News from FlightGlobal – Page 881
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NewsMH370: Inmarsat details proposal for free flight-tracking
Communications satellite specialist Inmarsat has put forward to ICAO a proposal to establish a free aircraft-tracking service for airlines.
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NewsEasyJet ‘very close’ to change in MRO tack
EasyJet will soon make a decision on the extent to which it will adopt a block-maintenance philosophy whereby aircraft are serviced in fewer but more comprehensive checks.
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Tata SIA to target Delhi-Mumbai route
Documents released by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation show that SIA Tata Airlines will target routes from New Delhi to major cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in the first year of operations.
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NewsEtihad takes over Abu Dhabi MRO firm ADAT
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to acquire maintenance operation Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, owned by investor Mubadala.
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Air Canada to launch Rio de Janeiro flights
Air Canada will launch year-round service three times per week between Toronto and Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão-Antônio Carlos Jobim international airport on 11 December, 2014.
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Turkish adds new Algerian destination
Turkish Airlines has started a four-times-weekly service from its Istanbul base to Oran in Algeria.
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NewsTigerair CEO steps down after 21 months
Tiger Airways Holdings chief executive Koay Peng Yen has resigned after serving in the role for less than two years, to be replaced by a SIA veteran.
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Egypt eyes Arabian lift for tourism with new routes
EgyptAir and Air Cairo are to launch flights from Hurghada into Jeddah and Kuwait respectively as the Egyptian tourism ministry looks to neighbouring Arabian markets to help revive its key tourism industry.
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NewsVirgin America in Love Field push ahead of city council meeting
Virgin America has launched a campaign to secure two gates at Dallas Love Field airport, ahead of a Dallas City Council meeting tomorrow to discuss the award of the gates.
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British Airways and Corsair seal codeshare
British Airways and Corsair have signed a new codeshare agreement covering flights through Paris Orly airport.
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NewsMH370 forces further revision of recorder strategy
Failure to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 has resulted in a further reinforcement of European proposals to increase flight recorder capabilities and aid aircraft detection.
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NewsPW1100 to power Royal Brunei’s A320neos
Royal Brunei Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM powerplants to power its recently ordered Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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Delta adds Europe frequencies from June
Delta Air Lines will launch new service between New York JFK and Zurich, and increase service on routes to Amsterdam, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Rome later in 2014.
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NewsEtihad outlines 787, A380 launch plans
Etihad Airways will debut its new Boeing 787 on flights to Washington DC, Mumbai and Dusseldorf in Germany as it prepares to introduce both the Dreamliner and Airbus A380 at the end of this year.
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NewsPICTURES: Etihad unveils cabin plans for A380 and 787
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has today unveiled plans to include nine first-class apartments and a three-room "residence" on its Airbus A380 which enters service at year-end.
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Republic to sell up to 12 parked ERJ-145s
Republic Airlines is in discussions with several potential buyers for 12 Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft, says chief executive Bryan Bedford.
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NewsInquiry details controllers' hunt as MH370 vanished
Investigators have detailed the effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the initial four hours after its disappearance, but the preliminary inquiry report gives little information that had not previously been disclosed.
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NewsMH370: Malaysia to host flight-tracking discussion
Malaysia’s government is to host a gathering to discuss the real-time monitoring of flight data this month, in the wake of the disappearance of flight MH370.
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Finnair closes A321 transaction with Jackson Square
Oneworld carrier Finnair has closed the Airbus A321 package sale and leaseback aircraft transaction with operating lessor Jackson Square Aviation with the final delivery.
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EASA and IATA to share airline safety data
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the International Air Transport Association have signed an agreement to share their airline safety audit results.