News from FlightGlobal – Page 646
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Crashed ATR hit trees less than 500m from runway
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a West Wind Aviation ATR 42-300 struck trees just 1,400ft (430m) off the end of its departure runway during an ill-fated flight in Saskatchewan.
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Turkish signs tentative deal for 25 A350-900s
Turkish Airlines has disclosed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus that covers 25 A350-900s.
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Unionised Ryanair will be 'markedly different': HSBC
Ryanair's decision to enter talks on recognising unions for both pilots and cabin crew, disclosed last month, will create a "markedly different" company, HSBC has predicted in an analyst note.
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PICTURE: Air Astana receives first A321neo
Air Astana has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, registered P4-KDC.
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Equity restructuring aimed at attracting investor: PAL
PAL Holdings has reiterated that its ongoing equity restructuring will allow it to attract a new strategic investor.
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LATAM invests in hangar at Sao Paulo
LATAM Airlines Group has signed an agreement with financing and asset management company RB Capital to build a maintenance hangar at Sao Paulo Guarulhos airport.
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FlightGlobal data indicates over 700 Airbus deliveries last year
Airbus appears to have exceeded its original delivery target of 700 aircraft for 2017, according to data from FlightGlobal's Ascend consultancy.
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China United, MIAT, Air Algerie barred from more China flights
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has barred China United Airlines, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Air Algerie, and Ariana Afghan Airlines from adding more scheduled services, charters, and making new route applications into China until the end of March.
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Southwest to pay $15 million to settle collusion lawsuit
Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the largest four US carriers colluded on capacity plans.
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El Al to reconfigure European 737s by 2019
Israeli flag-carrier El Al aims to complete a reconfiguration of its Boeing 737-800 fleet in 2019 as part of its rethink of European services.
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El Al to open new US route
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to open its own nonstop services to San Francisco before the end of this year.
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Southwest converts options for 40 more 737 Max 8s
Southwest Airlines has exercised options for 40 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and deferred the majority of its 737 Max 7 orders to 2023 and beyond.
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Aeroflot poised to compete with S7 on Italian links
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has indicated plans to open new services to Italy, with operations to Naples and Verona.
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PICTURES: VietJet converts 42 A320neo orders to A321neos
VietJet has converted its entire orderbook for the A320neo to the larger A321neo.
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HK Express targets 14% passenger jump in 2018
HK Express carried 3.79 million passengers in 2017, up 30% increase from the year before, and is targeting to carry 4.35 million passengers this year.
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IAG to acquire Niki for €20 million
IAG is to acquire the assets of Austrian leisure carrier Niki for €20 million ($24 million) and provide liquidity of up to €16.5 million.
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EVA 777 followed wrong taxi line before pole strike
Canadian investigators have disclosed that an EVA Air Boeing 777-300ER crew followed an incorrect taxiway line before striking a pair of light poles.
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CALC signs with Airbus for 50 A320neos
China Aircraft Leasing (CALC) has signed with Airbus for 50 A320neos in a deal worth $5.42 billion at list prices.
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Indigo firms up 430 A320neo family aircraft order
Private equity firm Indigo Partners has finalised an order for 430 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, which will be operated by four low-cost carriers affiliated with Indigo.
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First Qatar A350-1000 delivery slips to 2018
Airbus will not hand over the first A350-1000 until 2018, after the airframer agreed a revised delivery schedule with launch customer Qatar Airways.