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Elbit seeks more Hermes 900 buyers in Latin America
Elbit Systems is making a wide marketing effort to sell its Hermes 900 unmanned air system to additional customers in Latin America, after confirming its...
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MAS' first A380 destination likely to be London
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to deploy its first Airbus A380 to London, and wants to also fly the superjumbo to Australian destinations like Sydney and...
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IATA: Thai Airways president still upbeat about Thai Tiger
Thai Airways International president Piyasvasti Amranand believes the airline's planned low-cost carrier with Tiger Airways will still go ahead, despite...
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IATA: Thai to model new regional carrier after SilkAir
Thai Airways International aims to model its new regional carrier after Singapore Airlines' regional subsidiary SilkAir.
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IATA: 2011 industry profit forecast halved
IATA has more than halved its industry net profits forecast to $4 billion citing higher fuel costs, unrest in the Middle East and Africa and natural disasters...
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IATA: Malaysia Airlines to join Oneworld
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has announced its intention to join Oneworld and expects to start flying as part of the alliance in late 2012. "With the world...
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IATA: MAS expected to join Oneworld today
The Oneworld alliance is expected to announce this morning that Malaysia Airlines has formally applied to join the group. Malaysia's flag carrier would...
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IATA: Arab region will rebound strongly
Although political unrest in several Middle East and Gulf states has severely knocked traffic levels in recent months, the medium- and long-term outlook for the region's air transport market remains healthy, according to Abdul Teffaha, secretary general of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation.
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IATA: Leaner JAL eyes gradual growth
Leaner, rather than bigger, is the new mantra at Japan Airlines, which continues to restructure its business as it aims to return to profitability within...
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IATA: Thai to decide on 37-aircraft order soon
Thai Airways International aims to finalise a planned 37-aircraft order "very soon", possibly before the Paris Air Show, with 11 of the aircraft to be narrowbodies...
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IATA: Fedex head David Bronczek focuses on industry viability
FedEx Express chief executive David Bronczek took over the reins from Tony Tyler as IATA chairman in mid-2010 for Giovanni Bisignani's last year in office...
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Hampson scores more HondaJet work
Hampson Aerospace has increased its workshare on the HondaJet programme with a new contract to supply ailerons on the business jet, which is set for certification in the second half of 2012.
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IATA: Bisignani ready for a new start
The trademark of Giovanni Bisignani's decade at the helm of IATA has been "maximum attack," and while he will shout out at any issue that needs addressing,...
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PICTURE: Boeing delivers more F-15Ks to South Korea
Boeing has delivered its latest batch of two F-15K Slam Eagle fighters to the South Korean air force ...
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LIBYA: British, French attack helicopters make first strikes
Apache and Tiger attack helicopters have for the first time made precision strikes againt pro-Gaddafi targets in Libya ...
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CFM prepares to unveil Leap-X customers
CFM International is preparing to detail orders for its Leap-X turbofan, which has yet to receive its first customer for the Airbus A320neo platform.
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Investigators try to explain crew reaction to AF447's stall
Initial findings from the crashed Air France Airbus A330's flight recorders have left investigators trying to understand why the crew maintained nose-up inputs despite entering a fatal stall.
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Tellis: US fighters lost MMRCA contract due to technical faults
Both US bids for a major Indian Air Force fighter contract lost because of technical faults - not US export control policies or corruption in New Dehli,...
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Air Lease forges new deals with five carriers
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed agreements for 20 additional aircraft to five airlines. The upstart lessor, which was launched by industry veteran...