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ANZ and South African to codeshare from November
Star Alliance carriers Air New Zealand (ANZ) and South African Airways will start code-sharing on 1 November.
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LAN's Q3 net income tumbles 58%
Chilean carrier LAN has posted a 58% fall in net income in the third quarter due to falling revenue and yields.
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Embraer close to leasing four 50-seat ERJ-145s
Embraer subsidiary ECC Leasing is in discussions for the sale or lease of four used Embraer ERJ-145 family aircraft. Agreements are expected to close...
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Bombardier to forgo CSeries prototype in test programme
Bombardier is forgoing for the CSeries its usual practice of building a prototype aircraft for flight testing, and instead intends to build and eventually...
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Keeping the faith: Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 remain popular
The Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 are far from being overshadowed by their next generation sisters that are in development
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Atlas tapped to operate premium US-Africa charter with 747s
Atlas Air has reached a long-term commercial arrangement with Angolan carrier SonAir to operate an outsourced premium passenger private charter service for...
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Bombardier pushes ahead with CSeries
Bombardier finally cemented its decision to go ahead with its 110/130-seat CSeries twinjet in March when launch customer Lufthansa firmed up its Farnborough 2008 deal for up to 60 aircraft
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Water could be answer to hot wings says DLR
The water cooling of a conceptual hypersonic transport system's wing leading edges is being investigated for the European Union's €7.3 million ($10.93 million)...
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Next generation widebodies: Dreams of tomorrow
After two years of delays Boeing is confident the 787's first flight is imminent, while Airbus is preparing to build the first XWB
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EASA clears A380's brake-to-vacate and overrun protection
Lufthansa and Air France are set to introduce two landing systems on the Airbus A380, one designed to increase runway efficiency and the other to prevent...
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PICTURES: Air France poised to take first Airbus A380
This week, Air France becomes the latest airline to take delivery of an Airbus A380, before launching Paris-New York services in November. The French...
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India's HAL to manufacture flaperons for Boeing 777s
Boeing has contracted India's Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to manufacture the flaperons that will be used on its 777 series of aircraft ordered by the country's...
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Jetstar and V Australia allowed to start services to Fiji
Australia has allowed Qantas subsidiary Jetstar and Virgin Blue's long-haul arm V Australia to begin services to Fiji, with both carriers receiving a lower...
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Fiji's Air Pacific swings to full-year loss on higher costs
Fiji's Air Pacific Group has reported a pre-tax loss of $14.3 million for the year to 31 March 2009, down sharply from the profit of $38.15 million a year...
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Singapore inks air services deal with Bulgaria and Lithuania
Singapore has concluded separate open skies agreements with Bulgaria and Lithuania.
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American, Air France reschedule AIRE demos
American Airlines and Air France are preparing to demonstrate next generation technologies and procedures designed to cut noise pollution and carbon emissions...
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Southwest to tier Wi-Fi prices, details Internet trial
Southwest Airlines will use tiered fees to sell in-flight connectivity when the carrier finalizes pricing for Row 44's high-speed Ku-band-based Internet...
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DARPA invites bid for 5-year flight demonstrator
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has formally invited bids for a $155 million Vulture II contract to build and test an ultra-long-endurance...
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MASkargo forms alliance with Hainan Airlines Group
MASkargo has formed an alliance with Hainan Airlines Group (HNA) so the two businesses can have a broader network.