News from FlightGlobal – Page 1307
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Southwest plans Row 44 in-flight Internet trial by end-year
Southwest Airlines will roll out a Row 44 Ku band-based connectivity trial on one Boeing 737-700 by the end of the year.
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NewsSeveral expressions of interest for parts of Alitalia: Administrator
Alitalia administrator Augusto Fantozzi has received "several" expressions of interest for the purchase of part or parts of Alitalia and a number of its...
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UAL refinances aircraft, sells assets to raise $275 million
United Airlines parent UAL Corp re-financed aircraft deals and agreed to sell "certain assets" to bolster its cash position with $275 million by year-end. The...
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Sun Country pilots to discuss wage deferral plan
Sun Country Airlines' pilots union will meet Thursday to discuss its response to management's wage deferral plan. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA),...
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Walsh condemns opposition plan to ditch Heathrow runway
British Airways chief Willie Walsh has condemned proposals by the UK Government opposition to abandon plans for a third London Heathrow runway, in favour...
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Gulf Air sets sights on major Bahrain maintenance facility
Gulf Air has signed a deal with the Bahrain Real Estate Company (Edamah) to build a new hangar at its Bahrain international airport base as it considers...
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Italy's Air Bee to stay grounded for three more weeks
Grounded Italian carrier Air Bee has extended the suspension of its operations for a further three weeks until 23 October. The Brescia-based carrier,...
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Chicago picks consortium for Midway airport lease
Chicago named the winning bidders for the Midway Airport lease and redevelopment.
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GAO backs airlines fighting FAA slot auction plan
US airlines fighting a redistribution plan for airport landing slots have scored a legal victory against the FAA.
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Arik Air confirms to take three A340-500s
Airbus has confirmed Nigerian carrier Arik Air is to take three Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered Airbus A340-500s, originally destined for Indian carrier Kingfisher...
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Flyglobespan chief rebuffs failure speculation
Flyglobespan chairman Tom Dalrymple has rebuffed suggestion that the Scottish carrier could be the next carrier to fail, insisting it has robust financial...
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Jet Republic aims to dominate Europe's luxury fractional ownership market
A new fractional ownership and charter player has entered the European business aircraft arena in a bid to carve a significant share of the region's corporate...
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A pay cut by any other name
Never the shrinking violet, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has come up with another dictatorial wheeze for cutting costs. He's having to park some...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
AIR INDIA India's government is looking into a proposal to provide a Rp10 billion ($219 million) cash injection for loss-making Air India, which is...
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NewsGulf Air sets sights on major Bahrain maintenance facility
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has signed a deal with the Bahrain Real Estate Company (Edamah) to build a new hangar at Bahrain International Airport as...
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Controller experience under scrutiny in CRJ/Cessna near-miss
Questions are arising over the experience levels of air traffic controllers on duty at Lehigh Valley International airport in Pennsylvania on 19 September...
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Ryanair pilots set for some unpaid winter leave
Ryanair will make unpaid leave this winter compulsory for its pilots if insufficient of them volunteer to take it, confirms the airline's chief executive...