News from FlightGlobal – Page 738
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MH17: Ukraine airspace restriction did not alter airlines' behaviour
Investigators have disclosed that, in the three days before Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down, 61 carriers flew through the same sensitive region of airspace.
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NewsMH17 shot down by Buk missile warhead: inquiry
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-built surface-to-air missile, investigators have formally concluded.
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SIA launches longer-range A350-900ULR
Singapore Airlines has become the launch customer for a longer-range version of the Airbus A350-900.
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Carriers protest as EASA orders faster A320 pitot retrofit
European safety regulators have halved the compliance period for replacing pitot tubes on Airbus A320-family jets, after rejecting complaints about the shorter deadline.
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NewsNew United chief Munoz ready to ‘act’
United Airlines new chief Oscar Munoz will act soon to address some of the issues that he is hearing about from employees and customers, says the carrier’s chief revenue officer Jim Compton.
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NewsPICTURES: Frontier welcomes first A321
Denver-based Frontier Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321.
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Comac signs finance deal with China Exim Bank
Comac has signed a financing framework agreement with the China Exim Bank.
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Southwest to harmonise maintenance systems
Southwest Airlines plans to fold its maintenance systems into one to improve operational reliability.
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CityJet poised to order Superjets
Irish regional carrier CityJet is close to finalising an order for 15 Sukhoi Superjets to replace BAE Systems Avro RJ85s, sources familiar with the matter have indicated.
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Vueling to add 13 new routes from Rome in 2016
Vueling is to add nine new routes from Rome Fiumicino this winter and 13 during the summer 2016 season.
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Fastjet Zimbabwe to begin flights this month
Fastjet Zimbabwe is to start flights at the end of October, having been granted an air operator's certificate by the national civil aviation authority.
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PICTURE: Airbus delivers Finnair's first A350
Airbus has formally handed over a first A350 to the widebody twinjet type's first European operator, Finnair.
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Air Astana signs with AerCap for one A320neo, three A321neos
Air Astana has signed an agreement to lease three Airbus A321neos and one A320neo from AerCap.
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Delta plans new Munich and Rome flights
Delta Air Lines will add new nonstop service to both Munich and Rome in May 2016, bringing the number of new transatlantic routes it plans to add for the summer of 2016 to five.
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SpiceJet to launch two new Dubai services
SpiceJet will launch services from Amritsar and Kozhikode to Dubai, starting from 15 November.
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NewsVietnam Airlines' A350 makes international debut
Vietnam Airlines has begun deploying the Airbus A350-900 aircraft internationally.
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NewsLuxair Q400 comes to rest on fuselage after aborting take-off
One of Luxair's Bombardier Q400 turboprops has come to rest on its lower fuselage after aborting take-off from Saarbrucken.
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Wizz Air lifts full-year net profit forecast
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is raising its net profit forecast again, to around €190-200 million ($215-225 million).
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NewsPICTURE: Cathay takes its 70th Boeing 777
Cathay Pacific has taken delivery of its 70th Boeing 777 aircraft, making it the largest Asian operator of the widebody type.
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Delta plans Raleigh-Paris service and adds capacity to Tel Aviv
Delta Air Lines is bolstering its international network from the US East Coast next year by launching a new service from Raleigh to Paris and adding more flights between New York and Tel Aviv.