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Airbus seeks longer life for A380 escape slide actuators
Airbus is seeking a substantial increase this year in the operational duration of cartridges used to activate escape slides on the A380, after admitting...
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Low-cost joint venture for Nepal
A new joint venture between Air Arabia and Nepal's Yeti Airlines aims to capitalise on the decline of Nepal Airlines Low-cost airline operations have...
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Airline consolidation fever grips Germany
kerry ezard london Germany's new groupings Consolidation is hotting up with germanwings, eurowings and TUIfly planning to merge Plans to...
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Private carriers continue assault on Biman
Privately owned airlines are continuing their attack on state-owned Biman Bangladesh, with yet another new entrant taking flight and the existing private...
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Jetstar expands Southeast Asia services
Jetstar expands Southeast Asia services as low-cost competition in the region intensifies Qantas low-cost unit Jetstar is focusing on expansion...
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US results: The good news is old news
US majors are looking for new tools to achieve a repeat of last year's strong performance Few US airline executives are celebrating their relatively...
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Market outlook: making sense of mixed messages
Making sense of mixed messages Airline forecasts for the future are more telling than their results, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello The...
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Lufthansa and DHL Express plan joint venture carrier
Lufthansa and DHL Express plan to launch their new joint venture carrier in 2009 Eight years of growing co-operation between Lufthansa Cargo and DHL...
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Lufthansa passes on distribution fees to customers
The German carrier's plan to pass on the costs of global distribution system fees to customers is raising concerns Lufthansa's decision in late January...
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Varig drops three routes
David Knibb Seattle and lori ranson washington Strategy shift for Varig Gol's new long-haul unit is dropping three of its five European routes...
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Air Canada eyes role in US mergers
As US majors look at possible consolidation, cash-rich Air Canada could make a strategic investment Air Canada is looking south as the US industry...
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Neeleman looks to Brazilian market
Former JetBlue chief executive David Neeleman is talking with Brazilian civil aviation authorities and carriers with an eye to creating a Brazilian carrier. Brazilian...
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UA DoT to consider prize money for alternative fuel breakthroughs
The US Department of Transportation plans to issue a 14-month contract to find out the "best option for incentivising" industry, academia and the general...
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Amazon collision pilots questioned over deactivated transponder
Brazilian investigators of the Amazon mid-air collision between a Gol Boeing 737 and an Embraer Legacy business jet have interviewed the Legacy's pilots...
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Are US carriers really ready for competition?
Is the USA relegating itself to a secondary role in tomorrow's global aviation market? asks William Swelbar, research engineer with the International Center...