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has firmed another 13 Boeing 737-800 options, which will take the carrier's firm orders for the type to 172. The airline...
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ACI Europe chief Olivier Jankovec warns of airport capacity crunch
Airports in Europe are postponing expansion projects in response to the economic downturn, but ACI Europe is warning...
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Russia delivers, barely
So far, there is little to show from drive to reinvigorate a once-proud aerospace industry
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Lufthansa Italia takes first step in Malpensa battle
German Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa has embarked on its move to stake a claim at Milan's Malpensa Airport by beginning operations with its new Italian...
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European traffic growth stops and is set to decline in 2009
European traffic growth in 2008 as a whole virtually stopped, Eurocontrol says, even though in the early part of the year apparently healthy growth was still...
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NewsRyanair forecasts full-year net profit despite heavy 3Q loss
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is expecting to make a full-year, pre-exceptional net profit of €50-80 million ($63-102 million), up from earlier break-even...
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NewsBarger presses NextGen case for Obama stimulus funding
JetBlue Airways chief executive Dave Barger went to the White House to urge President Barack Obama to include funding to equip aircraft for NextGen air-traffic control systems in the currently-debated economic stimulus package.
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NewsBoeing resumes 787 production
Boeing has resumed 787 production after a two-month freeze that focused on replacing thousands of misplaced or errant fasteners embedded in every fuselage. Boeing...