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Praful Patel: Overseeing change in India
Indian civil aviation minister Praful Patel has spent the last few years driving change in India's airline sector and achieving what most people thought...
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Breaking point: Brazil's air traffic growth puts pressure on infrastructure
The spectacular growth of air traffic in Brazil the last few years, especially in its southeast region, has put severe pressure on airport infrastructure Rio...
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Budget buildings: the rise of low-cost terminals
The challenge of assimilating the needs of low-cost and network carriers under one roof has seen some airports choosing to segment their offerings The...
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Flightblogger: Boeing primes 787 for late-February first flight
Boeing first 787 -- Dreamliner One -- is tentatively scheduled to pass the power-on milestone in late January and be flight-ready by late February, Flightblogger reports.
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Runway runout in Ecuador
All 333 occupants of this Iberia Airbus A340-600 (EC-JOH) escaped uninjured after the aircraft overran Runway 35 while landing on 9 November at Ecuador's...
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Estonian 737 diverts to Hamburg with RNAV failure
Preliminary German investigations indicate that an Estonian Air Boeing 737-500 escorted to Hamburg by fighter...
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Dubai 2007: Airbus and Boeing seal $60bn in Dubai deals
Dubai's two flagship aviation businesses - Emirates Airline and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise - concluded over $60 billion worth of business with Airbus and...
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Air show deals exceed 400 Airbus and Boeing aircraft
Airbus and Boeing are set for a record sales year after unveiling a raft of deals during the show, but the European airframer is warning that the continuing...
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Dubai 2007: Narrowbody focus follows Boeing deal at Qatar
Qatar Airways is turning its attention to the replacement of its narrowbody fleet after finally announcing its long-held orders for Boeing 777s and 787s....
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Dexter maps out expansion with more PC-12s
Air-taxi operator Dexter is broadening its on-demand and scheduled services within Russia as it prepares to expand its turboprop fleet. The Moscow-based...
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ATR floats idea of stretched model to tackle 90-seat sector
A 90-seat variant of the ATR 42/72 is one alternative being studied as the turboprop manufacturer examines its next move after the launch of the new -600...
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Bombardier in early stage talks with Russia's Aviacor
Bombardier is in early-stage talks with Russian airframer Aviacor over partnership opportunities. "Yes, we're having discussions with them, as well...