News from FlightGlobal – Page 753
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AerCap facing greatest fleet exposure to Monarch collapse
Monarch Airlines’ entry into administration has AerCap and 14 other lessors likely seeking new homes for aircraft.
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NewsSouthwest bids farewell to 737 Classics
Southwest Airlines will operate its remaining Boeing 737 Classics on their last flights today, as it prepares to deploy the 737 Max on revenue service on 1 October.
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NewsPICTURE: American takes delivery of first 737 Max
American Airlines has taken delivery of its first 737 Max 8, ahead of plans to debut the type in November.
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Alcohol cited by probe into Shaheen 737 landing accident
Pakistani investigators believe consumption of alcohol prior to flight affected the judgement of a Shaheen Air Boeing 737's captain, prior to the jet's suffering loss of both main landing-gear after touchdown at Lahore.
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Ryanair signals compliance in face of CAA pressure
Ryanair appears to be adopting a non-combative stance after the UK Civil Aviation Authority threatened legal action to ensure compliance with passenger rights legislation.
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Taxiing Rouge 767 spills 500kg of fuel
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a taxiing Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767-300ER lost around 500kg of fuel during a spillage incident while taxiing at Toronto.
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AirAsia firms up Inmarsat in-flight broadband deal
AirAsia Group has firmed up a deal with Inmarsat first agreed in April to provide broadband access on its Airbus A320s and A330s through the GX Aviation service.
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NewsWestJet brands new ULCC subsidiary Swoop
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet will call its planned ultra-low-cost offshoot Swoop, and it will base the unit in Calgary, WestJet announces on 27 September
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Ryanair cancels 18,000 winter flights
Ryanair will this winter operate 25 fewer aircraft than the 400 it previously planned to, and has cancelled some 18,000 flights across the season, suspending 34 routes, as it seeks to avoid further disruption arising from lack of available pilots.
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DFW an 'early beneficiary' of Amazon Prime Air
Management at Dallas/Fort Worth sees the airport as one of the "early beneficiaries" of the creation of Amazon Prime Air, air freight having "skyrocketed" there.
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Malaysia Airlines signs LOI with AerCap for six A330-200s
Malaysia Airlines has signed a letter of intent with AerCap to lease six Airbus A330-200 aircraft that were formerly in service with Air Berlin.
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NewsPICTURE: KLM receives its last 777-300ER
KLM has taken delivery of its 29th and final Boeing 777 under existing orders, with the -300ER-model aircraft having been accepted by chief executive Pieter Elbers at the manufacturer's Everett plant in Washington on 26 September.
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US government recommends 220% import tariff on CSeries
Boeing says the US Department of Commerce has recommended that a tariff of about 220% be slapped on imports of Bombardier CSeries aircraft.
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Russian government steps in to assist VIM-Avia passengers
Russian authorities are prioritising measures to transport of VIM-Avia passengers in the wake of the financial crisis engulfing the leisure operator.
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ROUTES: Nordica to add summer flights to Constanta and Ohrid
Estonian carrier Nordica has disclosed it will begin summer flights from Tallinn to the Romanian Black Sea resort Constanta and Macedonian city Ohrid next year.
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Lion Air Group moves all 737 Max jet to Indonesian unit
Malindo Air will transfer its Boeing 737 Max aircraft to Indonesia's Lion Air after four months of service.
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Embraer targets CRJ700 operators with new E175-SC
Embraer has shifted its US focus towards sales of a new 70-seat version of its E175, a move executives say comes as regional airlines look to replace older 70-seaters like Bombardier CRJ700s.
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Qatar Airways outlines cargo ambitions
Qatar Airways aims to be the world's top international cargo airline, declared chief executive Akbar Al Baker after taking delivery of the airline's first Boeing 747-8 Freighter.
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Qatar orders two 747-8Fs, boosts 777 orderbook
Qatar Airways has ordered two Boeing 747-8 Freighters, and added another four 777-300ERs to its orderbook.
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JetBlue defends Bombardier in spat with Boeing
New York's JetBlue Airways has rallied behind Bombardier in the Canadian airframer's trade dispute with Boeing, as the airline continues to evaluate the CSeries for its fleet.