News from FlightGlobal – Page 791
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Spirit changes Airbus order in favour of A321
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has made further changes to its aircraft purchase agreement with Airbus in the first quarter, in favour of the larger Airbus A321 variant.
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Air Canada expects first 787 in May
Air Canada expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 aircraft “around May 18” says the airline.
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Qingdao Airlines launches; plans 100 aircraft fleet by 2025
Qingdao Airlines launched operations with a service on the Qingdao-Chengdu route on 26 April.
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Air Berlin set for recapitalisation after falling to 2013 loss
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is to subscribe to a €300 million convertible bond in Air Berlin as part of a €450 million recapitalisation plan after the struggling German carrier disclosed a full-year operating loss of €231.9 million for 2013.
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First Air to equip fleet with automatic black box streaming
Canadian carrier First Air is equipping its fleet with a new capability that allows for automatic streaming of aircraft black box data, says the carrier.
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Spirit to keep growing at Houston with new routes
Spirit Airlines will continue its expansion at Houston Intercontinental airport, more than a year after it first began service there.
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Peel becomes sole owner of Liverpool airport
UK-based airport investor Peel Group is to become the sole owner of Liverpool airport by taking over an outstanding 65% shareholding.
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Azul acquires A350s and A330s for international flights
Brazilian low-cost carrier Azul will acquire 11 Airbus widebodies and plans to launch its first international flights to the USA by early 2015.
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Unidentified customer orders two Q400s
Bombardier has disclosed that two Q400 turboprops have been ordered by a customer in the Middle East and Africa region.
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New deal opens Kazakh routes to Antalya
Turkey and Kazakhstan have reached a deal to open scheduled flights linking the Turkish resort city of Antalya with Almaty, Astana and Karaganda.
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MH370: Investigators examining washed-up debris
Australian investigators are assessing whether material washed up in the west of the country might be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.
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FAA to order 787 hose swap after EgyptAir 777 fire
US regulators are intending to order Boeing 787-8 operators to replace cockpit oxygen hoses to limit the risk of a fire similar to that which destroyed an EgyptAir 777-200.
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AFI-KLM readies for GEnx maintenance
Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance is readying its maintenance shops to start supporting the GEnx-1B engine within the next few months, says Ton Dortmans, executive vice-president of KLM Engineering & Maintenance.
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Biffle to depart VivaColombia for Frontier
Barry Biffle will become president at Denver-based low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines, departing his chief executive position at VivaColombia less than a year after he took the top job at the Medellin-based airline.
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Shandong Airlines aims to double fleet size
Shandong Airlines says it will grow its fleet to at least 140 aircraft by 2020, more than doubling its current fleet size.
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Shandong Airlines signs for 50 737s
Shandong Airlines has placed an order for 50 Boeing 737 aircraft, in a deal worth $4.65 billion at list price.
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UK coroner investigates 'aerotoxic' case
A coroner based in Bournemouth, UK, will begin the examination this week of the cause of death of a British Airways pilot, Richard Westgate, who died in December 2012 aged 43
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LATAM mandates A321 deliveries
LATAM Airlines Group has mandated this year’s Airbus A321 deliveries with a consortium of five banks.
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Chinese start-up Ruili takes 737 for launch in May
Chinese start-up Ruili Airlines is a step closer to launching operations after taking delivery of a third Boeing 737NG.
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Swiss clashes with pilot union over cost cuts
Swiss is planning to operate its on-order Boeing 777 fleet through its regional arm, after the Alpine carrier was unable to reach a labour agreement with the mainline operation’s pilot union.