News from FlightGlobal – Page 745
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American plans eight new Latin America routes
American Airlines will add eight new routes to the Caribbean and Latin America beginning in September, bolstering its already leading presence to the region.
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NewsBA details initial routes and cabin layout for 787-9
Oneworld carrier British Airways has identified the Indian capital Delhi as the first destination for its new Boeing 787-9 fleet.
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NewsIAG and Vueling chiefs recognised at Airline Strategy Awards
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh and Vueling boss Alex Cruz took the took honours at last night's Airline Strategy Awards organised by Airline Business magazine in partnership with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
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NewsRyanair accepts IAG offer for Aer Lingus stake
Ryanair has voted to accept IAG's offer for its 29.8% stake in Aer Lingus, clearing another of the hurdles in the British Airways parent's move to acquire the Irish national carrier.
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NewsChina Eastern agrees to take 50 more 737s
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to acquire 50 new Boeing 737s in a deal worth $4.5 billion at catalogue prices.
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Hawaiian to lease an additional A330-200
Hawaiian Airlines has signed a deal to lease one additional Airbus A330-200 for six years beginning in summer of 2016, the Honolulu-based carrier confirms to Flightglobal.
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NewsQantas to return two CIT A330s by end-2015 for MRTT conversion
Qantas Airways will return two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to CIT Aerospace by the end of the year, pending their conversion to multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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CAAC punishes Okay Airways for overworking pilots
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has slapped Okay Airways with a fine and suspended the airline’s application for the introduction of new aircraft, as it finds the airline's flight crew to have been overworked.
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NewsUN urges release of all Hammarskjold DC-6 crash data
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon is to urge the release of all pertinent information in a bid to establish the circumstances of the Douglas DC-6 crash which killed former UN chief Dag Hammarskjold.
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NewsVietnam Airlines nears 777X order
Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for eight Boeing 777-8X and eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft.
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NewsAir Lease orders another A330 as Paris lifts Airbus backlog
US lessor Air Lease has ordered another Airbus A330-200, taking its commitment to the type to 10 aircraft.
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NewsPICTURE: Scoot unveils special independence livery
Scoot has unveiled a special livery to mark Singapore’s 50th year of independence.
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KLM begins Air Malta codeshare
SkyTeam carrier KLM has begun codesharing with Air Malta on the latter's flights to Amsterdam.
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NewsTransAsia probe indicates crew should have aborted take-off
Pilots of an ill-fated TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 should have aborted its departure from Taipei Songshan airport after noting that a power-control system had not armed, investigators have indicated.
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China United Airlines launches new domestic services
China United Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, launched new domestic services on 1 July.
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Lufthansa set to divest Luxair stake
Lufthansa Group is planning to sell its 13% shareholding in Luxembourg’s flag carrier Luxair.
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NewsUS govt pushes review of Gulf subsidy claims to August
The US government will wait until late August at the earliest to deliberate on allegations by three US mainline carriers that their Gulf rivals received $42 billion in state subsidies.
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NewsUS investigating airlines for possible capacity collusion
The US Department of Justice is investigating the possibility of collusion between US airlines on domestic capacity growth.
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CityJet launches London-Cork link
Irish regional carrier CityJet will open a route from London City airport to Cork.
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EasyJet would operate from expanded Heathrow
EasyJet has welcomed the UK Airports Commission’s recommendation to build a third runway at London Heathrow and plans to open a base if the west London airport is expanded.