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  • Ethiopian's first 787 arrives at Addis Ababa

    News | 17 Aug 2012 20:45 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

    Ethiopian Airlines' first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner landed today at Addis Ababa Bole international airport after its first revenue flight from Washington Dulles. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Ethiopians-first-787-arrives-at-Addis-Ababa-375615/
  • Air France pilots back restructuring plans

    News | 17 Aug 2012 10:37 | Alex Thomas

    Air France's attempts to restructure have received a significant boost after new collective labour agreements proposed to its pilots were accepted by pilots'...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-France-pilots-back-restructuring-plans-375596/
  • Japan Airlines to revamp 777-300ER and 767-300ER cabins

    News | 16 Aug 2012 11:00 | Firdaus Hashim

    Japan Airlines (JAL) will retrofit its Boeing 777-300ER fleet and some of its Boeing 767-300ERs with a new cabin product. The Oneworld alliance member's...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Japan-Airlines-to-revamp-777-300ER-and-767-300ER-cabins-375557/
  • Ethiopian considering 737 Max order

    News | 15 Aug 2012 21:25 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

    Ethiopian Airlines is evaluating the Boeing 737 Max as it charts out an ambitious growth plan to triple its fleet by 2025. The carrier aims to operate...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Ethiopian-considering-737-Max-order-375531/
  • Ethiopian to serve Washington and Guangzhou with 787

    News | 15 Aug 2012 20:48 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

    Ethiopian Airlines will operate its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners to Washington Dulles initially and to Guangzhou from November. The Star Alliance carrier...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Ethiopian-to-serve-Washington-and-Guangzhou-with-787-375530/
  • Ethiopian's first 787 arrives at Addis Ababa

    News | 17 Aug 2012 20:45 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

    Ethiopian Airlines' first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner landed today at Addis Ababa Bole international airport after its first revenue flight from Washington Dulles. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Ethiopians-first-787-arrives-at-Addis-Ababa-375615/
  • Berlin expects Brandenburg costs to overrun by a third

    News | 17 Aug 2012 13:36 | Michael Gubisch

    Berlin's airport operator estimates the cost overruns for the city's new hub at around €1.2 billion ($1.5 billion), but says that the figure may still change...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Berlin-expects-Brandenburg-costs-to-overrun-by-a-third-375599/
  • Air France pilots back restructuring plans

    News | 17 Aug 2012 10:37 | Alex Thomas

    Air France's attempts to restructure have received a significant boost after new collective labour agreements proposed to its pilots were accepted by pilots'...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-France-pilots-back-restructuring-plans-375596/
  • ANALYSIS: American pilots decision largely favours airline

    News | 16 Aug 2012 21:07 | Edward Russell

    American Airlines is the likely benefactor of a bankruptcy court's 15 August decision to deny American's request to reject its pilots contract. Judge...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-American-pilots-decision-largely-favours-airline-375584/
  • Flybe adds Southampton-Nantes winter flights

    News | 16 Aug 2012 11:05

    Flybe will begin daily services from Southampton International airport to Nantes Atlantique airport on 28 October. With the new addition, the UK regional...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Flybe-adds-Southampton-Nantes-winter-flights-375558/
  • Morocco USMC MV-22 Osprey crash due to pilot error

    News | 17 Aug 2012 22:15 | Dave Majumdar

    The 11 April, 2012, crash of a Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor in Morocco belonging to the US Marine Corps's VMM-261 squadron was not due to a mechanical...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Morocco-USMC-MV-22-Osprey-crash-due-to-pilot-error-375617/
  • ExecuJet extends Turkish airport partnership with Bilen Air Service

    News | 14 Aug 2012 16:58 | Kate Sarsfield

    ExecuJet Middle East is extending the company's strategic partnership with Bilen Air Service in Istanbul to include...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ExecuJet-extends-Turkish-airport-partnership-with-Bilen-Air-Service-375487/
  • Flying Colours completes Global Express refurb for Malaysian customer

    News | 14 Aug 2012 14:12 | Kate Sarsfield

    Canadian engineering and completions specialist Flying Colours has completed and delivered its first Bombardier...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Flying-Colours-completes-Global-Express-refurb-for-Malaysian-customer-375473/
  • Embraer cuts first metal for Legacy 450 business jet

    News | 14 Aug 2012 13:28 | Kate Sarsfield

    <p>Embraer has cut the first metal for its Legacy 450 business jet as it targets late 2014 for certification of the mid-light business jet. </p><p>"Even as...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Embraer-cuts-first-metal-for-Legacy-450-business-jet-375465/
  • UK CAA clears diabetic pilots and air traffic controllers

    News | 13 Aug 2012 16:11 | David Learmount

    The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that pilots and air traffic control officers (ATCOs) with diabetes who use medication such as insulin...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-CAA-clears-diabetic-pilots-and-air-traffic-controllers-375440/
  • Morocco USMC MV-22 Osprey crash due to pilot error

    News | 17 Aug 2012 22:15 | Dave Majumdar

    The 11 April, 2012, crash of a Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor in Morocco belonging to the US Marine Corps's VMM-261 squadron was not due to a mechanical...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Morocco-USMC-MV-22-Osprey-crash-due-to-pilot-error-375617/
  • USAF plans F-15 modernization, but pilots want better displays

    News | 17 Aug 2012 19:58 | Dave Majumdar

    The US Air Force is planning a host of upgrades for its fleet of Boeing F-15Cs and F-15Es, but pilots say that without upgraded displays, they will not be...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/USAF-plans-F-15-modernization-but-pilots-want-better-displays-375612/
  • Israeli air force grounds CH-53 fleet after emergency landing

    News | 17 Aug 2012 12:17 | Arie Egozi

    <p>The Israeli air force (IAF) has grounded its fleet of Sikorsky CH-53 Yasur helicopters after one made an emergency landing on 16 August. </p><p>The CH-53,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Israeli-air-force-grounds-CH-53-fleet-after-emergency-landing-375598/
  • India receives its first EMB-145 AEW&C aircraft

    News | 17 Aug 2012 03:12 | Greg Waldron

    India has received its first Embraer EMB-145 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The first of three aircraft was delivered at Embraer's...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/India-receives-its-first-EMB-145-AEWC-aircraft-375588/
  • US Navy expects fall approval for UCLASS requirements

    News | 16 Aug 2012 21:21 | Dave Majumdar

    The US Navy expects formal approval of its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance strike (UCLASS) aircraft requirements in the early fall. "The UCLASS...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/US-Navy-expects-fall-approval-for-UCLASS-requirements-375585/
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