http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbTue, 16 Mar 2010 02:24:51 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/16/339495/westjets-ceo-durfy-steps-down-for-personal-reasons.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/16/339495/westjets-ceo-durfy-steps-down-for-personal-reasons.html Canadian carrier WestJet's president and CEO Sean Durfy has resigned for personal reasons with effect from 1 April, and will also leave the airline's board. He...Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:24:51 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339492/gol-to-launch-767-charter-flights-to-us-and-europe.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339492/gol-to-launch-767-charter-flights-to-us-and-europe.html Gol plans to reactivate two more Boeing 767s as the Brazilian carrier expands its new widebody charter operation to include flights to the US, Europe and...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:46:28 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339485/ba-leasing-over-20-aircraft-to-counter-strike.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339485/ba-leasing-over-20-aircraft-to-counter-strike.html British Airways expects to lease up to 22 aircraft from eight airlines in order to maintain services during a planned cabin crew strike this month. It...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:52:38 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339381/business-good-week-bad-week.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339381/business-good-week-bad-week.htmlPre-tax profits for 2009 were up nearly 11% to €1.1 billion for the Italian aerospace group on revenue up by 21% to €18.2 billion. Defence and...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339307/helios-crash-recommendations-drive-easa-action.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339307/helios-crash-recommendations-drive-easa-action.htmlRecommendations by the Greek Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board resulting from its report into the August 2005 crash of a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 have been taken up by the European Aviation Safety Agency.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339377/business-briefing.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339377/business-briefing.htmlOrbital Sciences is to acquire the spacecraft development and manufacturing business of General Dynamics'...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339289/indonesias-sriwijaya-to-get-737-800s-and-turboprops.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339289/indonesias-sriwijaya-to-get-737-800s-and-turboprops.htmlIndonesia's third-largest commercial airline, Sriwijaya Air, is planning to acquire Boeing 737-800s by the end of the year and later add turboprops. The...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339351/this-week-briefings.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339351/this-week-briefings.htmlBAE Systems says it has encountered problems with Quest AirManager cabin air treatment...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339341/toxic-cabin-air-accepted-as-reality-but-illness-still-denied.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/15/339341/toxic-cabin-air-accepted-as-reality-but-illness-still-denied.htmlAfter years of denying there is a health problem for crew and passengers from toxic cabin fumes, UK and US authorities are seemingly poised for a dramatic change Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339436/faa-fines-american-787500-for-maintenance-violations.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339436/faa-fines-american-787500-for-maintenance-violations.html Officials from the US FAA are seeking to collect $787,500 in fines from American Airlines for three instances of maintenance violations. The agency's...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:32:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339420/bmi-admits-the-i-stands-for-something-after-all.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339420/bmi-admits-the-i-stands-for-something-after-all.html UK carrier BMI has quietly adopted a modified branding, giving the airline's full name as British Midland International. When the brand was first unveiled...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339419/ba-cabin-crew-union-warns-of-second-wave-of-strikes.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339419/ba-cabin-crew-union-warns-of-second-wave-of-strikes.html British Airways' cabin crew union has warned of a second wave of strikes after 14 April if their dispute with the carrier remains unresolved. The Unite...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:54:09 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339418/ba-to-maintain-substantial-flight-schedule-during-strike.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339418/ba-to-maintain-substantial-flight-schedule-during-strike.html British Airways expects to operate a "substantial" part of its long-haul and short-haul schedule from London Heathrow during the planned cabin crew strike...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:49:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339409/ba-cityflyer-starts-introducing-embraer-190s.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339409/ba-cityflyer-starts-introducing-embraer-190s.html British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer has received its first Embraer 190 aircraft as its regional fleet overhaul nears completion. The new 98-seat...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339395/bangkoks-suvarnabhumi-airport-and-thai-prepare-for-protests.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/12/339395/bangkoks-suvarnabhumi-airport-and-thai-prepare-for-protests.html Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and national carrier Thai Airways International have imposed contingency plans, as the Thai capital braces for likely rallies...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:38:43 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339387/united-cites-its-advantage-in-competing-for-haneda-slots.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339387/united-cites-its-advantage-in-competing-for-haneda-slots.html United Airlines believes the timing of the slots becoming available at Tokyo Haneda airport create a favourable advantage its bid to launch flights to Haneda...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:10:21 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339385/three-northeast-flights-in-the-usa-impacted-by-bird-strikes.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339385/three-northeast-flights-in-the-usa-impacted-by-bird-strikes.html Three separate bird strike incidents in the northeast USA in the past 24h have caused schedule delays or damage for three airlines. At approximately...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:38:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339352/lufthansa-to-start-a380-flights-in-june.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339352/lufthansa-to-start-a380-flights-in-june.html Lufthansa is to begin operating Airbus A380 services in June, as part of a summer schedule which features an overall increase in capacity. Chief executive...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:13:05 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339332/iata-halves-global-loss-forecast-for-2010.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/11/339332/iata-halves-global-loss-forecast-for-2010.html IATA has halved its estimate of 2010 airline industry net losses to $2.8 billion, following evidence of a recovering economic climate. The association...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/10/339317/delta-hopes-slot-deal-with-us-airways-will-materialise.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/10/339317/delta-hopes-slot-deal-with-us-airways-will-materialise.html Delta Air Lines believes the potential to finalise a proposed slot swap with US Airways at New York LaGuardia and Washington's National airport exist, despite...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:21:38 GMT