News from FlightGlobal – Page 984
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NewsAmerican 787s depend on pilots
American Airlines must sign a new contract with its pilots before it can finalise its purchase agreement with Boeing for up to 100 787-9 aircraft.
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American considering livery update
American Airlines is evaluating a possible update to its more than four-decade-old livery, as part of its preparations for the delivery of new aircraft with...
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NewsAmerican willing to consider merger options
American Airlines parent AMR Corp has agreed to discuss potential merger options, backing off its demands to be left alone to complete a financial restructuring under bankruptcy protection.
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Qatar to reopen CSeries talks in 6-12 months
Qatar Airways hopes to re-open negotiations with Bombardier about an order for its new CSeries twinjet within the next 6-12 months, says Akbar Al Baker,...
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NewsIN FOCUS: All change in the Spanish airline sector
Spanair's collapse and Iberia's efforts to overhaul short-haul operations at Madrid through Iberia Express, has sent shockwaves through Spain's airline market
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NewsQatar sticks with A350-1000, for now
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker is sticking with his carrier's order for 20 Airbus A350-1000s after being persuaded by Airbus that the new widebody will meet its as-advertised performance.
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NewsQatar A380 delivery contingent on permanent wing fix: Al Baker
Airbus has promised that a permanent fix to the wing crack problem affecting current in-service A380s will enable Qatar Airways to take its first unit in...
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Austria's Niki to adopt Air Berlin livery
Austrian airline Niki Luftfahrt will largely adopt the livery of its parent Air Berlin as it moves closer to the German carrier under the new leadership...
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EasyJet still sees scope for lifestyle deals with pilots
EasyJet is still hopeful it may be able to strike lifestyle-benefit labour deals with some of its pilots in mainland Europe despite failing to agree such...
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Air Cargo Germany to grow fleet with three 747s
Air Cargo Germany plans to add three Boeing 747-400 Freighters to its fleet by the end of the year. The expansion comes after Russia's Volga-Dnepr...
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NewsIberia performance, fuel costs hit IAG profitability
Sharply rising fuel prices and poor performance from Iberia, including the €25 million ($40.3 million) effect of a pilots' strike, combined to drag International...
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Eva Air invests $100m to upgrade business class seats
Taiwanese carrier Eva Air is investing $100 million to upgrade the business class cabins on its fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The newly fitted...
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Bombardier 1Q revenues plunge almost 26%
Bombardier profits dropped to $190 million in the first quarter on a nearly 26% reduction of revenues year over year to $3.5 billion. Pierre Beaudoin,...
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Vueling trims first quarter losses to $21.3m
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling has cut its first quarter net losses to €16.5 million ($21.3 million) - a 28.7% improvement on Q1 2011. Operating...
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NewsIAG sells BMI Regional to Sector Aviation for $12.9m
International Airlines Group (IAG) will sell loss-making BMI Regional to Sector Aviation Holdings for £8 million ($12.9 million).
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NewsEmirates Group net profit down 61% on higher fuel costs
Emirates Group has posted a group net profit of Dhs2.3 billion ($626 million) for the full-year 2011-2012 ended 31 March,...
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American to refresh widebody fleet
American Airlines has announced extensive refurbishments to its Boeing 777-200 and 767-300 fleets, as part of a larger upgrade to its inflight product that...
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Skin friction challenge demands active drag control
On all three key fronts in aviation's battle against fuel burn - aircraft weight, engine efficiency and drag - there are promising applications of nanomaterials.
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NewsRizon adds Challenger 605, readies Saudi base
Business aviation services provider Rizon Jet is poised to announce the placement of an aircraft in Riyadh, after signing an operation and management contract for a third Bombardier Challenger 605.
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Qatar Airways awards future pilot supply contract to CTC Aviation
Qatar Airways has selected airline training organisation CTC Aviation to supply pilots for its expanding fleet. The deal will see the Gulf carrier...