News from FlightGlobal – Page 1308
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Strike action leads JAL to cancel over 100 flights
Japan Airlines (JAL) on 1 October is cancelling about a quarter of its flights because of a union strike. The Oneworld carrier says in a statement...
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Eclipse eclipsed
European approval of its very light jet in October will brighten its prospects, but despite all its best efforts and a sanguine outlook, the troubled US airframer may need more help to survive
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Business Briefings
GREEN TAXES 'SHOULD FAVOUR TURBOPROPS' EMISSIONS VLM Airlines chief executive Johan Vanneste is calling for the green credentials...
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Flybe will be the first UK airline to train pilots to the MPL
Europe's largest regional airline, UK-based Flybe ,...
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FedEx to begin HUD EFVS installations this month
FedEx Express is ready to begin installing on its Boeing MD-10s a newly certified head-up display (HUD) and infra-red vision system which will become standard...
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AeroMobile, OnAir team up to fight US "Hang-Up Act"
Rivals AeroMobile and OnAir have teamed up to fight US legislation that is intended to outlaw the in-flight use of mobile phones for voice communications.
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Hazy ponders tactics as Fed hands AIG breathing space
Hazy ponders tactics as Fed hands AIG breathing space
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Cargo conversion sales continue to struggle despite improvement in feedstock
With passenger carriers rapidly pulling back capacity and in several cases shutting down entirely, the pool of available aircraft for freighter conversions...
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Aeroflot-Nord pulls 737 over instrument familiarity concerns
Russian carrier Aeroflot-Nord has temporarily suspended operations with a Boeing 737-300 because its instrument panel includes indicators similar to those...
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Boeing to sell ANA nine 767-300ERs in response to 787 delays
(Changes details of delivery schedule in seventh sentence to read per year) All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for the Boeing 787 programme,...
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EADS announces new A400M first flight delay
EADS has confirmed the A400M first flight is postponed beyond the end of this year, but the impact on the delivery schedule remains unclear.
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Asian earnings review: Cathay falls into red
Cathay Pacific surprised the markets with its first-half loss as high fuel prices and falling demand took their toll Asia-Pacific airline earnings...
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Qantas reveals connectivity plans for A380s, A330s and 767s
A clearer picture of what in-flight connectivity services will be offered to Qantas passengers emerged this week with the revelation that the carrier's Airbus...
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Boeing strike to delay Air Canada's 777 deliveries
Star Alliance member Air Canada expects to take its final batch of 777s later than originally scheduled due to the current strike at Boeing, but says it...
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ExelTech eyes more customers for E-Jet heavy maintenance
After securing Republic Airways Holdings as the launch customers for its Embraer E-170/190 heavy maintenance Canadian MRO ExelTech Aerospace is seeking to...
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Qantas pushes Boeing on 787-10 stretch
Qantas is pressing Boeing to commit to developing the proposed 787-10 "double stretch", as the airline evaluates its long-term widebody needs. Speaking...
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Conte ponders divergent MRO strategies in BA link-up
Iberia chairman and CEO Fernando Conte sees the differing MRO strategies of his own airline and British Airways (BA) as a significant issue to be addressed...
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European tour operators and smaller leisure carriers battle for seats
The euphoria of last year's consolidation of the European charter market with the Thomas Cook/MyTravel, TUI/First Choice and Air Berlin/LTU link-ups has...