News from FlightGlobal – Page 816
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Interjet to begin Superjet revenue flights in weeks
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet expects to launch revenue service with the Sukhoi Superjet in early September, as it hopes to get the green light from...
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Interjet seeks probe of rival Volaris' financial statements
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has requested Mexico's securities regulator to relook at rival Volaris' financial statements submitted in its bid to launch...
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American and US Airways seek November trial for Justice challenge
American Airlines and US Airways requested a 12 November court date for the trial in the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to their proposed merger. The...
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Mitsubishi says delay will not hurt MRJ sales
Despite another delay to its Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet's schedule, Mitsubishi Aircraft is confident that its sales prospects will not be diminished. In...
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MAKS: Sukhoi aims to meet UAC ambitions for Superjet
United Aircraft has put its faith in the Superjet to play a lead role in Russia's civil ambitions, and despite a lack of recent orders, Sukhoi is confident it can deliver.
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Long-range Superjet cleared for Gazpromavia delivery
Russian carrier Gazpromavia is to take delivery of the first long-range Sukhoi Superjet 100 in the third quarter, following formal certification of the variant. The...
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Three engines damaged during 747-8F ice encounter
Russian authorities are investigating an serious icing incident in cruise during which three engines on a Boeing 747-8 freighter sustained damage and two...
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MRJ first flight delayed to Q2 2015
Mitsubshi Aircraft has revised the schedule of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) programme, pushing its first flight back by more than a year to the second...
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Aeromexico stands by 787
Aeromexico has reaffirmed its faith in the Boeing 787 at the unveiling of its first of the type, despite several high profile incidents involving the 787...
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American behind ILFC's latest order for A321s
American Airlines is the customer behind ILFC's order for 15 Airbus A321s that are on lease to a single carrier, sources familiar with the agreement indicate. The...
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All Nippon Airways to use 787s on three more Asian routes
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will deploy the Boeing 787-8 aircraft on three more Asian routes starting October. The 787s will replace Boeing 767-300ERs...
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Russia's Polet targets Western jets to boost capacity
Privately owned Russian carrier Polet is looking to reinforce its passenger capacity by acquiring a batch of Western-built narrowbody jets. General...
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Red Wings to add 10 more Tu-204s to fleet
Russian carrier Red Wings, which restarted operations in June, intends to more than double its Tupolev Tu-204 fleet by 2017. Deputy director of business...
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MRJ supplier says first flight delayed to end-2014
A supplier to the Mitsubishi regional jet (MRJ) has confirmed that the Japanese aircraft programme has been delayed, and that the first flight of the aircraft...
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CSeries entry into service could fall into 2015: Analyst
Entry into service for Bombardier's CSeries could be delayed to the first quarter of 2015, according to a new report by Montreal-based National Bank analyst...
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Air Astana mandates HSBC for remaining A320s
Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana has mandated HSBC to arrange an export credit agency (ECA)-guaranteed loan covering its last two Airbus A320 deliveries.The...
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American reorganisation decision delayed by bankruptcy court
A US bankruptcy court judge deferred making a decision on American Airlines' reorganisation plan until at least 29 August, as the court awaits briefs on...
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New Vueling A320s to be delivered from 2015
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling will start taking delivery of new Airbus A320s from 2015, if a huge fleet-renewal deal from parent IAG is approved. IAG,...
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IAG to order up to 220 A320s
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is to order up to 220 Airbus A320-family jets, initially for low-cost carrier Vueling.The firm part of the order...
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NTSB sends team to investigate UPS A300F crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched a team to Birmingham, Alabama to investigate the crash of an UPS Airbus A300-600 freighter...