News from FlightGlobal – Page 774
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Alaska dismisses suggestion of all-Airbus fleet
Alaska Air Group is likely chose the Boeing 737s over Airbus A320 family narrowbodies should it transition back to a single-type fleet, says chief financial officer Brandon Pedersen.
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Nigerian authority under pressure after Med-View ban
Nigeria's civil aviation regulator has been warned by European safety authorities that its oversight of air carriers appears inadequate, and needs to improve.
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TAP A330neo deliveries at least a year away: Pinto
TAP Portugal is expecting delivery of the Airbus A330neo at the end of the first half of 2018, but indicates it could slip to the third quarter.
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Philippine Airlines to suspend Abu Dhabi services
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will suspend its thrice-weekly Manila-Abu Dhabi services from 8 July onwards.
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Malaysia Airlines scraps premium economy on A350s
Malaysia Airlines will not fit premium economy seats to its incoming fleet of Airbus A350-900s, but maintain a small first class cabin.
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EBACE: Embraer wins EASA approval for Phenom 100EV engine
Embraer is poised to deliver the Phenom 100EV to the European market, with regional certification approval of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s upgraded engine received on the eve of EBACE.
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Taxiing Aeromexico 737 tips truck in Los Angeles
One of Aeromexico's Boeing 737-800s apparently sustained wing leading-edge damage after colliding with a ground vehicle at Los Angeles airport.
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Malindo operates world's first 737 Max flight
Malaysian carrier Malindo Air flew the world's first Boeing 737 Max 8 commercial flight on 22 May, operating the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore route as flight OD803.
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Cathay to cull 600 jobs in restructure
Cathay Pacific will cut around 600 jobs from its head office and restructure its cargo division under its transformation programme aimed at returning to profitability.
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SaudiGulf to negotiate Boeing long-haul jet order
Middle Eastern carrier SaudiGulf Airlines is to enter talks with Boeing to acquire up to 16 long-haul aircraft.
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EASA to demand go-around risk mitigation for certification
Europe's certification authority is aiming to introduce requirements to reduce loss-of-control risks during go-around, with particular attention on the problem of somatogravic illusion.
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PICTURES: Air Baltic deploys CS300 on Moscow route
Latvia's Air Baltic has started deploying the Bombardier CS300 for flights to Moscow.
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London City air traffic control to transfer to remote tower
London City airport is to become the first site in the UK to have its air traffic control service transferred to a remote tower.
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Singapore Airlines to re-integrate cargo unit
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will re-integrate its SIA Cargo subsidiary as a division of the mainline carrier, in a move intended to improve its operating efficiency.
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US government to investigate Bombardier for aircraft dumping
The US Department of Commerce has launched an investigation to determine if Bombardier violated laws by receiving unfair subsidies and then selling CSeries aircraft to a US customer at artificially low prices, the department announces on 18 May.
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NewsPICTURE: Allegiant plans unveil of first new A320
Allegiant Air has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320 from the manufacturer, after building its A320 family fleet around used narrowbodies.
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American pushes full premium economy rollout to late 2018
American Airlines plans to complete installation of its new premium economy cabin on widebody aircraft by the third quarter 2018, a few months later than originally scheduled.
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Rockwell has discussed middle-market aircraft
Rockwell Collins' cabin interior unit has had preliminary discussions with Boeing about the airframer's middle-of-the-market aircraft concept, a Rockwell executive tells FlightGlobal.
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Lion's Kirana appointed ambassador to Malaysia
Indonesia's president Joko Widodo has appointed the founder of Lion Air Group, Rusdi Kirana, as the country's ambassador to Malaysia.
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Alaska to open commercial flights to Paine Field in 2018
Alaska Airlines will be the first commercial carrier to offer flights from Paine Field-Snohomish County airport north of Seattle when a new terminal opens in 2018.