News from FlightGlobal – Page 1412
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SAS asks authorities to randomly weigh 20,000 passengers over safety concerns
Scandinavian Airlines' request for an official re-weighing of 20,000 randomly chosen passengers on safety grounds is to be taken up by civil aviation authorities...
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Superjet 100 break-even set at 180 sales
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is forecasting that the break-even point for the Superjet 100 (SSJ) regional jet programme will be reached in 2012 on the back of 180...
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This Week briefings
ILFC COMMITS TO NEW A350 MODELS RENEGOTIATIONS International Lease Finance has renegotiated its Airbus A350 order, replacing its original deal for...
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ATR studies new larger turboprop family
The development of a new-generation turboprop engine is central to ATR's plans for a larger family of aircraft that could enter service from the middle of...
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Emirates still not happy with 747-8I performance
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says that the performance of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental "is not there yet" for the airline to sign up for the...
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Emirates' big twinjet order may not be ready in time for Dubai air show
Emirates has warned that there is no guarantee that negotiations with Airbus and Boeing over a major widebody order will be finalised in time for a widely...
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Air Caraibes mulls over order for four A350 XWBs
Air Caraibes wants Airbus to offer a 10-abreast configuration on its A350 XWB, as it seeks to place a four-aircraft order by mid-2008. Air Caraibes...
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Boeing and Airbus under pressure from Air France to develop narrowbodies as it looks to place order for 80 aircraft
Air France-KLM is pressing Airbus and Boeing to firm up plans to develop successors to the A320 and 737, as it seeks to place an initial order for up to...
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Reshuffle and engineer shortage fail to dent Boeing confidence on 747-8
Boeing remains confident that the 747-8 Intercontinental programme will reach the...
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FAA: Mission mostly accomplished on key runway incursion preventatives
Sixty days after launching its "Runway Safety Call to Action", the US Federal Aviation Administration says "significant"...
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Pittsburgh's parable
David Field Washington Pittsburgh Airport has learned the hard way that hub status, as desirable as it is, does not always last forever as US Airways...
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SIA puts first A380 into commercial service
The Airbus A380 had a trouble-free debut last week, with Singapore Airlines completing the first commercial services of the ultra-large aircraft between...