News from FlightGlobal – Page 977
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Vinga project proves airlines can drive down costs and emissions
If airlines could make departures and approaches shorter, less time-consuming, and more fuel-efficient, they would save money. If the secondary effect of adopting procedures to achieve these objective could cause less local noise nuisance and lower emissions, that would increase the incentive.
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NewsMonarch looking to 2014 for first Boeing 787-8
UK scheduled and charter carrier Monarch Airlines now believes it could be 2014 before it receives its first Boeing 787-8s, more than three years after it was due to receive the first of the twin-aisle aircraft.
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More efficient approaches in sight as Vinga project delivers
An Airbus A321 operated by Swedish charter airline Novair has achieved a world first by flying a seamless continuous descent approach required navigation performance (RNP) letdown to the instrument landing system at Landvetter airport.
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NewsThai to acquire eight 787s and 12 A350s in 37-aircraft deal
Thai Airways International will acquire eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 12 Airbus A350s as part of a 37-aircraft acquisition worth Thai baht (Bt) 119 billion...
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Australian airlines scrap flights amidst volcanic ash cloud
Qantas Airways has cancelled all trans-Tasman flights to and from New Zealand and domestic flights to and from Tasmania today due to a volcanic ash cloud...
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Boeing opens Charleston line amid controversy
Boeing has officially opened its new North Charleston, South Carolina 787 final assembly line, amid an ongoing dispute between the airframer and its largest...
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P&W confident in GTF maintenance support plan
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is confident that the maintenance support strategy it is putting into place for its geared turbofan (GTF) engine will satisfy airline...
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Alcoa unveils 3rd generation aluminium lithium alloys and technologies
Alcoa has announced new aluminium-lithium alloy and structural technologies enabling airframers to "build dramatically lighter and lower-cost" short-haul...
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NewsAviation biofuels on verge of official certification
Certifying body ASTM International looks set to approve the use of hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel for use in commercial aviation, opening up the possibility...
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NewsQatar Airways finalises deal to acquire 35% of Cargolux
Qatar Airways has finalised its agreement to acquire 35% of Cargolux, ending the Luxembourg State's temporary participation in the freight carrier. The...
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NewsAircell claims Ka-based airborne connectivity not realistic until 2015
Superfast Ka satellite-based in-flight connectivity holds much promise for airlines but it likely won't become a realistic option in the United States or...
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Bombardier order traction begs for large carrier endorsement
While Bombardier celebrates virtually back-to-back CSeries orders after a year-long fallow period, the firm is still seeking a major purchase by a blue-chip...
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Business aviation - In brief
Australian risk management company OneSafe has launched its handheld cloud computing application that offers real-time, live aviation safety information to the resource and mining sector.
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NewsQatar Airways to seal Cargolux stake deal on 9 June
Qatar Airways will finalise its agreement for a 35% stake in freight carrier Cargolux on 9 June. The Doha-based carrier signed a memorandum of understanding...
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News747-8 twins to make Paris debut
Boeing's new twin 747-8 variants are set to make their international debut at the 2011 Paris air show, 42 years after the first 747-100 made its first introduction to the world at the biennial aerospace gathering in 1969.
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German airlines join forces to promote biofuel development
Several German airlines, together with EADS and other manufacturers, have joined forces with research groups and bioenergy producers in Germany to push for...
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A350-1000 gains performance through thrust and design rethink
Airbus is to confirm plans at the Paris air show for a significant redesign of the A350-1000 in an effort to increase the largest XWB variant's competitiveness...
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Airbus takes deliveries to 217 over first five months
Airbus sold just seven aircraft in May, but the airframer typically holds order disclosures in reserve in the weeks before the Paris air show.
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NewsIATA: Europe put on wall of shame as Bisignani ‘bastas’ ETS
Opposition to the European Union's emissions trading scheme has come out in full force at the IATA annual general meeting in Singapore, with airlines and industry officials across the globe warning that it would severely affect an industry that is already highly taxed and raise the spectre of retaliatory moves.