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Delamination prompts Boeing to inspect 787 fleet
02/05/2012 - 02:00 AM
Boeing again faces a manufacturing quality issue, requiring inspections and repairs of its 787 fleet. Structural stiffeners were found to be improperly...

Capacity control could drive US airline profit gains in 2012: Raymond James
02/03/2012 - 06:51 PM
US legacy carriers could be historically profitable this year due to an ongoing strategic shift in network strategy, a Raymond James analyst said in a new...

New blow for Kingfisher as Oneworld move put on hold
02/03/2012 - 05:23 PM
Struggling Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines' planned entry the Oneworld alliance has been put on hold to give it time to work on its troubled financial...

US House passes four-year, $64 billion FAA budget
02/03/2012 - 04:41 PM
The US House of Representatives has passed a four-year, $64 billion Federal Aviation Administration funding bill, keeping intact a joint House and Senate...

VIDEO: Qatar CEO outlines Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 plans
02/03/2012 - 03:31 PM
Qatar Airways is confident it will be able to launch services with its new fleet of Boeing 787-8s in mid-2012, and hopes to have five in service by the end...

First 747-8I for delivery completes maiden sortie
02/03/2012 - 03:13 PM
Boeing on 30 January completed the maiden flight of its first 747-8 Intercontinental, which is destined for a private Boeing Business Jet customer. The...

Qantas Q400 lands after experiencing engine problems
02/03/2012 - 03:39 AM
A Qantas Airways Bombardier Q400 aircraft experienced engine problems shortly after departure and had to land at Canberra airport, less than an hour after...

WestJet sees Calgary and Toronto as centres for its new regional carrier
02/02/2012 - 05:34 PM
Management at WestJet today disclosed that its proposed new regional subsidiary would be centred in Calgary and Toronto. WestJet last month unveiled...

VIDEO: Leahy dismisses A320/737 “last off the line” comparisons
02/02/2012 - 04:38 PM
Airbus's chief salesman has dismissed suggestions that the transition to the re-engined A320neo family will make the last of the current generation A320...

Air Berlin to join Oneworld on 20 March
02/02/2012 - 10:07 AM
Air Berlin will become a full member of Oneworld on 20 March. In addition, Air Berlin group member Niki will join Oneworld as an affiliate member on...

Garuda picks Bombardier for regional jet order
02/02/2012 - 02:57 AM
Garuda Indonesia is set to confirm an order for Bombardier regional jets in the next few weeks, most likely at the Singapore Airshow on 14-19 February. Indonesia's...

US Congress seeks to mandate ADS-B “In”
02/01/2012 - 10:55 PM
Legislation nearing completion in the US Congress will require the US Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a rulemaking within one year to mandate...

American seeks sweeping labour cost cuts while cutting staff by 13,000
02/01/2012 - 08:59 PM
American parent AMR has concluded it needs to achieve $1.25 billion annually in employee cost savings to successfully emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

GE flies second upgrade package for 787 engine
02/01/2012 - 05:31 PM
General Electric is progressing through certification of its performance improvement package (PIP) upgrades for the GEnx-1B and -2B engines for the 787 and...

US proposes FAA NextGen czar post
02/01/2012 - 05:11 PM
New legislation in the final throes of approval by the US Congress will create a "Chief NextGen Officer" within the US Federal Aviation Administration to...

SkyTeam faces anti-trust inquiry over transatlantic tie-up
02/01/2012 - 10:30 AM
SkyTeam alliance partners Air France-KLM, Alitalia and Delta Air Lines are facing an anti-trust investigation over their transatlantic joint venture.

ANA faces bumpy start to long-haul 787 service
01/31/2012 - 10:55 PM
All Nippon Airways first long-haul international service with its Boeing 787 has faced a rocky start since 21 January with two of its ten flights operating...

FAA seeks non-Halon fire extinguisher designs
01/31/2012 - 08:10 PM
The US Federal Aviation Administration has launched a market survey for portable handheld fire extinguisher technology that does not use ozone-depleting...

Activist investors call for shareholder representatives on Pinnacle board
01/31/2012 - 12:43 PM
A group of activist investors controlling 9.5% of Pinnacle Airlines stock are calling for the carrier's board to consider broad management changes as a bankruptcy...

Cebu Pacific to start long-haul, low-cost services in 2013
01/31/2012 - 05:55 AM
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific will launch long-haul services in the third quarter of 2013. The airline will lease up to eight Airbus A330-300s...

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