News from FlightGlobal – Page 971
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SkyWest expects more deals to follow MRJ order within six months
US regional carrier SkyWest Inc expects to conclude more deals for 70- and 90-seat aircraft within the next six months, following-up on its commitment to...
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Foreign carriers move fast to absorb Pluna's market gap
Latin American airlines are capitalising on the sudden grounding in late June of Montevideo-based Pluna, which transported a significant amount of connecting...
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Gol resumes international expansion
Brazil's second largest airline Gol has announced the launch of a number of new regional international routes after a year of systematically reducing its...
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Air Astana plots Asian growth path
Encouraged by the rapid success of recently opened regional routes, Air Astana will continue to expand its network in Asia. Chief executive Peter Foster...
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NewsBoeing makes progress on 737 Max backlog
Boeing's latest single-aisle product, the 737 Max, entered the industry's premier event this year faced with high - and perhaps even impossible - expectations.
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NewsFAA should have issued GE CF6 directive in 2006: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board says an engine fire on an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER in February would not have occurred had the Federal...
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NewsUnited cites fleet flexibility for 150 jet order
United Airlines will have the option to keep its fleet size flat, or even reduce it, following today's order for 150 Boeing 737s.
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NewsUnited Airlines orders 150 Boeing 737s
United Airlines has placed an order for 150 Boeing 737s, including 100 of the re-engined 737 Max 9. The order, which includes 50 current generation...
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus wrestles with A350 wing drilling
Airbus is aiming to deliver the wing for the first flying A350-900 to the final assembly line in October, but is still assessing whether additional cautiousness...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: AirAsia boss confirms talks for 100 CSeries CS300
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has confirmed that he is in preliminary talks to buy up to 100 Bombardier CSeries CS300 jets in a 160-seat configuration. "We...
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FARNBOROUGH: Viking evaluates market for DHC-5 Buffalo relaunch
Viking Air is looking to relaunch production on the de Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo following strong interest in an upgraded version from existing operators of...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: EADS reveals laminar flow technology
EADS (OE13) is showing a simple device for achieving laminar air flow that promises to cut drag by about 0.3%, potentially saving huge quantities of fuel...
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FARNBOROUGH: UTair orders 20 A321s
Russia's UTair has placed a firm order for 20 Airbus A321 aircraft at the Farnborough air show today. The aircraft will have a single-class configuration...
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Thai Airways, Brussels Airlines finalise codeshare agreement
Star Alliance partners Thai Airways International and Brussels Airlines have signed a codeshare contract for services between Bangkok and Brussels. Under...
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FARNBOROUGH: Fuel problem prompts emergency response around Qatar 787
A fuel problem in a ground support vehicle for the Qatar Airways 787 caused a minor scare on the flightline this evening, Boeing says. Emergency crews and...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: SkyWest Airlines commits to 100 MRJs
Mitsubishi Aircraft and SkyWest Airlines Inc have reached an agreement in principle for 100 of the airframer's Mitsubishi Regional Jets.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: How volcanic ash detection won EasyJet manager our Aviator of the Year Award
In April 2010, when an eruption by an Icelandic volcano grounded European aviation for a week, two people formed a unique partnership. EasyJet's head of...
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Saudi’s GACA shortlists 7 operators for domestic licence
Saudi civil aviation authority GACA has shortlisted seven of the 14 companies that submitted bids to operate domestic air services in the kingdom, state-run...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus secures first deal for higher weight A330
Aircraft lessor CIT Aerospace placed an order for five more A330s at the Farnborough air show today, including the first commitment for the newly launched longer-range A330.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Chinese lessor CALC to order A320s
Chinese lessor CALC is intending to order 36 baseline Airbus A320-family jets. These will include eight A321s. No engine selection has been made.