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French Air Force emerges as buyer of Austrian A340s
France’s ministry of defence has emerged as the client behind the purchase of two Austrian Airlines Airbus A340-200s sold by the carrier as part of a long-haul fleet adjustment.
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Jazeera Airways opens flights for booking
The Middle East's first privately-owned airline Jazeera Airways has announced its first flights are open for booking.
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World's largest space telescope passes tests
EADS Astrium has completed mechanical tests on the world's largest space telescope, Herschel.
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Cargolux nears conclusion on 747 Advanced discussions
Luxembourg all-cargo carrier Cargolux is expecting to conclude negotiations towards a ten-strong Boeing 747 Advanced freighter order within the next four months
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Former Concorde programme head under investigation
A former head of the French Concorde programme has been placed under formal investigation over a Concorde crash in July 2000 in which 113 people died.
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Ridgway outlines plans for Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic Airways chief executive Steve Ridgway talks to editor Mark Pilling in an exclusive interview for our website on the jewel in the crown of the Virgin airlines group
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Going to America
Richard Branson seems set on expanding his Virgin brand into America but it is taking longer than expected to get it off the ground, explains Americas editor David Field.
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America West, US Airways complete merger
America West Airlines and US Airways today finalised their merger and began operating as one carrier under the US Airways banner
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Lean cuisine
In-flight catering companies are being squeezed by their airline customers and are looking for ways to cut waste from their processes and work more efficiently
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KLM kicks off all-business class service
KLM has become the third European airline to opt for Privatair’s long-haul business-class only service.
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Maintenance: Air Canada - Ramping up
Air Canada Technical Services is seeking to join Lufthansa, Air France and Singapore Airlines in creating a giant, world-class maintenance business
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Maintenance: Outsourcing - Strategic direction
For carriers looking to farm out maintenance, strategic sourcing can generate savings and enable greater focus on core competencies. The trick is to identify processes that yield the greatest gains and deliver a competitive advantage
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Boeing looks at longer-range 777
Boeing has revealed it is discussing a longer-range version of the 777-200LR that could be capable of flying Sydney-London year-round.