All air transport news – Page 1502
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Ethiopian hunts for strategic alliances
Ethiopian Airlines is seeking out partnerships in southern and western Africa as it sets the target of becoming a $1 billion player ahead of an oil-driven African travel boom.
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Venezuela wins safety showdown
The US FAA’s decision to upgrade Venezuela to category 1 under its safety-assessment programme has handed president Hugo Chavez another reason to remind Latin America to take notice.
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Turning the tables
The US first quarter results surprised many with its strengths, as a newly merged carrier confounded the long-held wisdom that mergers are a recipe for disaster, while a reliable profit-poser disappointed.
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Airlines and GDSs haggle over content
Disputes over withholding and sharing airfare content are once again pitting the Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) against the airlines and putting corporate travel managers in the middle.
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NewsPictures: Boeing marks end of 717 with AirTran and MidWest deliveries
US low-cost carrier AirTran Airways, as scheduled, today took delivery of the last 717 to be built by Boeing.
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NewsChina's TAECO 're-delivers' first cargo conversion Boeing 747-400BCF to JAL Cargo
China's Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) has completed converting into freighter configuration the first of at least eight Boeing 747-400s for Japan Airlines (JAL).
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NewsAirbus to reinforce part of A380 wing after March static test rupture
Airbus has briefed A380 customers on the wing modifications it is making as a result of the premature rupture of the static test specimen in March at 1.45 times limit load.
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A318 makes mark at London City
Airbus twinjet takes steep approach in its stride at downtown airport after undergoing control modifications