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Bombardier to offer wider middle seat for CSeries
Bombardier plans to feature a wider middle seat aboard its CSeries single-aisle aircraft. The the five-abreast 100 to 125-seat CS100 and larger 120...
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Opinion
Comment: Awakening from a connectivity coma
Boeing has far more important things to worry about than deciding what in-flight connectivity it will choose for the 787. Shouldn't it focus on getting the...
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Finding a new role
Many regional types are discovering a new market in the freight sector as their passenger-carrying days draw to a close
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Slow burners
Although production of the older Russian and Chinese regional types runs at a trickle, upgrades are still being developed
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Turning back time
Reliability, ruggedness, versatility, economy and excellent short take-off and landingperformance have been the hallmark of two unpressurised turboprops long out of production. But now, the former de Havilland Canada Twin Otter and Germany's Dornier 228 are poised to re-enter production.
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New carrier aims to serve Albanian diaspora
A new Albanian low-cost carrier plans to start services on 1 December, focusing initially on serving the Albanian community in Germany. Tafa Air aims...
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NewsRizon readies VIP faciliities for 2010 completion
Middle East and UK-based business aircraft charter and management company Rizon says it is working toward a February...
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Niche benefits
During the summer, France-based GECI International marked a new phase in its aim to maintain a presence in the light utility twin-turboprop market
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World Airliners '09 - Regionals
Part two of our restyled annual appraisal of airliner programmes scrutinises the major developments in the regional sector, with leading data for each type provided in tabular form.
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Plans for the future
As new updates come on stream, ATR and Bombardier are now evaluating their next moves in theturboprop sector Both of the major turboprop manufacturers...
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Crew skills under the spotlight in London
Airline pilot performance in non-standard situations is being affected by the way in which line flying has changed over the past 20 years, says Airbus's...
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NewsRyanair pressures Boeing with threat to cancel 737 orders
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is threatening to cancel or defer aircraft orders from Boeing, and temporarily stem its growth, if it fails to secure a fleet-renewal...
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Regional revolution
History will decide whether 2009 will represent one of the watersheds that occurs in civil aviation every decade or so.
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Air India tries to avoid another pilots' strike
Indian flag carrier Air India is trying to avert another strike by its pilots by securing funding from financial institutions to pay salaries and incentives.
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Australia approves Delta-Virgin trans-Pacific joint venture
Australia's competition watchdog has given Virgin Blue and Delta Air Lines permission to form a joint venture to operate trans-Pacific flights.
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Qantas joins sustainable fuel development effort
Australia's Qantas Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, an industry effort to develop commercially successful sustainable jet fuel.
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Virgin Blue's domestic traffic remains soft in September
Australian carrier Virgin Blue's traffic continued to rise in September due to the start up of its long-haul operations, but the group's key domestic market...
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Qantas traffic up 2.7% in September
Passenger traffic at Australia's Qantas Airways and its subsidiaries increased in September due to domestic demand, but the carrier warns that yields remain...
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NewsA330F test regime to include main-deck flooding
Airbus is planning to flood the cargo compartment of its A330-200 freighter as part of the testing regime, to check that it can handle water run-off during...