News from FlightGlobal – Page 832
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NewsHeathrow urges UK government to back expansion
Heathrow airport’s director of strategy, Andrew Macmillan, has urged the government to support the construction of a third runway at the facility, stating it can “either support Heathrow or do nothing”.
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Regulator acknowledges power of Aeroflot-Transaero tie-up
Russia’s competition regulator is to examine the impact of an Aeroflot acquisition of Transaero, after the flag-carrier’s board approved plans to take control of the struggling private airline.
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NewsReunion debris came from MH370: French justice ministry
French authorities have confirmed that aircraft wreckage recovered in July from the island of Reunion is from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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Jet2 orders 27 737-800s
Budget carrier Jet2 has signed an order with Boeing for 27 737-800 aircraft worth about $2.6 billion at list price.
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NokScoot eyes Hawaii flights
Thai long-haul low-cost carrier NokScoot is eyeing service to Honolulu in the future, and plans to operate the flights with shareholder Scoot’s Boeing 787s.
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NewsAlaska to take first 737 Max 8 in 2017
Alaska Airlines plans to take delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8 early in late 2017, says its vice-president of capacity planning John Kirby.
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NewsAmerican to debut new heritage jets this fall
American Airlines will debut its last three heritage jets this “autumn”, says chief integration officer Beverly Goulet.
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NewsMH370: Drift model places flaperon in east Indian Ocean
German oceanographic analysis indicates that the aircraft component washed up on Reunion in July probably originated from the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean.
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NewsWelcome to the new flightglobal.com
We're pleased to announce the launch of a new-look flightglobal.com.
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Ryanair to grow network from Hamburg
Ryanair has added Majorca to a range of destinations it plans to serve from Hamburg as part of a strategy to expand its business in Germany.
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Sichuan Airlines to launch Chengdu-Yinchuan-Dubai service
Sichuan Airlines plans to launch a Chengdu-Yinchuan-Dubai service on 4 September.
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British Airways announces new Silicon Valley service
British Airways will launch new service to San Jose International airport from London Heathrow in May 2016.
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Air Mediterranee to boost African network this winter
Air Mediterranee will start new services to Senegal, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands this winter.
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NewsPICTURE: Korean Air receives its first 747-8I
Korean Air has taken delivery of its first passenger variant of the Boeing 747-8 on 25 August.
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Air NZ to phase out last 737s in September
Air New Zealand will phase out its final two Boeing 737-300s in September, completing the transition of its domestic jet fleet to Airbus A320s.
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NewsMAKS: A350-900 makes Moscow debut as Aeroflot continues review
Airbus has debuted the A350-900 at the 12th Moscow air show (MAKS-2015) at least three years ahead of the first delivery to the type’s only customer in Russia.
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NewsBoeing checks cabin system effect on smoke after 787 fire
Boeing is developing models to assess how environmental control systems might carry particles and gas from a fire in the emergency locator transmitter, in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow.
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NewsPICTURES: Sriwijaya Air takes two 737-900ERs
Sriwijaya Air has taken delivery of a new aircraft type in its fleet, the Boeing 737-900ER.
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NewsTrigana crash site yet to yield flight-data recorder
Indonesian search personnel are still hunting for the crucial flight-data recorder from the crashed Trigana Air ATR 42-300.