News from FlightGlobal – Page 784
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Thai Lion Air to launch Hanoi and Nanchang services
Thai Lion Air plans to launch eight-times weekly Bangkok Don Mueang-Hanoi service on 24 March, followed by four-times weekly Bangkok Don Mueang-Nanchang service on 1 April.
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Qatar Airways to receive first A320neo-family jet next year
Qatar Airways expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo-family aircraft in 2018.
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Regional cargo airlines pressured by US pilot shortage
US regional air cargo carriers are likewise feeling pinched by a shortage of qualified cockpit crew – another signal that a pilot shortage is gripping industry sectors that serve as entry points for the nation's professional pilots.
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NewsTecnam begins production of second test P2012
Tecnam has begun production of the second P2012 with an eye on a 2018 certification, says launch customer Cape Air.
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American granted six-month reprieve for Beijing flights
The US Department of Transportation will give American Airlines six more months to acquire “commercially viable slots” in Beijing for a new daily service from Los Angeles.
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Delta closes $620m investment in Aeromexico
Delta Air Lines has closed its tender offer for nearly a third of Group Aeromexico, investing roughly $620 million in the Mexican carrier.
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Turkish deferrals cut into 2020 fleet size
Turkish Airlines’ restructuring of its fleet capacity means it will be operating 40 fewer aircraft by 2020 than it had intended last year.
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South Korean startup KAIR orders eight A320s
New South Korean budget carrier KAIR Airlines has placed an order for eight A320ceos.
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Berlin airports disrupted again by ground-handling strike
Berlin’s Tegel and Schonefeld airports are facing another day of serious disruption as a result of industrial action by ground staff.
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NewsPICTURE: Lucky Air receives first widebody in long-haul push
Lucky Air has received its first widebody, an Airbus A330-300, which will be used by the low-cost carrier to operate long-haul services.
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Citywing collapses in wake of Van Air prohibition
Isle of Man airline Citywing has collapsed, two weeks after its operator, Van Air, was banned from serving its UK route network.
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Emirates needs to 'adjust' business: chief
Emirates Airline is undertaking what its president Tim Clark terms a "major exercise" to adjust its business amid changing customer demand.
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NewsAmerican challenges United with new Chicago routes
American Airlines will add nine new routes from its Chicago O’Hare International airport hub from June, following competitor United Airlines in adding new markets from the airport this summer.
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Il-76 flown beyond service life before fatal engine explosion
Investigators probing the fatal crash of a Sun Way Ilyushin Il-76TD heavy freighter in Karachi have determined the aircraft had been operating beyond its approved service life when it suffered an uncontained engine failure.
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Alaska plans 12 new routes from San Francisco bay area
Alaska Air Group has announced a major expansion from the San Francisco Bay area, with plans to add flights to 12 destinations, including cities on the US East Coast.
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Azul to be launch operator of E195-E2
Brazil’s Azul, already the world’s largest operator of the current generation Embraer 195, will be the launch operator of the re-engined E195-E2.
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Four Australian and NZ carriers form new industry group
Qantas, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and Regional Express have teamed up to launch a new industry lobby group called Airlines for Australia and New Zealand (A4ANZ).
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A380 wake suspected in Challenger loss-of-control event
Investigators are considering the possibility that Airbus A380 wake turbulence might have contributed to a loss-of-control event that badly damaged a business jet in January.
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NewsUnited could add used 777s as it evaluates widebody needs
United Airlines could acquire used Boeing 777-300ERs, as it continues to evaluate the future of its widebody fleet.
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United ‘very interested’ in Boeing MoM concept
United Airlines is very interested in Boeing’s potential middle-of-the-market aircraft, says chief financial officer Andrew Levy.