News from FlightGlobal – Page 934
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Lufthansa reportedly close to selling BMI to IAG
Lufthansa is reportedly finalising the sale of British Midland International (BMI) to British Airways parent International Airlines Group (IAG).
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NewsIN FOCUS: Gulf airport development continues apace
The development of ever-larger home airports for the Gulf's major carriers continues
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NewsSuppliers begin 787-9 production
With its 50th 787 now in final assembly and its production rate accelerating to 2.5 aircraft per month, Boeing's suppliers have begun early production of the components that will go on to form ZB001, the first 787-9.
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Fuel bites into Singapore Airlines first half profits
Singapore Airlines is citing higher fuel costs as the prime factor for a sharp decline in group profitability in the first half, as operating profit fell...
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Warsaw Airport reopens following removal of LOT 767
Warsaw Frederic Chopin has reopened following the removal from the runway of a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300ER, which carried out a gear-up emergency...
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UK’s Monarch to launch 14 new routes
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines will launch 14 routes from Manchester, Birmingham and London to Italy, Greece and Croatia next summer. The new...
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Embraer sees Q3 revenue grow to $1.36 billion
Brazilian airframer Embraer saw third quarter revenues grow by 30% to $1.36 billion, up from just over $1 billion in the same period a year ago.
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NewsEmirates first half profits slip to $225m
First half net profits at Gulf carrier giant Emirates Airline fell almost three-quarters to Dhs827 million ($225 million) for the six months ending September...
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NewsLumexis advances fiber optics-based IFE for airlines
Lumexis in just over six months will add a seat-centric element to its fibre optic-based 'fiber-to-the-screen' in-flight entertainment system to provide...
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Warsaw Airport still closed after LOT gear-up landing
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport remains closed following yesterday's emergency gear-up landing of a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300ER.
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Air France-KLM and Aerolineas Argentinas ink codeshare deal
Air France-KLM and Aerolineas Argentinas have entered into a codeshare agreement, connecting South America to European destinations from the first quarter...
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NewsLOT cites 'central hydraulic system failure' in Warsaw gear-up landing
LOT Polish Airlines has confirmed that one of its Boeing 767-300ERs today carried out an emergency landing at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.
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NewsVIDEO: Air Malta aims to seal union talks on cuts in next few weeks
Air Malta is entering the final process of negotiations with its unions over redundancies and chief executive Peter Davies expects talks to be finalised within the next few weeks.
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NewsHeathrow outlines operational freedoms trial
London's Heathrow airport has started a four-month trial of new mixed-mode operations today (1 November), allowing it to temporarily use both runways for...
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NewsHeathrow starts mixed-mode trial
London's Heathrow airport started a four-month trial of new mixed-mode operations on 1 November, allowing it to temporarily use both runways for departures or arrivals.
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NewsScoot to launch services by mid-2012
Singapore Airlines' (SIA) new long-haul low-cost carrier Scoot will launch services by the first half of 2012. The carrier will start operations with...
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NewsPICTURES: Cathay Pacific takes delivery of its first Boeing 747-8F
Cathay Pacific took delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter aircraft on 31 October.
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Qantas flights return to normal
Qantas Airways has returned to normal flight operations following the end of a labour crisis that spurred Australia's flag carrier to ground its fleet for...
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NTSB: American pilots had trouble deploying thrust reversers in Wyoming overrun
The pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 that overran the runway on landing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in December 2010 could not deploy the aircraft's...
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Flybe considers text and ash-warning benefits from weather satcom
UK carrier plans to offer in-flight communication as bonus from weather data installation