News from FlightGlobal – Page 617
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Sun Country grows seasonal service in Portland
Sun Country Airlines will grow service from Portland in Oregon, with seasonal service to five cities beginning November.
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Hainan to sell remaining Azul stake
Hainan Airlines will sell its remaining interest in Azul, as its parent HNA Group continues to divest some of the myriad of global investments it made in recent years.
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S7 receives first A321neo
Russia's S7 Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, one of four being leased this year from US firm Air Lease Corporation.
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Criminal probe of An-148 crash scrutinises crew training
Russian criminal investigators are probing the qualifications of the crew involved in the fatal Saratov Airlines Antonov An-148 crash in Moscow, in order to establish whether the pilots had been properly trained.
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PICTURE: Iberia receives IAG's first A350
Spanish flag-carrier Iberia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, which also marks the first of the type for parent company IAG.
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Refuelling crew foxed before SIA 777 turnback
Investigators have described as fortunate a refuelling error involving a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200ER because the aircraft, unknown to the crew, departed with a large surplus of fuel rather than a deficiency.
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Jet Airways takes 737 Max orderbook to 205
Jet Airways' latest order for 75 additional Boeing 737 Max aircraft takes its total backlog for the re-engined jets to 205 units.
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Vietnam's Bamboo commits to 20 787-9s
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways has committed to an order for 20 Boeing 787-9s, and plans to deploy the aircraft on international routes to Europe and the USA.
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Aeroflot shareholders approve MC-21 acquisition
Aeroflot shareholders have approved the Russian flag-carrier's plans to lease 50 Irkut MC-21-300s.
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Jet Airways agrees to take 75 more 737 Max aircraft
India's Jet Airways has disclosed that it is purchasing 75 additional Boeing 737 Max jets.
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Iraqi Airways presses for chance to lift 'unfair' blacklisting
Iraqi Airways is dismayed at the continuing European blacklisting of its operation, but is hoping that restrictions will start being lifted before the end of this year.
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Protracted checks keep NCA 747 fleet out of action
Japanese freight operator Nippon Cargo Airlines expects its services to remain suspended for at least another week, to allow more time for maintenance record checks.
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Aegean firms A320neo order
Aegean Airlines has firmed up an order for 30 Airbus A320neo-family jets.
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Investigators detail Azur 757 upset during Antalya approach
Russian investigators have disclosed that an Azur Air Boeing 757-200 experienced an in-flight upset with excessive pitch and roll while attempting to land at Antalya.
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UK outlines plan to nurture domestic links from Heathrow
The UK government has signalled its readiness to reserve slots at an expanded London Heathrow airport in order to establish new public service obligation (PSO) subsides for domestic routes.
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Air NZ ATR 72-500 in engine 'back firing' incident
An Air New Zealand ATR 72-500 had to return to Napier airport following an engine incident on 22 June.
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Bombardier to display CRJ900 with Atmosphere cabin at Farnborough
Bombardier will showcase its new Atmosphere cabin on a CRJ900 painted in Delta Air Lines' colours at the Farnborough air show next month.
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Virgin Atlantic names chief executive's successor
Virgin Atlantic chief commercial officer Shai Weiss will take the helm at the UK carrier after Craig Kreeger retires at year-end.
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UK seeks negotiator to handle Brexit aviation talks
The UK government is recruiting a negotiator to handle EU talks aimed at finalising the post-Brexit aviation regulatory regime.
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Norwegian to launch Canadian flights in October
Norwegian will enter the Canadian market later this year with flights to the French Caribbean, and in March 2019 will add a new daily service between Hamilton and Irish capital Dublin.