Programmes – Page 399
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Southern Air to launch 777F services for Thai this week
US cargo carrier Southern Air is placing into service at the end of this week the first of at least six Boeing 777F freighters, initially operating the new...
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Opinion
Comment: Grasping the nettle
As concern grows about the future availability of biofuels, the aviation industry is taking its fate into its own hands as it attempts to implement its commitment to cut carbon emissions
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NewsAirbus and Boeing see thawing of A380/747 demand this year
Airbus and Boeing are hopeful that 2010 will see orders begin to rebound for their ultra-large airliners, although both acknowledge that the market remains...
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MAS posts 490m ringgit profit in 2009
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has posted a net profit of 490 million ringgit ($144 million) in 2009, as it returned to profit in its last fiscal quarter. The...
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Australia's Skywest posts S$7.1m proft in H1
Western Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines has posted a net profit of S$7.1 million ($5 million) in its fiscal first half-year, marking a turnaround...
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Aviation biofuels: the bumpy road to scale production
The aviation industry is embracing biofuels as the solution to its carbon concerns, but insists that governments must assist in their development
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Business briefs
US regulators have tentatively approved transatlantic anti-trust immunity for Oneworld partners...
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HELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland to learn BA609 fate by end of June
AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi says the long-delayed decision on whether Bell Helicopter will cede its majority share in the BA609 civil tiltrotor program to minority partner AgustaWestland will be made by the end of June.
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Hawaiian inks new deal with portable IFE supplier digEcor
Hawaiian Airlines has inked a new four-year contract with portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) manufacturer digEcor that calls for the replacement of all...
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747-8 continues airworthiness testing
The first Boeing 747-8F is set to continue its initial airworthiness testing after operating its second sortie - a ferry flight to Moses Lake, Washington.
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787 flight test programme update
As Boeing passes the 150h flight hour mark in its first two months of trials, the 787 test fleet is poised to double in size.
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Delta adding Memphis operations
Delta Air Lines is preparing to launch flights from Memphis, Tennessee to Evansville, Indiana and Amarillo, Texas in the second quarter of this year.
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ExpressJet adds 10 RJs to United deal
ExpressJet and United Airlines have expanded an agreement they reached in late 2009 by 10 aircraft, resulting in ExpressJet placing a total of 32 aircraft...
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NewsST Aero profit down 18% in 2009
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm ST Aerospace (ST Aero) has posted an 18% fall in net profit for 2009. It reported S$185.7 million ($131.7 million)...
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Aircraft lessor Veling completes 777 deal with Emirates
Mauritian aircraft leasing company Veling has completed a sale and leaseback deal for two Boeing 777-200 aircraft to Emirates.
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NewsQantas to launch A$400m fleet revamp
Qantas Airways will embark on a A$400 million ($359 million) revamp of its fleet, including removing first class seats from nine existing Boeing 747-400s...
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Qantas sees a steep decline in half-year results
Australia's Qantas Airways has reported a 72% drop in profits after tax for its fiscal half year, with the economic downturn of the first quarter only partially...
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Twin Otter Series 400 completes maiden sortie
Twenty-two years after de Havilland Canada ended production of the Twin Otter turboprop, the first new-build model, Viking Air's DHC-6 Series 400, has successfully...
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Third Air France A380 to reinforce Johannesburg
Air France is to take delivery of its third Airbus A380 in April and use the jet to conduct a daily A380 operation on its Johannesburg route.