News from FlightGlobal – Page 727
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Delta a 'prime launch candidate' for new Boeing model
Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian says the airline would be a "prime launch candidate" for Boeing's proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA).
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SAA pledges action to 'break loss-making cycle'
South African Airways intends to take "urgent steps" to break its "loss-making cycle" after the country’s auditor general, Kimi Makwetu, released figures showing that the airline incurred a R5.56 billion ($470 million) net loss last year.
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China Southern pits against China Eastern with Yunnan base
China Southern Airlines has set up a branch office in Yunnan province in a bid to strengthen its network in the country’s southwest region.
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Taiwan's Starlux Airlines in talks for up to 24 aircraft
Taiwanese start-up carrier Starlux Airlines is in discussions to lease up to 24 aircraft, with a target to firm the deals within the year.
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Q400 crash: Extraordinary exchange reveals runway mix-up
Extraordinary air traffic control communications with a US-Bangla Bombardier Q400 shortly before it crashed at Kathmandu reveal confusion over the runway to which the aircraft had been cleared.
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Boeing NMA timeline questions keep fleet plans in flux
Questions continue to swirl on the feasibility of the timeline put forward by Boeing for its proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), with some questioning whether the aircraft will be ready by 2025.
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Thunderstorms in vicinity at time of US-Bangla Q400 crash
Meteorological data for Kathmandu indicates the presence of thunderstorm activity in the vicinity around the time of a Bombardier Q400 crash.
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Hainan Airlines to take over HNA stakes in seven businesses
Hainan Airlines will take over the HNA Group’s stakes in two domestic airlines, MRO providers SR Technics and HNA Aviation Technology, and three other businesses as part of the distressed group’s ongoing asset re-organisation.
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Turkish commits to 60 widebodies after inking A350 and 787 deals
Turkish Airlines has struck deals covering orders for 25 Airbus A350-900s and another 25 Boeing 787-9s, paving the way for deliveries to begin next year.
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India to require 1,750 new aircraft over next 20 years: Airbus
Airbus is forecasting that India will need 1,750 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2038 to keep pace with growth in demand.
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Minor investor to pump up to CNY450m into Urumqi Airlines
Urumqi Urban Construction and Investment has signed a framework agreement with Hainan Airlines to inject additional equity into Urumqi Airlines.
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Asiana conversion erases last A350-800 order
Airbus has eliminated the A350-800 order backlog after the final customer, Korean carrier Asiana Airlines, migrated its agreement for eight of the twinjets.
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US and Brazil airline JVs to progress with senate approval
US and Brazilian carriers are eager to move ahead with joint venture plans, following the approval of the US-Brazil open-skies deal by the Brazil senate on 7 March.
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Sims succeeds Saretsky as chief of WestJet
Former WestJet executive vice-president of commercial Ed Sims has succeeded Gregg Saretsky as president and chief executive of the Calgary-based airline, effective immediately.
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Singapore defends move to raise charges at Changi
Singapore’s transport ministry has defended Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) move to raise aeronautical charges for its expansion, explaining that the Changi East project is “akin to constructing a second airport”.
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Vistara set to place new aircraft orders this year
Vistara will place orders for new narrowbody and widebody aircraft by the end of 2018 as it plots a new aggressive growth phase.
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Czech carrier banned after treacherous L-410 landing
UK investigators have determined that the crew of a Let L-410 opted to land at the Isle of Man in a crosswind double the maximum demonstrated certification level.
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Virgin Atlantic unbundles economy fares
Virgin Atlantic will offer three categories of economy ticket as it embraces the trend of unbundling fares in a competitive transatlantic long-haul environment.
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Virgin cancels long-dormant A380 order
Virgin Atlantic has finally cancelled its order for six Airbus A380s, the airframer's latest backlog data shows.
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EU will aim to avoid 'absurd' flight disruption after Brexit
The European Union will seek to avoid the "particularly absurd" prospect of flights between the continental bloc and the UK being disrupted as a result of Brexit, European Council president Donald Tusk says.