News from FlightGlobal – Page 901
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Virgin Australia sets up frequent flyer division, appoints CEO
Virgin Australia plans to create a separate business division for its velocity frequent flyer programme. The division will be led by a newly appointed...
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Boeing readies sanctions bid against Airbus
Boeing is poised to begin lobbying the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for sanctions of up to $10 billion against European manufacturer Airbus, after rejecting claims by the EU that it has ceased providing illegal subsidies.
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MROAM: Tornados, storm disrupt MRO convention, American Airlines ops at DFW
Tornados and hail damage caused by a severe thunderstorm in the Dallas area forced American Airlines to cancel operations at Dallas-Fort Worth International...
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Pinnacle wins court approval to reject 19 turboprops, CPAs with United-Continental
Pinnacle Airlines has won court approval to reject the leases on 19 turboprop aircraft and to abandon the capacity purchase agreements it had with United-Continental. The...
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Aerolineas Argentinas to drop Auckland and Mexico City from network
Aerolineas Argentinas will drop unprofitable destinations like Auckland and Mexico City from its international network as it plans to boost its flights to...
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Air Berlin extends Etihad codeshare to Australia
Air Berlin is set to extend its codeshare partnership with part-owner Etihad Airways to include Australia. The extension will enable Air Berlin passengers...
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Estonian starts flights to Hanover
Estonian Air on 2 April opened a route from Tallinn to Hanover. The north German city is the airline's only destination in the country. Estonian previously...
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Southwest to launch flights to AirTran markets
Southwest Airlines will begin flights with its own metal to Akron-Canton and Dayton, both in Ohio, from August as it works to integrate its network with...
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TAAG Angola to add up to six more 777-300ER
Flag carrier TAAG Angola Airlines has finalised an order with Boeing for an additional three 777-300ER aircraft and purchase rights for a further three aircraft...
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MROAM: LHT reorganises its North American presence
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is restructuring some of its workshops and sales offices in North America. The maintenance provider wants to concentrate all...
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Bolivia's Aerosur ceases operations
Bolivia's largest airline, Aerosur, has suspended all domestic and international flight operations from 31 March, leaving thousands of passengers stranded....
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Southwest chooses Goodrich carbon brakes, wheels and MRO services
Southwest Airlines has selected Goodrich to provide carbon brakes, wheels and maintenance, repair and overhaul services on its new fleet of Boeing 737-800...
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Rotax, Rockwell Collins bring clout to small engines with 912iS
Engine manufacturer Rotax will this year begin delivering ASTM and certificated versions of a new four-stroke, four-cylinder piston 912iS engine, with monitoring capabilities typically found only in more advanced turbofan engines.
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Air France to develop Charles de Gaulle hub
Air France, in collaboration with Aéroports de Paris, is aiming to improve passenger services with the development of its Paris Charles de Gaulle hub. Under...
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Philippine start-up Skyjet begins charter services
Philippine start-up Skyjet Airlines has begun operations with regular charter services from its base in Manila. The carrier has a leased BAe 146-200...
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IndiGo to raise frequencies, launch new flights from Hyderabad
India's low-cost carrier IndiGo will launch two new daily and direct flights between Delhi and Patna, taking the total to three daily services on the route,...
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Lightsquared saves its SkyTerra 1 satellite while creditor Inmarsat remains upbeat
The LightSquared operated SkyTerra 1 communications satellite that had been knocked out by a solar flare on 7 March has now been recovered.
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Pinnacle Airlines files for Chapter 11 protection
US regional carrier Pinnacle Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, 1 April 2012, after warning for months that it could be forced...
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IN FOCUS: What does changing consumer behaviour mean for air travel?
There was plenty of food for thought on how changing consumer behaviour will impact the travel experience and air travellers’ expectations at the recent Hamburg Aviation Conference. Here one of the conference organiser and aviation consultant Ursula Silling paints a picture of different personas to demonstrate how social media ...
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European Commission gives approval for BMI sale to IAG
The European Commission has given regulatory approval for International Airlines Group's £172.5 million acquisition of loss-making of BMI from Lufthansa,...