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News
Czech Airlines expects integrated MRO to bring large savings
Czech Airlines is expecting to save at least Kc90 million ($4.6 million) through implementation of a new Swiss-supplied maintenance management system. The...
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NewsPICTURES: China's ARJ21 completes first flight
China's new regional jet aircraft, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's ARJ21-700, has successfully completed its first flight...
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NewsPICTURE: A380 flypast marks QE2's arrival in Dubai
Emirates has marked the arrival of the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai with a flypast of one of its Airbus A380 aircraft. The ship arrived...
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BA tailors pilot training to need instead of formula
Several UK airlines are adopting a new form of recurrent training for pilots that allows them to tailor training sessions to carriers' specific needs rather...
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NewsSouth African carriers banking on Africa liberalisation
South African carriers are seeking to add services to other African countries as they try to offset a contraction in the domestic market.
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NewsOman Air in discussions to acquire regional jets
Oman Air is in discussions with Embraer and Bombardier over the possible addition of regional jets to support...
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NewsFrontier plans to exit Chapter 11 next year
Frontier Airlines is seeking an investor as the company puts together a Chapter 11 exit strategy aimed at leaving bankruptcy between April and June next...
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Opinion
Comment: Mind the gap
Airlines will have to face the fact that the gap between the amount of money needed to fund their 2009 aircraft deliveries and the dwindling amount of money available is becoming wider, and weaker players could find themselves falling through it
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NewsBritish Airways adopts tailored pilot training programme
Several UK airlines are adopting a new form of recurrent training for their pilots that allows them to tailor training sessions to the carriers' specific...
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NewsLufthansa to unveil new 'Italia' A319 operation
Lufthansa is formally to unveil a new Italian division, branded Lufthansa Italia, tomorrow which will begin operating from the north of the country next...
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Cambodia's Siem Reap Airways suspending operations
Cambodia's Siem Reap Airways is temporarily suspending operations, two weeks after it was put on a European Union blacklist of banned carriers over safety...
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Boeing admits nutplate problem on 747, 767, 777
Boeing today confirms that three widebodies - the 747, 767 and 777 - face new production disruptions caused by the same quality control issue already plaguing...
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NewsBombardier pushes back CRJ1000 EIS to 1Q 2010
Bombardier has pushed back its entry-into-service (EIS) calendar for the CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first quarter...
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News
Pluna defers CRJ900 options
Uruguay's Pluna has decided against further growing its fleet in 2009 and has deferred all eight of its options for additional Bombardier CRJ900s by at least...
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News
First deferral of Q400 in the pipeline
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air is to push back delivery of its 14 remaining Bombardier Q400s from a 46-strong order with the Canadian airframer,...
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NewsPICTURES: Air France tests A380 compatibility at new hangar
Air France is carrying out the first evaluation of the Airbus A380 at its new dedicated hangar, with a series of tests involving the ultra-large aircraft...