News from FlightGlobal – Page 1548

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    Canadian investigators to analyse crashed 737 data

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    No sign of cockpit voice recorder as Kenya Airways reiterates commitment to safety

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    Luxair Dash 8 Q400 takes off from Toronto

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    The first Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 for Luxair left Toronto's Pearson International airport on its delivery flight on 30 May, sporting the airline's new colour...

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    Atlant-Soyuz adds Il-96-400Ts

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Atlant-Soyuz has agreed a deal with lessor Ilyushin Finance to take four more Ilyushin Il-96-400T freighters, to add to the pair of aircraft to which it...

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    Jeppesen RNP systems under test

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Required navigation performance procedures designed by Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen for operations at Linzhi airport in the mountainous region of Tibet were...

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    Aeroflot courts JAT

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Serbia's newly elected government expects by the end of this month to kick off the process of privatising state-owned national carrier JAT Airways. Serbian...

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    African open skies moves closer

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Agreement among airline chiefs clears way for civil aviation commission to oversee liberalised regime

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    Rex receives Saab 340B+

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Australian regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has received its first Saab 340B+. It already operates a fleet of 31 Saab 340A/Bs, and the latest aircraft...

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    US Airways to issue RFP

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    ATR and Bombardier will each soon receive requests for proposals to renew US Airways Express operator Piedmont Airlines' fleet. During last week's Regional...

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    Oman Air in it for the long haul

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Omani flag carrier Oman Air is hoping to launch long-haul services before the end of this year using three leased long-haul aircraft, comprising two Boeing...

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    FlyWhoosh debuts in Dundee

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    UK start-up FlyWhoosh has begun offering services from Dundee in Scotland to Birmingham and Belfast using an ATR 42 operated by Poland's White Eagle Aviation....

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    Avianca A330s to bridge gap before 787 delivery

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Surprise addition to narrowbody order to support regional and long-haul ambitions

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    Alteon aims to exploit airlines' extra capacity

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Training Stephen Trimble / Seattle Boeing subsidiary Alteon has adopted a new business plan focused on profiting from the surplus of training simulators...

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    China Southern cadets to pay for their training

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    China Southern Airlines has started charging its cadets for pilot training. The Guangzhou-based airline says it has recruited 100 male students from across...

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    AFS seeks QuietEagle customer

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Demonstrations of a Chapter 4 hushkitted Boeing MD-80 have been completed at Denmark's Copenhagen airport, writes Graham Warwick. The Pratt & Whitney...

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    Ryanair warns on carbon dioxide 'hysteria'

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Ryanair hit out at the negative publicity surrounding aviation's contribution to carbon dioxide emissions as the Irish low-cost carrier firmed options to...

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    Mixed mode hope for Heathrow

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    The world's most congested two-runway airport shelves proposals for time-based separation procedures

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    Headlines briefing 5 June 2007

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

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    Bombardier to end CRJ sales once NextGen assembly ramps up

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Bombardier will cease offering its current-model CRJs once the assembly line for production of its new generation series of regional jets, dubbed "CRJ NextGen"...

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    Airbus reassures suppliers

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Airbus is moving to reassure suppliers of their long-term future as partners of the manufacturer as it pushes ahead with its radical Power8 restructuring...

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    R-R reveals clean open rotor design

    2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Engine may power next generation of narrowbody aircraft