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NewsAirline losses to reach $9 billion in 2009: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revised its airline financial forecast for 2009 to a global loss of $9 billion, almost double its...
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NewsPICTURES: Air France debris retrieved in A330 hunt
Brazil's defence ministry has released the first images of wreckage retrieved during the search operation for the lost Air France Airbus A330
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Superjet: Russia's revival or last stand?
Can Sukhoi overcome perceptions and prejudices associated with Soviet-era aircraft and land Western customers for its new regional Superjet 100?
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China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines shares suspended on merger talks
Trading in China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were suspended on Monday amid reports of a merger between...
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Firefly to serve more Malaysian cities from Singapore
Firefly, Malaysia Airlines' turboprop operation, has confirmed plans to expand its services out of Singapore to another four Malaysian cities in 2009 and...
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Weather slows A330 search as navy locates more victims
Weather is continuing to hamper the Air France A330 recovery effort but naval vessels have discovered several more victims presumed to be from the lost aircraft. Three...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Gripping Gripen
Now used by the air forces of the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Sweden, ordered by Thailand and also flown in support of the UK's Empire Test Pilots' School, Saab's Gripen is a credible force in the fighter arena
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Tough times ahead
Will the economic downturn lead to the break-up of struggling aerospace companies and industry consolidation?
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NewsAir France ordered pitot refit on A330 fleet five weeks before crash
Air France has disclosed that it initiated a programme to change pitot probes on its Airbus A330/340 fleet five weeks before the loss of flight AF447, after...
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A330 search team retrieves Air France debris and two bodies
Brazilian naval and air command authorities searching for the missing Air France Airbus A330 have retrieved two bodies from the ocean, as well as the first...
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This Week Briefings
The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works claimed a breakthrough in...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Delta Pilots - The carrier and its pilots' union agreed a voluntary early retirement programme to address overstaffing. The scheme includes a severance payment,...
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NewsInvestigators: Missing A330's ACARS sent 24 error messages
French investigators have disclosed that the missing Air France Airbus A330's ACARS communication system transmitted 24 error messages ahead of the flight's...
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Brazil bids to reduce confusion over A330 search progress
Brazilian authorities are aiming to reduce confusion over progress in the search for the Air France Airbus A330 by relaying information on debris only once...
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Mexicana: pace of recovery is slow
Mexicana has resumed serving all routes but is still experiencing lighter traffic volumes and load factors as the pace of recovery following the swine flu...
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AirBaltic selects Bluebox portable IFE units
Bluebox has secured a rollout customer for the latest model of its portable in-flight entertainment unit after cinching an agreement with Latvian carrier...
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French nuclear submarine to assist A330 search
France's defence ministry has deployed a nuclear submarine to aid the hunt for the Airbus A330 which disappeared over the South Atlantic on 1 June.
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In-flight mobile connectivity in USA is inevitable: ECS
Early adopters of in-flight mobile connectivity in Europe and elsewhere will ultimately prove to US regulators that the nation's carriers should be permitted...
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Airbus net orders stay static ahead of Paris Air Show
Airbus' net order total for 2009 remains unchanged at just 11 aircraft following another dismal month for sales.