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NewsFlairJet ready to take on large business jets
UK charter and management company and Embraer Phenom business jet operator FlairJet is planning to widen its fleet offering to include long-range and airliner business types.
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NewsA380 wing-cracks to require eight-week repair downtime
Airbus A380 operators face a 30,000 man-hour repair programme to address wing-crack issues that have dogged the airliner which will require an eight-week...
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IATA: JetBlue looks to widebody operations from 2015
As JetBlue Airways focuses on bringing Airbus A321 narrowbodies into its fleet in the near term, it is also in the early stages of studying the acquisition...
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NewsIATA: Middle East third-tier carriers can thrive in consolidated market – AACO
Third-tier carriers can find a niche as the Middle East airline market consolidates in the coming years, but they will need to pursue a privatisation route and ownership rules must be relaxed to allow this to happen.
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IATA: JAL undergoes 'internal surgery' as part of reforms
After several years of "external surgery" that finally resulted in profits this year, Japan Airlines will concentrate on "internal surgery" as part of its...
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IATA: SITA modifies baggage tracing service for Chinese speakers
Information technology specialist SITA has modified its lost baggage tracing service for Chinese speakers, enabling local handling agents to be trained more...
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IATA: Latin America could look to China's example to solve congestion issue - ALTA
China and Latin America have a lot in common when it comes to growth rates and market potential in air transport terms, but are poles apart in one crucial area, says Alex de Gunten, executive director of ALTA, the association that represents Latin American and Caribbean carriers.
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IATA: Dabbas looks to spread IOSA in Middle East and North Africa
Why IATA's new vice-president for the Middle East and North Africa Hussein Dabbas will keep pushing on IOSA adoption
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IATA: Trade body looks to bring air cargo to the forefront
IATA will be underscoring the value of air cargo for the wider economy during the annual general meeting here in Beijing as it looks to raise the profile...
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IATA: Lion's Batik Air to up the competition in Southeast Asia
Indonesia's airline market is set to get even more competitive in 2013 when Lion Air's new premium carrier begins operations. Batik Air will launch...
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IATA: Tyler hopes for open and lively AGM
Tony Tyler is capping off his first year in charge at IATA by taking to the stage in Beijing for what he hopes will be an open, entertaining and purposeful...
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IATA: Chairman Peter Hartman taking steps to greater transparency
KLM's Peter Hartman has ridden shotgun as IATA chairman for Tony Tyler during the director general's first year in charge A number of major issues...
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NewsUSMC hopes new method for tracking fatigue life will help extend Harrier to 2030
The US Marine Corps is switching to a new way of tracking the fatigue life of its Boeing AV-8B Harrier II fleet as it struggles to keep the venerable jump...
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NewsDelta to replace majority of its 50-seat regional jets
Delta Air Lines plans to reduce the number of 50-seat regional jets that it contracts with regional carriers to 125, if its Air Line Pilots Association-represented...
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NewsIntelsat 19 experienced 'unusual' event during launch
A SeaLaunch Zenit launch vehicle experienced an 'unusual' event during the 31 May launch of Intelsat 19. Despite reaching its assigned transfer orbit, the...
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NewsF-22 Raptor damaged during training flight
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor from Tyndall AFB, Florida, was damaged last Thursday evening during a training flight, the US Air Force confirms. While...
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Qantas Defence completes last A330 MRTT conversion
Qantas Defence Services (QDS) has completed its fourth and final Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) conversion. The conversion...
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NewsFirst new-build Bell OH-58 wartime replacement delivered
Bell Helicopters has delivered the first OH-58D Kiowa wartime replacement helicopter to the US Army. "We just finished the general maintenance test...
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NewsDana Air flight recorders en route to NTSB lab
The flight data and voice recorders recovered from a crashed Dana Air Boeing MD-83 will be available for analysis by the US National Transportation and Safety...
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NewsNASA, House compromise on awards for commercial crew development
NASA has confirmed that the agency intends to make no more than two full awards and one half-sized award for the commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap)...