News from FlightGlobal – Page 1281
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Recovery: Made in China?
China remains one of the great hopes for leading the economy and the air transport sector out of the doldrums. But while recent economic indicators and strong domestic traffic growth are encouraging, it still remains to be seen how quickly it will thrive
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Dubai opens door for foreign anchor
Middle East airports are looking to overseas carriers to boost their hub ambitions as traffic continues to grow
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Maltese start-up Efly begins operations
New Maltese carrier Efly has started operations using a British Aerospace 146-300 aircraft configured in a single class. The airline will initially...
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Meridiana details newly-created maintenance operation
Italian carriers Meridiana and Eurofly have formally established their joint overhaul company and named it Meridiana Maintenance. The company is being...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Tony Fernandes The Air Asia boss needs to turn his wings upside down and stick to the ground as team principal of Lotus F1
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Bedek expects 767-300ERBDSF first flight this month
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek division is preparing for first flight later this month of the 767-300ER Bedek Special Freighter (BDSF).
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Airbus now plans first A330-200F delivery in August 2010
Airbus has pushed back delivery of the first A330-200 freighter until next August as it prepares the aircraft for the start of the test flight programme.
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Hawaiian plans to place first A330s on LA-Honolulu flights
Hawaiian Airlines in its preparations for first deliveries of its Airbus A330s in April 2010 has detailed plans to place the first two aircraft on its flights...
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Baltia pushes back launch until 2010
US start-up carrier Baltia Air Lines has pushed back its launch to at least February 2010 due to delays in submitting its application for an FAA operating...
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NewsBatch of Cargolux 747-400Fs bound for UPS
Luxembourg-based freight operator Cargolux has sold a Boeing 747-400F to UPS and a second aircraft will follow at the end of the month. The agreement...
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NewsStar hubs tipped for initial Lufthansa A380 services
Lufthansa is likely to include New York JFK, Tokyo Narita, Shanghai and Johannesburg in its initial Airbus A380 route network. A source close to the...
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Airbus increases long-term demand forecast to 25,000 aircraft
production max kingsley-jones london Airbus has increased its long term forecast for airliner demand by 3% as it believes the impact of the current...
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TNT launches freighter service to HK
TNT Airways today launched a service from its base in Liege, Belgium to Hong Kong.
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JAL cuts one more international route
Japan Airlines (JAL) has disclosed that it is cutting another international route as part of its restructuring effort.
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Boeing eyes 2010 launch of 777 converted freighter
Boeing could launch a passenger-to-freighter conversion product for the 777 as early as next year as it continues product development studies for the proposed...
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AirAsia X lands in US for first time
Malaysia's AirAsia X operated its first flight to the US earlier this week - a non-revenue one-off service to Oakland - as the long-haul low-cost carrier...
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Southwest pilots vote on latest agreement next month
The board of directors for the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has endorsed a tentative agreement union negotiators reached with management...
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NewsVirgin Nigeria rebrands as 'Nigerian Eagle Airlines'
Virgin Nigeria has formally rebranded its operation as Nigerian Eagle Airlines, and is intending to secure a capital injection for the carrier