FlightsAlaska, Southwest urge FCC to approve Row 44’s applicationHoping to make in-flight broadband service “available to all of their passengers”, Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines have urged the US Federal Communications… Delta readies for widebody wi-fi test flightThe first Delta Air Lines widebody to be equipped with wi-fi will be a Boeing 767-300 prototype ahead of the carrier outfitting its entire pre-merger domestic… RJ’s Majali to head Gulf Air as Bjorn Naf steps downMiddle Eastern carrier Gulf Air’s chief executive, Bjorn Naf, is to step down and be replaced by current Royal Jordanian Airlines chief Samer Majali. Gulf… China’s Spring looks at standing only seats on aircraftPrivately owned Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines has spoken to Airbus about adding standing seats on its Airbus A320s so it can have 40% more passengers… The perils of night approaches over the seaSince 2000 there have been two fatal accidents involving low turns over the sea at night. The official reports on both accidents say that the pilots lost… Air India’s debt balloons to 152 billion rupeesNational carrier Air India’s debt swelled to 152.41 billion Indian rupees ($3.2 billion) in June after paying for new planes from Boeing and Airbus. This… EU’s Tajani to press for ‘global’ air safety instrumentEuropean transport commissioner Antonio Tajani has floated a tentative proposal to expand the European Union’s safety standards beyond its borders. The… Qantas’ Jetstar looking to add A330sQantas Airways’ low-cost carrier Jetstar is looking to add more Airbus A330s now that Qantas group has cancelled some 787 orders and delayed others. A… http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329119/qantas-jetstar-looking-to-add-a330s.html Indonesia’s Batavia adding A330s for Jeddah flightsIndonesian carrier Batavia Air is adding its first Airbus A330s and will use these for the launch of services to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Batavia Air… Thai changes crew training after 2007 incidentAustralia’s safety authority has found that a Thai Airways International Boeing 777 descended below a safe altitude when it made its approach to Melbourne… |
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