News from FlightGlobal – Page 959
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FastJet targets 40-aircraft fleet within four years
Pan-African low-cost carrier FastJet is gearing up to launch operations in November from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and "aspires" to have a fleet of 40 aircraft...
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ISTAT Rome: Airbus sees sharklet wing-tips on all 2014 A320 family deliveries
Airbus expects the sharklet wing-tips to be fitted on all its Airbus A320 family aircraft beginning in 2014. Speaking at the International Society...
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Ex-BMI chief to head network planning for Air Berlin
Former BMI chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer has been recruited by Germany's Air Berlin to head strategy and network planning for the carrier. Prock-Schauer...
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AirAsia and Zest Air in talks over 'strategic alliance'
AirAsia is in talks with Philippine airline Zest Air about a possible "strategic alliance" between the two carriers. This could eventually lead to...
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Christchurch airport eyes direct international services
Christchurch airport, the main gateway for New Zealand's South Island, is in talks with more international airlines about flying direct to the city. Reconstruction...
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Malaysia Airlines to add international services from Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to launch three new international services from Kota Kinabalu and increase the flight frequencies of an existing route from...
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Frontier to suspend service on five routes in January
Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines will suspend service on five routes from its base from Denver in early January 2013. The airline confirms that it...
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Lufthansa enters low-cost fray with Germanwings merger
Lufthansa will merge all of its domestic and European non-hub narrowbody operations "commercially and organisationally" with those of its low-cost operation...
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NewsBoeing 'gun shy' on 777X launch: ALC
Boeing is understandably "gun shy" about launching the 777X programme and will likely move on the 787-10 programme first, says Air Lease Corp chairman and...
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Delta to offer Gogo Vision on more aircraft
Gogo will roll out its wireless in-flight entertainment system, Gogo Vision, across more of Delta Air Lines' aircraft after the airline first began offering...
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NewsSouthwest orders additional 268 sets of winglets for 737NGs
Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines has placed an order for an additional 268 sets of blended winglets from Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for its Boeing...
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Ryanair opens new Polish route from Stansted
Budget carrier Ryanair is to extend its Polish network with a new route to the city of Lublin before the end of this year. The carrier will operate...
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NewsChina's CCB Financial orders 50 C919s
CCB Financial Leasing Corporation (CCB Financial) has inked an order for 50 Comac C919s, bringing the airframer's total orderbook for the narrowbody to 330.
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Jetstar to increase flights to New Zealand with new aircraft
Jetstar will add a ninth Airbus A320 to its New Zealand fleet on 15 November, allowing it to increase services between New Zealand's three largest cities,...
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SkyWest and Bombardier working on costly CRJ200 maintenance issues
US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines is working with Bombardier to address costly airframe maintenance issues that will affect its oldest Bombardier CRJ200s. SkyWest...
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NewsAir France revamping 777s to compete with Gulf carriers
Troubled carrier Air France plans to refurbish its entire fleet of long-haul Boeing 777s in a bid to respond to the competitive threat, and perceived higher quality service, of Gulf and Asian airlines.
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BMI Regional to open first new routes as independent
UK carrier BMI Regional is to open two new routes, one domestic and one international, its first network expansion since investors acquired the airline during...
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JetBlue to offer extra legroom seats on A321s
Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways will offer its extra legroom seats on its new Airbus A321s, following a recent move to extend the product offering to its...
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APEX: Inmarsat debuts SwiftBroadband TV
Inmarsat has unveiled its new on-demand video service, SBTV, at the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) conference in Long Beach, California The...
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NewsIndia to allow 49% foreign ownership of domestic carriers
India will allow foreign carriers to own up to 49% of domestic carriers, as it seeks to support its ailing airline sector. In an announcement on 14...