News from FlightGlobal – Page 616
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A350 operators to check flight-surface actuator performance
Airbus A350 operators are being instructed to check the performance of electro-hydrostatic actuators for the type's primary flight-control surfaces.
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United cites demand in move to end three regional routes
United Airlines will end service to three US destinations from its Chicago O'Hare hub in September, citing low demand on the routes.
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Argentina liberalises domestic fares
Argentina will remove a minimum fare rule from 15 August, paving the way for low-cost carriers to price their fares freely.
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AirAsia's Fernandes hints at possible additional Airbus orders
AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes has hinted at possible additional Airbus orders ahead of discussions at the airframer's Toulouse headquarters.
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Etihad rejig makes group chief responsible for core airline
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Aviation Group has adopted a new organisational structure comprising seven divisions: operations, commercial, MRO, human resources, finance, support services and transformation.
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Delta aims to complete 777 premium retrofits by 2019
Delta Air Lines debuts the first Boeing 777-200 with its new premium products today, as it begins to install the onboard products on its existing widebody fleet.
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PICTURES: Oman Air deploys new three-class 787-9 on London route
Oman Air has put into revenue service its latest Boeing 787-9 – the first configured with a three-class interior.
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NewsANSWERS: Concorde 50th anniversary quiz
Here are the questions and answers (at the bottom) to our Concorde 50th anniversary quiz on Twitter @FlightGlobal
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PICTURES: WestJet 737 Max 8 in new livery
Photographs have surfaced of a WestJet Boeing 737 Max 8 in the airline's new livery, giving an initial look at a paint scheme that the Calgary-based airline rolled out in May.
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US FAA orders PW1100G checks for fan-hub damage
US safety regulators are ordering inspections of the fan hub on Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, to check for defects or cracks.
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Cabin pressurisation fault resulted in Lion Air 737 diversion
Indonesia’s safety investigators are probing a pressurisation system problem onboard a Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER that resulted in the aircraft having to make a diversion during a routine domestic flight.
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Seoul to hold hearing to decide on future of Jin Air licence
South Korea’s transport ministry will wait on the outcome of a formal hearing before deciding if it will cancel Jin Air’s business license, after a former board member was found to hold foreign citizenship.
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PICTURE: Nepal starts introducing leased A330s
Nepal Airlines is introducing its first long-haul types, with a pair of leased Airbus A330-200s.
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Qatar Farnborough line-up features A350-1000 and 747-8F
Qatar Airways is intending to have a strong presence at next month's Farnborough air show, with a five-jet line-up including the A350-1000 and a Boeing 747-8 freighter.
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IAG to create Level-branded new carrier with ex-Air Berlin A321s
IAG is to establish a new Austrian-based low-cost carrier under its Level brand this summer, using four Airbus A321 narrowbodies sourced from now-defunct Air Berlin.
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Yangon runway conflict followed forgotten A320 clearance
Investigators in Myanmar have disclosed that they were not informed about an air traffic control mix-up, which led to a serious landing incident at Yangon, until nearly two weeks after it occurred.
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HNA-controlled company ups stake in Tianjin Airlines
A company controlled by the HNA group has agreed to buy an 8.55% stake in Tianjin Airlines.
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Delta sees no demand impact from Trump tariffs: Bastian
Delta Air Lines has yet to see any impact from the pending tariffs on certain Chinese imports to the USA, says chief executive Ed Bastian.
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Delta to connect Atlanta or New York to Mumbai
Delta Air Lines will connect either its Atlanta or New York John F Kennedy hubs to Mumbai in 2019, says chief executive Ed Bastian.
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Delta in talks with Boeing to launch NMA: Bastian
Delta Air Lines and Boeing have discussed the possibility of the carrier launching the proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), as Delta seeks a replacement for more than 100 ageing mid-market aircraft.