News from FlightGlobal – Page 908
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Air Malta to resume charter flights to six UK airports
Air Malta will reintroduce charter flights to Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Newcastle and Norwich airports, starting 1 May. The carrier will...
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Comac and Boeing ink collaboration agreement
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has signed a collaboration agreement with Boeing in the areas of research and work that will grow the...
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PICTURES: Thai Airways' first A380 completes maiden flight
Thai Airways' first Airbus A380 completed its maiden flight on 6 March following the completion of its airframe assembly and system tests at the Airbus facility...
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Qantas to start inflight internet trial on US routes
Qantas will start its in-flight Airbus A380 connectivity trial from 7 March, which will allow passengers travelling between Australia and the US to access...
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UK regulator to leave BMI takeover decision in EC's hands
International Airlines Group's planned acquisition of BMI from Lufthansa will not be reviewed by the UK Office of Fair Trading.
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Frontier Airlines names John Bendoraitis as COO
Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Frontier Airlines has appointed John Bendoraitis as chief operating officer. Bendoraitis has nearly 30 years of...
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BMI signs deal with another potential buyer for BMIbaby
UK carrier BMI has signed a non-binding agreement with another potential buyer for its low-cost subsidiary BMIbaby.
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Qatar not in the market for acquisitions: Al Baker
Ailing airlines looking for a white knight need not trouble Qatar Airways. Chief executive Akbar Al Baker says the cash-rich carrier is no longer in the...
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Kingfisher appeals to pilots to show up for work
Ailing Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is appealing to its pilots to show up for work and to the tax authorities to unfreeze its bank accounts as speculation...
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Kingfisher owes Bank of Scotland $21.6m: UK High Court
Kingfisher Airlines owes Bank of Scotland $21.6 million in overdue lease payments for 10 ATR 72-500s, the UK High Court has ruled. Bank of Scotland...
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Japan's Peach Aviation launches first flight
Japan's low-cost carrier Peach Aviation started operations on 1 March, with the launch of two commercial domestic services.
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Frontier increases seat count on its A320 fleet
Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Frontier Airlines is adding six seats to its Airbus A320 fleet. Frontier senior vice president of commercial...
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Air Astana confirms $1.3bn Boeing order
Air Astana has confirmed an order for four Boeing 767-300ERs and three 787-8s, valued at $1.3 billion at list prices. However, it has not specified an engine...
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BA and Lufthansa carve up BMI Heathrow slots
Newly-released data for London Heathrow show BMI's slot allocation for summer 2012 will fall by 42% compared with last year.
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Anaemic CSeries orderbook still a concern for Republic’s CEO
Republic Airways Holdings CEO Bryan Bedford is reiterating his concern over sluggish sales of Bombardier's CSeries narrowbody, but assures the company's...
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Boeing picks up awards for record-breaking 787 flight
Boeing has been presented with twin official records for the 787's December 2011 attempt to break the longest flight for an aircraft in its weight class and establishing an around-the-world speed record.
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American to launch economy seats with more legroom
American Airlines plans to introduce seats with extra legroom in the economy cabin of its entire mainline fleet, and will begin installations this year. Called...
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Boeing finds FMS training for pilots flawed
Pilots take much longer than assumed by manufacturers and airlines to become comfortable with operating a new flight management system, according to a Boeing...
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Oxford Aviation Academy acquires new A320 simulator
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) has acquired a new Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) from Sim Industries. The simulator will be based at OAA's...
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Boeing nears 747-8 delivery to Lufthansa
With an estimated five to seven days of flight testing remaining, Boeing is nearing completion of final certification tests on the company's first all-new 747 passenger aircraft in more than 23 years.