News from FlightGlobal – Page 705
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NewsUS government tentatively approves Delta-Aeromexico JV
US regulators have tentatively approved a controversial joint venture between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, on the condition that the two SkyTeam carriers divest 30 slot pairs at Mexico City and New York John F Kennedy airports.
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IAG fleet rejig holds onto 747s but speeds A340 phase-out
IAG will have four additional Boeing 747-400s in service, but four fewer Airbus A340s, during 2020 than it had projected last year.
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BA higher-density seating plan includes 10-abreast 777s
British Airways is to increase the seating density on its London Gatwick-based Boeing 777s, as well as its Airbus short-haul fleet, in order to cut unit costs on its aircraft.
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Flight Ascend sees traffic growth moderating in near-term
FlightAscend Consultancy expects global passenger growth to moderate in coming years, but does not foresee a crisis looming for the aviation industry.
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Delta dubs new premium economy cabin ‘Delta Premium’
Delta Air Lines is calling its new premium economy cabin Delta Premium, as it prepares to roll the product out on the Airbus A350-900 in 2017.
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Air France to set up separate low-cost long-haul unit
Air France-KLM has confirmed it is planning to set up a low-cost long-haul unit to operate flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle as part of its "Trust Together" efficiency initiative.
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Hard-landing An-26 approached in snowstorm: probe
Russian authorities have given further details of the circumstances surrounding the hard landing which substantially damaged a Polar Airlines Antonov An-26.
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Fed-up Emirates presses for Dubai drone detectors
Emirates is urging Dubai International’s operator to consider drone detectors after an airspace intrusion led to a third closure of the hub in the space of around four months.
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Tianjin Airlines launches 11 domestic services
Tianjin Airlines has launched 11 domestic services for the winter season, including four new services from Guiyang.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing rolls out United’s first 777-300ER
United Airlines first Boeing 777-300ER has rolled out of the paint shop in Everett, Washington, nearly 22 years after the carrier took delivery of the first 777.
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MH370 inquiry to review assumptions over disappearance
Australian investigators have convened a meeting of organisations involved in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to re-examine the assumptions on which the search has been based.
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Ryanair to open Frankfurt base
Ryanair has confirmed it is to open a new base at Frankfurt Main airport and will start four routes to leisure destinations from the German airport next summer.
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MH370 damage analysis indicates flaps not deployed
Damage analysis of two flight-control surfaces from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 indicate that the Boeing 777-200ER’s flaps were retracted at the point when the aircraft broke up.
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EasyJet pilots call off industrial action
EasyJet pilots represented by UK pilots union BALPA have called off plans for industrial action after accepting a new proposal from the budget carrier to mitigate concerns over pilot fatigue.
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Finnair crew credited with averting serious incursion
Finnish investigators are probing an incident in which the pilots of a taxiing Finnair aircraft opted not to cross a runway, despite receiving clearance, because they had sighted another aircraft on approach.
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MetroJet A321 suffered internal high-energy event: inquiry
Russian investigators have disclosed that a MetroJet Airbus A321 which crashed in Sinai a year ago had experienced high-energy damage to its fuselage skin from within.
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PICTURES: Lufthansa bids 737 farewell after near half-century
Lufthansa ended operations of the Boeing 737 on 29 October, some 48 years after it gave the short-haul twinjet its world debut.
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MAB Kargo withdraws 747 freighters in favour of A330s
Malaysia Airlines' cargo unit, MAB Kargo, has removed its Boeing 747-400 freighters from service.
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IAG feels BA and Iberia yield pressure
Discounting the inclusion of Aer Lingus, acquired in August 2015, IAG’s passenger revenues at the nine-month point are down by 2.3% at constant currency.
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UPS expects to deploy 747-8Fs in 2017 on international routes
UPS intends to take delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter at the end of 2017, and intends to initially deploy the type on international routes, say executives at the express freight and package delivery provider.