News from FlightGlobal – Page 1307
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American CEO Arpey cites economic struggles with 757s
American Airlines is giving serious consideration to the role its Boeing 757s will play in its long-term fleet plan as the carrier's chief executive says...
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Asian carriers seek to delay deliveries
Two major Asian carriers - AirAsia and Air India - are looking to defer delivery of airliners. The former says it is due to capacity issues at its Kuala...
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Boeing reveals full length 747-8
Boieng has revealed the first glimpse of the full length of the 76.3m (250ft) fuselage of the 747-8 Freighter. The new image shows that Boeing has…
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SITA: a new kind of co-operative
As it celebrates its 60th anniversary, SITA believes its reinvention as a single organisation is paying dividends for the air transport community
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Dragonair names James Tong as new CEO
Hong Kong carrier Dragonair today named Cathay Pacific Airways veteran James Tong as its new CEO. He will assume the post on 17 August, succeeding...
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Kingfisher may issue INR50b in new shares
Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines will seek board approval to issue shares of up to 50 billion Indian rupees ($1 billion).
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Jetstar to double Sydney-Darwin services
Australia's Jetstar plans to double its Sydney-Darwin services by late October in response to strong demand.
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Business - bad week
AEROFLOT Russia's federal competition regulator ordered the flag-carrier to return to the state budget excess income obtained by breaching pricing rules...
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Business - good week
small animals While normal airlines are fighting tooth and claw for business, an unusual start-up is welcoming anything with, well, teeth and claws. Pet...
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Airline accident review for first six months of 2009
Disquiet arising from the operation of highly automated aircraft is adding to anxiety that airline safety may have stopped improving and, at best, has flattened out
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SIA to retrofit older 777-300s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has begun to retrofit the cabins in seven older Boeing 777-300 aircraft to bring them up to date with its most recent offerings.
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Taiwan hopes for Strait gains
Chinese and Taiwanese carriers are hoping for major benefits from the further loosening in restrictions on flights between the two, under which the first scheduled non-stop flights will begin.
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BA seeks to reinvent itself
Facing a structural shift in its business, British Airways is increasing its liquidity to ride out the economic storm by embarking on a move to raise £600 million ($987 million)in cash while continuing to press for labour support for cost savings.
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EASA orders A310 checks after in-flight wing-fence losses
European safety regulators have ordered Airbus A310 operators to check the type after at least three carriers suffered in-flight loss of wing fences.
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China Airlines And Mandarin confirm cross-straits routes
Taiwan's China Airlines and its subsidiary Mandarin Airlines have confirmed the Chinese cities they will serve once scheduled cross-straits flights start.
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Tiger to increase services to Sydney from October
The Australian subsidiary of Singapore's Tiger Airways plans to increase its flights to Sydney from Melbourne and Adelaide after adding another aircraft...