News from FlightGlobal – Page 1285
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Embraer reports 'no apparent pressure' from China in ERJ talks
Embraer is still assessing how China's plan to slow airline growth in 2009 will impact the region on a demand-capacity basis, but says talks with Grand China...
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Virgin in talks with Lufthansa over BMI
Virgin Atlantic is in discussion with Lufthansa concerning the future of BMI, in which the German carrier is shortly to hold an 80% share. The UK long-haul...
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US manufacturers unfazed by proposed growth cuts in China
US lobbying group Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) does not expect to see significant fallout from China's plan to curb capacity growth in 2009.
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PICTURE: Aeroflot tests first A330 on local route ahead of Asia entry
Russian carrier Aeroflot has put its first Airbus A330-200 into preliminary service on routes between Moscow and St Petersburg, ahead of deploying the type...
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PICTURE: Volga-Aviaexpress to launch CRJ200 flights as Air Volga
Russian carrier Volga-Aviaexpress is to rebrand as Air Volga and is painting Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft in a corresponding new livery. Air Volga is...
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Regional aircraft order decline continues in third quarter
Declining regional aircraft sales have continued in the third quarter, with orders for the year falling by almost 50% compared with the same period in 2007,...
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Centralised European system could deconflict similar call-signs
Centralised pan-European deconfliction of call-signs is a strategy to be explored by a new task force established to reduce risks of call-sign similarity. Misinterpretation...
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Gambling site banned from promoting odds on airlines collapsing
UK advertising regulators have barred an on-line gambling company from promoting its service by encouraging potential customers to place bets on the likelihood...
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NTSB investigates Heathrow-like Trent 800 engine issue
US NTSB senior investigator Bill English is meeting with Boeing regarding an in-flight power rollback on the right-hand Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engine powering...
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Trial of Row 44 on Alaska 737 delayed
A trial of Row 44's Ku band-based connectivity service on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 has been pushed back by at least a few months.
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Delta uncertain over 787 order
Combining the fleet of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines has diminished the need for previously-planned replacements for Northwest, which could result...
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Recession single biggest threat to airline industry: IATA
Lengthy global recession has replaced record high oil prices as the single biggest challenge facing the airline industry, says IATA, and no region will escape...
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A350 family nears 500 orders as Airbus confirms Etihad deal
Airbus' latest data confirms that Etihad Airways has ordered 25 A350-1000s but the non-inclusion of Marsans' 61-aircraft order means the formal A380 total...