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Pilot union blames American's decision to route Beijing service via O'Hare for failure to win China air services rights
American Airlines’ decision last month to amend its application to serve Beijing from Dallas/Fort Forth is being blamed by the carrier’s pilot union as the reason for its failure to win the crucial US-China rights from government regulators.
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Europe aims for environmentally-friendly all-electric fuel cell flight by 2009 as part of €4.5m Sixth Framework research drive
A 1h flight of a fuel cell-powered, electrically propelled two-seat aircraft by the fourth quarter of 2009 is one of the goals of a three-year, €4.5 million ($5.93 million) European Union research project.
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Deadly lessons: Flight safety review
It is getting safer to fly, but the record in some parts of the world remains a challenge. We assess last year's figures and the prospects for 2007
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AirAsia owners set sights on low-cost long-haul
New airline to operate A330-300s or 777-300ERs and could serve Australia and UK