December 2010
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EVA A330 makes emergency landing after drop in... →
An EVA Air Airbus A330 sent a Mayday call before making an emergency landing in southern Ukraine on 29 September, following a drop in cabin pressure on board. The…
Aviation taxes stay off the agenda at Cancun →
Air transport industry executives believe the recent climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, showed growing recognition that ICAO should be the forum for tackling aviation emissions, though…
2010: The year in review: Air Shows →
Flightglobal travelled the world this year to bring you coverage from all angles of all the big and not so big shows. Our repertoire included show previews and show reports found in the weekly…
Europe hopes to build on momentum →
After the progress pushed through during Belgium’s presidency of the EU, the industry wants the foot kept on the pedal
2010: The year in review - First Flights →
VIDEO: Virgin Galactic spaceship flies first mission with pilots The VSS Enterprise spaceship on 10 October flew under its own control on its first mission and glided to a landing at the Mojave Air…
Business: Good week - Bad week →
Good week - Airlines Bad week - Airlines
Forecast 2011: Asia set to lead the way again in... →
Fragile economies, flatter yields and rising oil prices are likely to pull at airlines’ new-found profitability in the year ahead
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Heavy Snow Affects Travel Across The UK
Heathrow and Gatwick airports were forced to close all runways amid severe Met Office warnings for parts of London, the Home Counties and Surrey.
Roads, railways and airports were all affected across Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.
Heathrow Airport said it closed its runways to allow snow clearing and to keep the airport safe, advising passengers to check with airlines before...
Delta prepares for full narrowbody analysis in... →
Delta Air Lines is preparing to start discussions early next year with manufacturers about replacing its aging narrowbodies. Speaking during the carrier’s…
2011 outlook: airlines set for tougher times →
While IATA has improved its global industry profit forecast for both 2010 and 2011, the outlook for airlines in the year ahead remains clouded by flattening…
AB25: anniversary reflections from Sir Michael... →
“Air transport is a tumultuous industry, frequently dictated by uncontrollable events”
Secondary oil leak affecting Rolls-Royce Trent 900... →
Qantas Airways is modifying or replacing 16 of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines due to a secondary oil leak besides the stub pipe fault, identified last week as the cause behind the Qantas A380…
SIA modifies Trent 900s to latest variant →
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is modifying some Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines to the latest “C mod”, following the 4 November uncontained engine failure on a…
ATSB focuses on "mod A" and "mod B" Trent 900s →
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) ordered stub pipe inspections on only two specific versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine as part of…
Lufthansa to place fifth Airbus A380 on... →
Lufthansa plans to begin operating its fifth Airbus A380 on the New York JFK-Frankfurt route in February. Executives with the carrier announced the…
Emissions trading: spectre of EU ban looms for lax... →
Airlines that fail to fully comply with the European Union’s emissions trading scheme when it expands to include aviation in 2012 could be banned from taking off and landing in Europe, according to a…
Trent 900 shortage keeps Qantas A380s grounded →
A lack of spare Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines is preventing Qantas Airways from returning two more Airbus A380 aircraft to service, the carrier says. Its…
Three more Trent 900s found with manufacturing... →
Inspections on Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines have found three additional powerplants with a fault in the oil pipe tube, indicating that the manufacturing…
Deliveries of Merpati's MA60s resume →
Indonesian state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara is again taking delivery of MA60 turboprops, having resolved financing troubles that had forced Aviation Industry Corporation of China subsidiary Xian…
VivaAerobus plans US expansion →
Mexico’s VivaAerobus is planning to add capacity on its two US routes and is looking at opening new US gateways in 2011 now that Mexico has regained a category…
AB25: anniversary reflections from Naresh Goyal →
To mark the 25th anniversary of Airline Business, 25 leading airline industry executives who have helped shape the sector over the last quarter century, give their reflections on the last 25 years…
Bombardier to deliver first CRJ1000 on 14 December →
Bombardier is gearing up to deliver its first production CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet on 14 December. Launch customers for the 100-seat aircraft, Spain’s…
Continental fits all international 777s with... →
Continental Airlines says all of its Boeing 777 long-haul international flights now feature new ‘BusinessFirst’ class flat-bed seats. “These seats…
Etihad lays out plan for 150-strong fleet →
Etihad Airways will see conservative growth over the next two years as the Middle East carrier plans to take delivery of 11 new aircraft.
