News from FlightGlobal – Page 1306
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Boeing strike forces V Australia to delay launch
V Australia has had to delay its launch by at least two months as the strike at Boeing's plants holds up delivery of its 777-300ERs. The new Australian long-haul...
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Further airline consolidation not likely, predicts Boyd
Airlines are more likely to focus on strengthening alliance ties rather than forge sweeping merger agreements, despite SkyTeam alliance members Delta Air...
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Fuel volatility makes strategising difficult: AMR exec
Volatility and the uncertainty surrounding fuel costs have made it all but impossible to develop long-term business strategies, a top executive at American...
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Avianca inks A330 sale/leaseback deal with ACG
Leasing firm Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired its first new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback agreement for 10 Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered-200s...
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Regional Paraguaya promises November launch
Asuncion-based start-up Regional Paraguaya has reaffirmed that it is preparing its first scheduled flight for 2 November. A local press briefing was...
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767 deal structures studied for Boeing's ANA/JAL 787 compensation deals
Boeing will provide new -300ERs for 787 launch customers ANA and JAL, but acquisition structure is yet to be finalised
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Flybe goes public with MPL plan detail
Europe's largest regional carrier Flybe has chosen Jerez, Spain-based Flight Training Europe as its partner organisation in creating the first multi-crew...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
LHR'S NEIGHBOURS Many a resident of West London and its environs are anxiously awaiting their chance to vote Conservative in the next UK general election...
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ANZ's Mount Cook buying used rather than new ATRs
Air New Zealand's Mount Cook Airlines is staying with ATR but rather than purchasing new aircraft is buying the seven ATRs it currently has on operating...
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JAL takes delivery of first E-170
Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first Embraer 170 regional jet and will be putting it into service early next year after carrying out crew...
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Credit crisis hampers Mitsubishi's MRJ sales effort
The ongoing global credit crisis is hindering Mitsubishi Aircraft's attempts to market its new regional aircraft, with the company possibly having to reconsider...
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NewsCustomers start to feel the pain from Boeing strike
Delivery delay forces V Australia to postpone launch as ANA and JAL brace for 787 slip
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Boeing 3Q deliveries drop to 3-year low
Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for the third quarter dropped to a three-year low as a labour strike sharply curtailed activity in September.
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ANA, JAL bracing for further 787 delays
A protracted strike at Boeing's aircraft assembly plant has meant All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are each bracing for possible further...
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Avianca inks A330 sale/leaseback deal with ACG
Leasing firm Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback agreement brokered with Colombia's Avianca.
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First of 10 eX2-equipped A330s arrives at Avianca
Colombian flag carrier Avianca has revealed its selection of Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 10 new Airbus A330s.
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GE voices concerns on CFM56 spare engine availibility
The spare engine ratio on the CFM International CFM56-5B and -7 engine is "below where it needs to be", GE Aviation's vice-president services Tom Gentile...
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Virgin Nigeria begins introducing Embraer 190s
Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 regional jets ordered by the airline last year. The aircraft is configured with a two-class,...
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Lufthansa raises winter capacity by 2.4%
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is raising winter schedule capacity by 2.4% compared with last year. It will operate 13,402 weekly services - of which...