All air transport news – Page 968
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ILA: Emirates orders 32 more Airbus A380s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has ordered another 32 Airbus A380s, the single biggest deal for the type.
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Air France to begin Tokyo A380 service on 1 September
Air France will deploy its fourth Airbus A380 on the Paris-Tokyo Narita route from 1 September. The carrier will operate the route three times a week...
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ILA: EADS in student recruitment drive at show
Several of EADS's top bosses are at ILA this week to persuade students to consider a career with Europe's largest aerospace player.
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Winnipex River Aircraft gets GE authority
Winnipeg River Aircraft of Manitoba, Canada is now a General Electric authorised service centre for M601 and H80 turboprop engines.
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IATA AGM: BOC Aviation on the blocks for growth
BOC Aviation is carefully watching what chief executive Robert Martin calls extremely "uncertain" market conditions this year before embarking on the next phase of the Chinese-owned lessors growth.
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AirAsia X to have IPO in 2011
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier group AirAsia is planning to list its longer haul operation AirAsia X on the stock exchange next year and make the business...
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IATA AGM: Oneworld looks to overcome China Eastern disappointment
The oneworld alliance is reviewing its strategy for the mainland China market after failing to get one of the country's three main airlines to become a partner.
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ILA: Aerotec shows off its composites bulk
Airbus's Premium Aerotec division has brought to ILA a mock-up of its pressure bulkhead for the Airbus A350 XWB, as evidence of its expertise in carbonfibre-reinforced...
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IATA AGM: ATAG goes active in the green lobby
ATAG muscles into the green lobby The industry's proactive coalition The Air Transport Action Group is stepping up its campaign to get aviation's message...
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PICTURES: Further details emerge following 747-8F tug collision
Further details have emerged after one of Boeing's 747-8F flight test aircraft struck an airport tug causing significant damage to the exterior of the number...
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Aires plans to acquire at least seven additional Q400s
Colombia's Aires plans to replace its entire fleet of 11 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200s with larger Q400s over the next five years.
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How to use less fuel and stay safe
As the cost of aviation fuel continues to rise, can airlines find more efficient ways to operate their aircraft?
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Business briefs
Ukrainian and Russian representatives appear to have reached a compromise on a new formula for handling integration of their countries' aircraft industries
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot is citing a notable reduction in the number of on-board incidents fuelled by intoxication, after banning alcohol sales...
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Airservices Australia heads new green ATM intiative
Airservices Australia is heading a second collaborative environmental air traffic management initiative - the Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce...
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PICTURE: Cargolux unveils new livery on 747-8F
European cargo operator Cargolux has unveiled an updated livery ahead of its planned year-end delivery of Boeing's 747-8 freighter. Cargolux calls...
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ILA: Rolls-Royce’s E3E demonstrator completes week’s work in Stuttgart
The latest core engine built as part of Rolls-Royce's two-shaft engine research programme has completed 40h of running at Stuttgart University's altitude...
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ILA: Germany's first Euro Hawk to fly next month
Northrop Grumman (display V, stand 674) and EADS (hall 7, stand 100) are exhibiting a full-scale replica of Germany's Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicle at the...
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Opinion
Comment: Poles apart
After a traumatic transition from the certainties of the controlled market, Poland's aerospace industry is fighting fit and largely foreign-owned, embracing globalisation and creating jobs
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IATA AGM: Gulf Air bearing its painful turnaround
Gulf Air's well documented condition may be showing signs of improvement as David Kaminski Morrow discovers