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In depth
Marketing special report: Airline websites
Can airlines still turn to the Internet to differentiate and gain a competitive advantage, or are all airline websites starting to look the same? Report by Brendan Sobie in Washington Over the past 15 years the Internet has clearly driven dramatic shifts in the airline industry. ...
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In depth
Marketing special report: The credit card trap
By Sandra Arnoult Credit card companies are reaping the benefits of increased online transactions, but airlines are studying the bill and calling for better terms as alternative forms of payment gain ground, writes Sandra Arnoult in Washington Using the Internet to book flights and purchase ancillary services has been a ...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Olympic Air CEO Antonis Simigdalas
A decade after helping Aegean Airlines break into the Greek airline market, Antonis Simigdalas now finds himself leading efforts to breathe fresh life into the once proud but diminished Olympic name
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News
US Army may ditch OH-58 Kiowa Scouts for pilotless fleet
The US Army is investigating options for replacing its Bell OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopters with a partly or wholly unmanned fleet. The army's plan to...
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Regional airframers suffer as slump hits orders
As orders dry up, manufacturers acknowledge that pain could continue for at least two more years before recovery begins
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Opinion
Comment: Does FAA pilot training produce the right stuff?
The FAA is reviewing whether its pilot training is producing the right stuff. Perhaps the US aviation authority should be examining instruction quality rather than quantity
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News
Business briefs
Montreal repair supplier ExelTech Aerospace has filed for creditor protection, had its credit facility...
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News
This Week briefing
briefing UDVAR-HAZY 'POISED FOR LEASING RETURN' FINANCE The 5 February retirement of Steven Udvar-Hazy from International Lease Finance will...
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News
Helicopter horizons: gaining the leading edge
Innovation, rather than new model launches, is in fashion at helicopter makers as they seek to differentiate themselves
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Working week - Brent Wouters
No clouds mask vision at Cirrus Brent Wouters has been chief executive of Cirrus Aircraft for one year and president and chief operating officer for...
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CityJet drops business-class cabin for premium-economy
Air France-KLM subsidiary CityJet is scrapping business class in favour of a premium-economy product.
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UK could use plutonium in space nuclear power demonstration
The European Space Agency Harwell site will research nuclear power for spacecraft, but who provides the plutonium?
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BA to use biofuel from planned new conversion plant
British Airways is to assist in establishing a biofuel plant from which it has tentatively agreed to acquire all the fuel the project produces. The...
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Hydraulics: so last century
Electric motors seem like an obvious improvement on oil-filled pipes and heavy pumps, but the switch will not be easy
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News
US results: Climbing off the bottom
US carriers are ready to put the worse year in history behind them, but remain cautious over the recovery
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News
Latin market poised for revolution
With a 26% stake in perennially profitable LAN up for grabs, Latin America could be on the cusp of further consolidation