http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbThu, 26 Nov 2009 06:54:47 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/26/335493/six-aircraft-up-for-sale-from-defunct-air-fiji.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/26/335493/six-aircraft-up-for-sale-from-defunct-air-fiji.html Six aircraft from now-defunct carrier Air Fiji are up for sale. The Fiji Development Bank has called for tenders for the aircraft and assorted aircraft...Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:54:47 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/26/335492/virgin-blue-expects-to-post-a-profit-this-fiscal-year.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/26/335492/virgin-blue-expects-to-post-a-profit-this-fiscal-year.html Australian carrier Virgin Blue, which posted a net loss last fiscal year, expects to post a full-year profit this fiscal year despite the uncertain economic...Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:49:29 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/26/335491/malaysia-airports-report-8-drop-in-q3-proft.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/26/335491/malaysia-airports-report-8-drop-in-q3-proft.html Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) posted an 8% year-on-year drop in net profit in its third fiscal quarter. Total revenue for the period ending 30...Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:39:22 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335487/emirates-looks-again-at-ku-band-as-overseas-broadband-heats-up.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335487/emirates-looks-again-at-ku-band-as-overseas-broadband-heats-up.html Emirates is taking a serious look at bringing high-speed Internet to passengers, and reveals it is studying whether the business case for a Ku-band satellite-based solution has improved enough to adopt for its fleet. In an exclusive interview with ATI last week in Dubai aboard an Emirates Airbus A380 bound for Toronto, company vice-president for passenger communications Patrick Brannelly said: "There is no global solution today for Internet for passengers on a big plane like this. Ku will cover many of the regions in the world. We are looking at the affordability. "We didn't think there was a good business case when Connexion by Boeing offered it the first time and we're looking to see whether the business case has improved." The executive notes that connectivity is very important to Emirates' passengers. "They want to be connected but they want to be connected affordably. I don't think they want to spend $100 on a flight to get the Internet. It needs to be affordWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335486/nobles-confirms-talks-with-indigo-partners.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335486/nobles-confirms-talks-with-indigo-partners.html The Jamaican government continues to negotiate with US investment firms Indigo Partners and Oaktree Capital over the sale of state-owned Air Jamaica, airline...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:32:10 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335484/faa-snubs-ntsb-alpa-requests-on-rolls-royce-777-engine-ice-directive.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335484/faa-snubs-ntsb-alpa-requests-on-rolls-royce-777-engine-ice-directive.html In a final airworthiness directive (AD) to be published Friday, the FAA has rebuffed efforts by both the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA)...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:21:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335473/in-a-spin-over-immunity-pacts.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335473/in-a-spin-over-immunity-pacts.htmlAs airlines ratchet up their moves for antitrust immunity with increasingly ambitious and global tie-ups, which side of the argument regulators will fall on remains a complicated picture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335471/europes-low-cost-carriers-on-the-front-foot.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335471/europes-low-cost-carriers-on-the-front-foot.htmlWhile European network carriers restructureand combat losses, their low-cost rivals are posting modest profits Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:59:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335472/is-the-tunnel-end-in-sight-for-asia.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335472/is-the-tunnel-end-in-sight-for-asia.htmlAsian carriers are sounding cautious notes of optimism on improving economic signs in the region. Butlosses continued in the second quarter and the pressure mounts for Japan's struggling airlines Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335356/2009-airport-it-trends-survey-analysis.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335356/2009-airport-it-trends-survey-analysis.htmlNow in its sixth year, the Airport IT Trends Survey 2009 attracted a record 106 responses, giving the views of over 172 airports worldwide. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335470/bmi-restructuring-culls-a330s-and-threatens-600-jobs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335470/bmi-restructuring-culls-a330s-and-threatens-600-jobs.html Lufthansa's UK carrier BMI is to hand back two of its three Airbus A330s as it cuts nine aircraft from its mainline fleet, part of a restructuring which...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:52:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335461/airport-special-report-up-for-grabs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335461/airport-special-report-up-for-grabs.htmlAirlines have for many months been warning of the need for structural changes to their model as the severity of the economic crisis alters the operating landscape. But airports have not been unscathed either and face an equally dynamic period ahead in responding to bothshort-and medium-term challengesWed, 25 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335460/airport-it-trends-survey-self-service-switch.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335460/airport-it-trends-survey-self-service-switch.htmlWith more than half of passengers handling their own pre-flight processing, what are the implications for airports and their technology strategies? Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335458/airport-it-trends-2009.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335458/airport-it-trends-2009.htmlInvestment strategies, paperless travel and growth of services to passenger mobile phones are just a few ofthe topics tackled by the latest Airport IT Trends Survey, produced by Airports Council International, Airline Business and SITA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:24:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335449/tests-done-on-oxygen-bottles-to-find-answers-to-qantas-blast.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335449/tests-done-on-oxygen-bottles-to-find-answers-to-qantas-blast.htmlThere is no evidence of there being a systematic safety problem with aircraft oxygen bottles, says Australian investigators.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335424/carriers-vie-for-kuwait-supremacy.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335424/carriers-vie-for-kuwait-supremacy.htmlThree vastly different airlines are battling to control Kuwait's dynamic and fast growing airline market Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335452/mas-posts-q3-net-loss-of-300m-ringgit.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335452/mas-posts-q3-net-loss-of-300m-ringgit.html Malaysia Airlines (MAS) posted a net loss of 300 million ringgit ($89 million) in the fiscal third quarter due to fuel derivatives. In the three months...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:42:55 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335423/airtran-steps-up-milwaukee-attack.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335423/airtran-steps-up-milwaukee-attack.htmlBy teaming up with SkyWest, the US low-cost carrier is able to target smaller markets at its Milwaukee focus city Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:36:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335446/airasia-plans-daily-flight-between-kota-kinabalu-and-taipei.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335446/airasia-plans-daily-flight-between-kota-kinabalu-and-taipei.html Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia plans to start a daily flight from Kota Kinabalu in east Malaysia to Taipei. It will commence from 15 January and...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:47:26 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335441/cathay-pacifics-airbus-aircraft-plagued-by-toilet-woes.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/25/335441/cathay-pacifics-airbus-aircraft-plagued-by-toilet-woes.html Cathay Pacific Airways engineers and Airbus are examining the toilets on the carrier's Airbus A330s and Airbus A340s, after blocked lavatories forced a Hong...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:36:33 GMT