Business briefs →
Israeli unmanned systems maker Aeronautics is looking for more foreign joint venture manufacturing partners
AB25: anniversary reflections from Sir Richard... →
“I would like to think we have brought some glamour back to air travel that was not there 25 years ago”
Putin: Italy plans to acquire large number of... →
Italian companies are set to acquire a “large number” of Sukhoi Superjet 100s, according to Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin. Speaking to a conference on strategy for socio-economic development…
Qantas unhappy with Rolls-Royce reaction →
Qantas has made clear that it is not happy with Rolls-Royce’s handling of the Airbus A380 engine failure crisis, and has prepared the way for court action against the engine manufacturer.
Volaris plans to add four to five US gateways in... →
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is planning to boost capacity to California this month and add four to five new US gateways next year, including Fort Lauderdale…
Larger CSeries CS500 would be "ideal" for... →
Bombardier should add a 150-seat, single-class CS500 with 32in pitch to its CSeries family, as such an aircraft would be “highly competitive” and provide…
Briefing →
India is to set up a national advisory body to study the growing threat of birdstrikes, to both civilian and military aircraft.
Continental to appeal 'absurd' verdict in Concorde... →
Continental Airlines will appeal today’s verdict by a French court that holds both the airline and a mechanic guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the July…
AB25: anniversary reflections from Juergen Weber →
“The pressure on the industry to consolidate has become acut in Europe and elsewhere”
Flightglobal launches 3rd annual Webbies with 3... →
Flightglobal is proud to launch the Webbies - the Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards - this year with three fantastic new categories.
Business: Good week - Bad week →
Good week - Japan Airlines Bad Week - Singapore Airlines
AB25: anniversary reflections from Tim Clark →
“Protectionism still limits traveller choice and erects barriers to international trade”
VivaAerobus plans major Mexico City and fleet... →
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus plans to open a base in Mexico City early next year as it prepares to almost double its Boeing 737-300 fleet. VivaAerobus…
Volaris plans to add four to five US gateways in... →
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is planning to boost capacity to California this month and add four to five new US gateways next year, including Fort Lauderdale…
Aeromexico adds capacity on seven US routes →
Aeromexico has unveiled plans to almost immediately add frequencies on several US routes, taking advantage of Mexico’s return to a FAA category one safety…
Air India expects to finally join Star in mid 2011 →
Air India expects to formally join Star Alliance in mid 2011, ending a significantly longer than typical integration process. Star first accepted Air…
Air India shelves plans for leasing out 777s →
Air India has shelved plans to lease out part of its Boeing 777 fleet but could reassess leasing out 777-200LRs once it starts taking delivery of new Boeing…
Volaris to launch Chicago service this month →
Mexico’s Volaris has unveiled plans to launch services later this month to Chicago, its first new US destination since Mexico’s return to a category one…
Delta's Anderson succeeds Tilton as ATA chairman →
US airline trade group the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has elected Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson as chairman of the board of directors,…
Air Canada seeks profit-sharing JV with Asiana →
Air Canada is aiming to establish a profit-sharing joint venture in the Canada-South Korea market with Asiana as it prepares to implement its revenue-sharing…
AB25: anniversary reflections from Lord Marshall →
“The three issues to have emerged for air transport are security, security and security
Ethiopian Airlines considers 777F and more A350s →
Ethiopian Airlines is eyeing Boeing 777 freighters and more Airbus A350s as part of its new strategy for the period to 2025, which will see it expand to a fleet of 119 aircraft.
Multiple systems failures on QF32 after engine... →
Multiple systems issues plagued the crew of the Qantas Airways Airbus A380, which was forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore on 4 November after…
Trent 900 failure caused extensive damage to... →
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says the 4 November uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 caused…
Problems in manufacturing process led to Trent 900... →
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says that a problem in the “manufacturing process” led to the 4 November uncontained engine failure on a Rolls-Royce…
ATSB continues investigations into Qantas Trent... →
Following its initial report, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) plans further investigation into the 4 November uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce…