All air transport news – Page 1253
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Global Express emerges as leading candidate for USAF communications relay role
The US Air Force is close to launching a new airborne system that can serve as a bridge between disparate datalink standards ...
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US airports face crunch time
Airports in New York City, Chicago and other US cities are chokepoints in the country's congested travel system, but are proposed measures to relieve the...
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Airports ranking: Climbing up the table
As this year's Airline Business Top 150 airports traffic ranking shows, the world's main gateways had a good year in 2007. The star performers were in Russia,...
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Turboprops making mark in Philippines
Philippine regional carriers under pressure Regional feeder operations are becoming increasingly important in the Philippines, with the latest development...
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Labour unrest brewing in China
Nicholas Ionides Singapore Labour unrest brews in China Chinese carriers face growing shortages of pilots, rare labour turmoil and poaching by...
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What's going wrong in India?
Asia's distribution challenge Page 54 India's domestic market may be growing at double-digit rates but profits continue to elude the country's...
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Arab carriers on a roll
Middle Eastern players refuse to let record oil prices impede expansion or profits Middle Eastern carriers remain upbeat about their prospects for...
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Airlines circle Italy as Alitalia flounders
Carriers swoop in on Italy With Alitalia's future remaining unclear, airlines are starting to hone in on the Italian market As...
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Lufthansa, SAS make progress in reducing distribution costs
kerry ezard london Airlines cut deals to lower GDS cost Lufthansa and SAS Group have reached agreements with Sabre and Amadeus to reduce their...
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Airbus stumbles as it tries to transition from A380 Wave 1 to Wave 2 design
The latest delivery delays have arisen as Airbus's effort bring the first "Wave 2" A380 ...
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Turbulence hits US regionals
US majors have a rough first quarter Page 62 US regional carriers brace for a bumpy ride caused by rising fuel costs and consolidation among...
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Premium carriers dwindle in number
The demise of Eos leaves only two dedicated all-premium carriers - L'Avion and Silverjet The viability of the all-premium business model is again being...