News from FlightGlobal – Page 684
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European ownership safeguarded under new UK-US open skies
UK based airlines will be able to remain owned by UK, EU and European Economic Area (EEA) shareholders rather than by UK nationals alone after Brexit, under the terms of the new air services agreement struck with the USA.
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Southwest ‘close’ to ETOPS certification
Southwest Airlines says it is “close” to attaining extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) certification for planned Hawaii service, even though it remains to be seen if the airline will be able to sell flights by year-end with weeks to go before 2018 wraps.
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PICTURES: Poland's Enter Air receives first 737 Max
Polish carrier Enter Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max, one of six ordered by the airline.
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Ethiopian selected to create new Ghanaian carrier
Ethiopian Airlines has sealed an agreement with the Ghanaian government to develop a new national carrier for the country.
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Singapore rebuts Malaysia's objection to ILS at Seletar airport
Singapore has responded to Malaysia’s objection to the implementation of instrument landing system (ILS) procedures at Seletar airport, as well as the latter’s plan to take back delegated airspace in south Johor.
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Airbus begins building new A220 assembly facilities in Mirabel
Airbus confirms it has kicked off construction of two new buildings in Mirabel that will enable the company to boost production of A220s.
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NAC firms up E190 order
Nordic Aviation Capital has converted three tentative commitments for Embraer 190s to firm orders.
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PICTURE: A321neo joins British Airways network
British Airways’ first Airbus A321neo is now plying its European network, following delivery last month.
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PICTURE: Fuzhou Airlines takes its first 737 Max 8
Fuzhou Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8, bringing it to a fleet of 17 aircraft.
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Malaysia wants to reclaim airspace delegated to Singapore
Malaysia’s transport minister has reportedly said that the country plans to take back airspace over south Johor that it has delegated to Singapore.
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LATAM to suspend three routes amid weaker demand
LATAM Airlines Group will suspend service between Fortaleza and Orlando, and end flights on two Latin American routes to Tucuman in Argentina after operating all of them for less than a year.
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Alaska maps out airport expansion at West Coast bases
Alaska Airlines has plans in place for larger facilities at its four major bases along the US West Coast.
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Heathrow details carbon offset plan for new runway
Heathrow has unveiled a number of initiatives which it believes will allow it to build a third runway in a carbon neutral manner.
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Georgia's Myway strips back scheduled flights over winter
Myway Airlines is suspending all scheduled services with the exception of flights to Tel Aviv this winter as the Georgian carrier deals with a number of number of issues including renewed tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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Lufthansa announces death of veteran Mayrhuber
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has announced the death of its former chief executive, Wolfgang Mayrhuber.
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UK and Canada conclude post-Brexit open skies agreement
The UK has concluded a new air services agreement with Canada to allow for uninterrupted services between the two countries after Brexit.
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Garuda optimistic on London service resumption
Garuda Indonesia's planned resumption of its Jakarta-London Heathrow service is part of the airline’s commitment to strengthen its international network, and to tap growing tourism from the UK.
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PICTURES: Xiamen Max marks Boeing's 2,000th jet to China
Boeing has delivered its 2,000th aircraft to China, a 737 Max 8 for Xiamen Airlines.
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PICTURE: Cayman Airways debuts 737 Max in the Caribbean
Cayman Airways has become the first airline in the Caribbean to receive a Boeing 737 Max, following the delivery of one of four aircraft this week it is taking via Air Lease.
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Airbus to fit 29 mini-suites in US carrier's A330neos
Airbus has sought authorisation to install ‘mini-suite’ seats on A330-900s to be delivered to a US operator, as part of a 281-seat configuration.