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BA faces further round of cabin crew strikes
British Airways faces a fresh round of strikes by cabin crew after their union today announced plans for a new ballot for industrial action. The joint...
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Delta firms up plans to install Wi-fi on regional jets
Delta Air Lines plans to expand its onboard Internet service supplied by Gogo to 223 regional jets operated by its Connection Carrier partners. The...
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BA and Iberia shareholders approve merger
British Airways and Iberia shareholders have approved plans for their merger following meetings in London and Madrid today. The crucial meetings were...
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Lufthansa to begin biofuel-powered passenger flights in April
Lufthansa plans to become the first airline to operate commercial passenger flights using an aircraft powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend derived from vegetable...
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Hawaiian Airlines orders six more A330-200s
Hawaiian Airlines has placed a firm order for an additional six Airbus A330-200s. The long-range, widebody twinjets will join Hawaiian's fleet of three A330s...
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MEBA 2010: Room to bloom
As the Middle East Business Aviation show returns next week to Dubai, 40% bigger than its 2008 predecessor, we look at some of the operators and service providers making the running in the region.
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Opinion
Comment: the cyclical pilot feeding frenzy
It looks as if the airlines are waking up, as they always do in the end, to the fact that stopping pilot and engineer recruitment in a recession does not freeze the number of employees precisely where it was when recruiting stopped.
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PICTURES: Australia's F-111 retirement to close chapter of aviation history
Australia's retirement of its last F-111s this week sees the curtain call of iconic Cold War veteran Australia will retire its last General Dynamics...
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Lufttransport becomes first European Dornier 228NG operator
RUAG has handed over the second Dornier 228NG regional turboprop at a ceremony at its Oberpfaffenhofen, Bavaria, plant.
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FLIGHT TEST: Dassault 900LX - Do winglets improve performance?
Dassault's range of Falcon business jets look good, but does the addition of winglets make a difference to their handling? We flew the 900LX to find out
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Australia tightens requirements for airport redevelopment
Australia's parliament has passed a law requiring airport owners and operators to have broader consultation with the state and local communities when planning...
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Il-76 reportedly crashes in Karachi
Emergency services in Pakistan are attending the scene of an accident reportedly involving an Ilyushin Il-76 freighter which came down in Karachi.
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EgyptAir, SAA and Ethiopian detail co-operation scheme
EgyptAir, South African Airways (SAA) and Ethiopian Airlines have joined forces in an informal co-operation which could ultimately lead to equity investments...
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EgyptAir chief to push AFRAA-AACO co-operation
EgyptAir chief Hussein Massoud, new chairman of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), is planning to strengthen its ties with the Arab Air Carriers Organization...
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Discovery launch will wait until December
The final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery will take place no earlier than 3 December. Weather permitting, the launch - originally set for...
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Avianova slashes A320 seat layout as Russian taxes bite
Russian budget carrier Avianova is pulling more than 20 seats out of the cabins of its Airbus A320s as a result of higher costs emerging from new customs...
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Australia adds JASSM to Projects of Concern list
Australia has added the acquisition of Lockheed Martin's AGM-158 JASSM missile for its Boeing F/A-18 A/B fleet to its Projects of Concern list. Australia's...
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Dassault scores a century with 7X
Dassault has delivered the 100th Falcon 7X since the first long-range aircraft entered service in...
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Etihad to post positive earnings in 2010
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways claims it will post positive earnings for 2010, and that it remains on course for an overall break-even next year. The...