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AB 25: Turkish Airlines looks back at the milestones of 25 years ago
Looking back, 1985 was no exception - just another turbulent year for commercial aviation writes Abdullah Nergiz, co-ordinator - executive vice presidency (commercial), Turkish Airlines
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AB25: CTAIRA principal Chris Tarry
In the aviation industry the only constant is change and over the last 25 years there have been some dramatic changes with significant effect on the business writes CTAIRA principal Chris Tarry
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Safi to wet-lease aircraft as Afghanistan faces EU blacklisting
Afghanistan's Safi Airways is to wet-lease aircraft to maintain its German route as the European Commission prepares to blacklist all operations by Afghan...
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Austrian to refit 32 A320s and 737s with new seats
Lufthansa-affiliated Austrian Airlines is to reconfigure 32 short-haul aircraft in its fleet with new seats from Recaro as part of a European product overhaul. The...
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AB25: African Aviation chief executive Nick Fadugba
The landscape of the African airline industry has changed significantly in the past 25 years. Numerous former stalwart national carriers, such as Air Afrique, Ghana Airways, Nigeria Airways and Zambia Airways, have gone bankrupt; several privately owned airlines, such as Arik Air in Nigeria, Precisionair in Tanzania and Fly540 in ...
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AB25:Use of standards in maintenance data: blessing or nuisance?
Is the use of standards in maintenance data a blessing or a nuisance ask Christian Eickhoff, quality management, and Dierk Kruetzmann, engineering, Lufthansa Technik
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AB25: Gulf Air chief executive Samer Majali
Imagine a world in which airlines operate in a free market, able to realise their full potential through economies of scale, not hampered by barriers that increase costs and curb development, not constrained by archaic bilateral agreements, not overcharged by monopoly suppliers. That is the dream of Gulf Air chief ...
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AB25: Cathay Pacific chief executive Tony Tyler
When the first issue of Airline Business came off the presses, I was in the eighth year of my aviation career and had just moved to Rome as Cathay Pacific's manager for Italy and France - though at that time we didn't actually fly to either country writes Cathay Pacific ...
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Thai confirms ThaiTiger ownership structure
Thai Airways has tweaked the ownership structure of its low-cost joint venture with Tiger Airways by confirming its stake, and giving employees a share in...
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Interview: Oman Air chief executive, Peter Hill
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business/2010/10/videos-world-air-forum-2010.html
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Air France to create 'provincial bases' in network overhaul
Air France is to restructure its European operations by creating several provincial bases to reinforce its position in the market.
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Rolls-Royce could tap Airbus to secure spare Trents
Airbus says it is prepared to supply Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines from A380s on its production line to operators that require replacements following mandated...
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PICTURE: Selex completes tests with new Mirach target
Selex Galileo has tried out a new reusable aerial target named the Mirach 1000/X ...
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Zhuhai10: Aircelle and Xian Aircraft form nacelle production JV
Aircelle and Xian Aircraft (XAIC) have formed a new joint venture to build and assemble nacelle components in China. The plant in Xian wil manufacture...
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ALTA 2010: Latin American demand for A380s will grow, says Airbus
Latin America has a potential demand for up to 20 aircraft the size of the A380, according to Rafael Alonso, senior vice president for Airbus Latin America...
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ALTA 2010: JetBlue aims to grow San Juan as a focus city
JetBlue Airways plans to grow San Juan, Puerto Rico into a focus city as early as next summer.
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Three disk fragments damaged Qantas A380 systems
Assessment of the Qantas Airbus A380 involved in an in-flight engine failure has revealed the extent of peripheral damage to the jet from ejected fragments.
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Air China emerges as customer for 10 A350s
Air China has emerged as the Chinese customer behind an agreement to acquire 10 Airbus A350 aircraft, as well as 10 A330s.
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R-R powered A380 airlines review their crisis options
Qantas remains resolute in its decision to keep its A380 fleet grounded until Rolls-Royce produces a "fix" for the faulty Trent 900 engine component that...
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AerCap signs for new 737-800s; says aircraft can compete with re-engined rivals
Saying the Boeing 737-800 can compete with any re-engined rival, aircraft lessor AerCap Holdings has inked a letter of intent with the US airframer for the...