Programmes – Page 494
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News
Boeing admits nutplate problem on 747, 767, 777
Boeing today confirms that three widebodies - the 747, 767 and 777 - face new production disruptions caused by the same quality control issue already plaguing...
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NewsBombardier pushes back CRJ1000 EIS to 1Q 2010
Bombardier has pushed back its entry-into-service (EIS) calendar for the CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first quarter...
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News
Pluna defers CRJ900 options
Uruguay's Pluna has decided against further growing its fleet in 2009 and has deferred all eight of its options for additional Bombardier CRJ900s by at least...
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News
Business briefs
Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou refused to approve the carrier's accounts for the year to...
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News
Transatlantic trial to explore 'green' gate-to-gate procedures
Europe has declared plans to conduct more than 100 transatlantic flight trials next year as part of an effort to perfect environmentally friendly flight...
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News
Boeing admits nutplate problem on 747, 767, 777
Boeing has confirmed that the 747, 767 and 777 face new production disruptions caused by the same quality control issue already plaguing the 737 programme....
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NewsQantas cuts profit forecast and capacity
Australia's Qantas Airways has cut its profit forecast for the financial year and is further reducing capacity as market conditions continue to deteriorate. The...
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Opinion
Comment: same problem – same lack of solution
Boeing delivered the original 747 late and massively over-budget. Why? There were several reasons, but they could all be traced back to the airframer's decision...
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News
Volaris CEO fights allegations made by Southwest unions
Volaris CEO Enrique Beltranena is refuting suggestions made by Southwest Airlines unions that are protesting Southwest's decision to codeshare with the Mexican...
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NewsBoeing 787 production frozen as fastener issue bites
On-going replacement of thousands of Boeing 787 fasteners has frozen the production line, as the airframer conducts a formal assessment of the programme's...
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News
Mexican company becomes second Dornier 228NG customer
German firm RUAG Aerospace has signed a contract with a second customer for its newly-resurrected Dornier 228 turboprop. It has identified the customer...
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NewsHazy hopes to close ILFC buy-back by March 2009
International Lease Finance (ILFC) founder and chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy says discussions are underway with various potential investors to buy back the...
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News
Core European states sign single airspace block declaration
Civil and military air traffic management leaders from six states have signed a declaration of intent to create a common functional airspace block for the...