News from FlightGlobal – Page 1302
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Troubled times bring Jet, Kingfisher into unlikely alliance
In a clear sign of how tough airline operating conditions have become in India, rival carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are entering a radical...
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PICTURES: Qantas puts its first A380 into service
Australia's Qantas Airways has put its first Airbus A380 into commercial service, becoming the third operator of the ultra-large type. The Oneworld...
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NewsQantas A380 to perform second Aspire environmental flight
Qantas's first Airbus A380 is due on 22 October to perform the second "fuel-optimised" flight under the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions...
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Selection process ongoing for key 787 GoldCare providers
Selecting Asian and North American providers for Boeing's GoldCare maintenance programme for the 787 remains on the airframer's agenda, but the company is...
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NewsSpain's LTE suspends charter flights, but hopes for restart
Spanish leisure carrier LTE International Airways has become the latest carrier to suspend flights due to financial difficulties, but is continuing ACMI...
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European traffic downturn 'threatens environmental improvements'
A sharp downturn in airline traffic in Europe may constitute a threat to efficiency improvements that would benefit the environment, says the Civil...
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NewsIndia's Jet drops plan to lay off 1,900 employees
India's Jet Airways has dropped plans to lay off 1,900 employees following protests by sacked staff and growing opposition from politicians. The carrier's...
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NTSB sends FAA urgent recommendation for P&W inspections
An urgent recommendation has been sent to FAA by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to require operators to cut inspection intervals for...
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Boeing strike could impact Continental's 787 deliveries: Kellner
Continental Airlines acknowledged today that the Boeing machinists strike could impact the delivery schedule for its 787s.
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Wireless IFE in focus with Bluebox install on A380 mock-up
Airbus has commissioned Bluebox Avionics to provide its wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for inclusion in the A380 demo mock-up in Hamburg,...
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Gulf Air focuses on A330s for near-term fleet growth
With Gulf Air not expecting its first Boeing 787s to arrive until at least 2016, the airline is focusing on its efforts on developing its Airbus A330 fleet. The...
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NewsBoeing strike freezes Southwest deliveries
A six week strike by machinists at Boeing has resulted in the pushback of three 737-700 deliveries scheduled for Southwest this year to 2009. About...
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Auditors face UK probe after XL Group collapse
UK financial auditing watchdog, the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board (AADB), is to launch a probe into the auditors of collapsed UK travel group,...
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NewsIndia's Kingfisher reports 9-month net loss of $39m
India's Kingfisher Airlines saw pre-tax losses widen in the nine-month period to 31 March but it managed to reduce net losses. Kingfisher says in a...
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Harbin Embraer’s ERJ deliveries may be extended beyond 2010
Embraer has issued an assurance that regional jet production at its Chinese joint venture Harbin Embraer has not ceased, but concedes that delivery of ERJ-145s...
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Coventry loses scheduled airline links as Thomsonfly quits
UK holiday carrier Thomsonfly is axing its services from the regional Coventry Airport, ending major scheduled airline flights from the Midlands city. Its...
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South Korea's Air Busan to launch 27 October
South Korea's Asiana Airlines is withdrawing from the Seoul Gimpo-Busan and Busan-Jeju routes and instead will be codesharing with Air Busan which is launching...
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Dive in demand could prompt Delta to cut 767 fleet
Delta Air Lines today revealed details of the fleet changes it made during the third quarter, and assured analysts that the carrier is prepared to make further...
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NewsBoeing wins huge 787 order from American Airlines
American Airlines parent AMR became the third US customer for the Boeing 787 after reaching a purchase agreement with the airframer for 42 787-9s. American's...