News from FlightGlobal – Page 783
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NewsUnited to retire 747 in October
United Airlines will retire its last Boeing 747-400 in “late October” after nearly half a century with the carrier.
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AirAsia revives Global Express purchase
AirAsia has revived plans to purchase a used Bombardier Global Express business jet from Caterham Jet Global for executive transport use, after a previous deal fell through last year.
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ROUTES: AirAsia X plans for more fifth-freedom flights
AirAsia X is planning to add more fifth-freedom flights as it seeks to take advantage of the growth at secondary and tertiary cities across North Asia.
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NewsPICTURE: Chile's Sky launches new livery
Chile's Sky Airline has unveiled a new livery as it updates its branding.
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IAG brands new long-haul A330 budget carrier 'Level'
IAG's new long-haul low-cost airline operation is to be branded 'Level', and its initial route network will comprise four destinations in North and Latin America.
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Air Vallee gear-up landing traced to incorrect maintenance
Italian investigators have disclosed that incorrect maintenance was conducted on an Air Vallee Fokker 50’s nose-gear the day before the aircraft was forced to land with its nose-gear retracted.
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BOC Aviation orders two more A320ceos
BOC Aviation has ordered two additional Airbus A320ceos that will be delivered by the end of 2017.
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Southwest unveils first 737 Max routes
Southwest Airlines has unveiled its first Boeing 737 Max routes, as it prepares to take delivery of the re-engined jet that it was launch customer of.
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Investigators detail A330's short landing at Cologne
German investigators probing the short landing by a Hi Fly Airbus A330-200 at Cologne have disclosed that the jet’s descent rate increased after its autopilot was disengaged.
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Alitalia cuts into narrowbody fleet as board approves new plan
Alitalia’s board has approved a restructuring plan that aims to return it to profit by 2019, under which the struggling Italian carrier will cut its narrowbody fleet by around a quarter.
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NewsJetBlue launches fleet review with E190 cost concerns
JetBlue Airways has launched a major review of its fleet, as the carrier’s chief executive expresses dissatisfaction over its fleet of Embraer 190s.
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Alaska announces six more routes from San Diego
Alaska Airlines will launch six new routes from San Diego International airport starting in August, the Seattle-based airline announces.
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Looting hampered Dana MD-83 crash response
Investigators have disclosed that some occupants of the Dana Air Boeing MD-83 crash in Lagos might have survived the initial impact, but succumbed to the subsequent fire.
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EU-US open skies may not apply to UK post-Brexit: government
The UK's secretary of state for exiting the European Union has indicated that the country may not have access to EU-US open skies after its departure from the bloc.
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EASA drawing up safety guidance over en route wake
European safety regulators are drawing up a safety bulletin centred on mitigating risks of en route wake-vortex encounters.
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Ryanair to begin Ukrainian flights
Ryanair has disclosed plans to start serving Ukraine in October.
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Jazz short landing reveals lack of awareness over instability
Ambiguous guidance to crews meant the pilots of a Jazz turboprop did not realise their approach was unstable before it landed short at Sault Ste Marie, striking light fixtures and damaging the aircraft.
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Cathay dives to 2016 operating loss on competition woes
The Cathay Pacific Group posted an operating loss of HK$525 million ($70.2 million) for the year ended 31 December 2016, as a strong local currency, slowing Chinese economic growth, and intense competition put pressure on yields.
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Air Canada gets green light for flights to Belize
Canadian regulators have approved a request by Air Canada to operate flights between Canada and Belize, according to Canadian Transportation Agency documents.
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IATA urges cargo carriers to adopt modern electronic processes
IATA has reiterated calls for air cargo carriers to adopt modern digital processes such as electronic waybills – changes that will align the air cargo technology with the high-tech industries that dominate air shipment demand.