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Air India to operate 787 to Asia and Europe
Air India plans to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Asia and Europe, after it receives its first 787 in the second quarter of 2011.
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NewsAirbus and EADS executives cleared of A380 insider trading
All of the Airbus and EADS executives accused of insider trading during a long-running investigation have been cleared by the French stock exchange regulator...
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Paramount ordered to pay $757,200 to ECC Leasing
India's Paramount Airways has been ordered by the Madras High Court to pay ECC Leasing $757,200 after the airline defaulted on its payments.
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Sydney airport reports 7.8% growth in November traffic
MAp Airports' Sydney airport has posted a 7.8% growth in passenger traffic in November, the strongest increase since February 2008.
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India's Jet plans daily Delhi-Doha service
India's Jet Airways plans to start a daily service between Delhi and Doha from 21 January 2010.
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Jetstar and AirAsia in talks for JV
Australia's Jetstar and Malaysia's AirAsia are in talks about a potential cost-saving joint venture between the two low-cost carriers.
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Southwest’s CEO calls cap and trade schemes disastrous
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly warns that if proposed cap and trade legislation is finalised by US legislators, it will trigger job cuts and...
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Iceland, Norway to implement EU-US open skies traffic rights
The open skies agreement between the European Union and the US will now apply to Iceland and Norway even though the countries are not EU members.
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NewsSixty-day search planned to locate AF447 wreckage
French investigators are planning a 60-day renewed search for flight recorders from the crashed Air France Airbus A330, with preparatory work set to be completed...
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Open skies formally begins between the EU and Canada
A comprehensive open aviation agreement between Canada and the European Union has taken effect today now that the sides have formally signed off on the deal. It...
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UK to buy more Chinooks but faces tough budget choices
The UK is to acquire an additional 22 Boeing Chinook helicopters and a seventh C-17 transport aircraft as part of a £900 million ($1.47 billion) spending...
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787 and Pratt GTF among game-changes to soften industry downturn: AIA
New design aircraft and propulsion systems, such as the Boeing 787 twinjet and Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engine, respectively, will help to soften...
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Court rules BA cabin crew strike illegal
British Airways has obtained a court injunction blocking a planned cabin crew strike, after the initiating ballot was declared illegal.
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Airbus edges ahead in gross orders as year-end nears
airframer performance max kingsley-jones london Although Airbus and Boeing are neck and neck in gross orders after 11 months, the European airframer...
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AF447 probe: Pitot certification needs better ice-cloud data
Investigators probing the Air France Airbus A330 crash in June are advising studying the composition of high-altitude clouds with a view to amending icing...
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NewsAvicopter ponders alternative engine following EC175 first flight
Chinese state-owned helicopter manufacturer Avicopter is considering the launch of a new engine programme for the EC175/Z15 medium twin that it is developing...
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UK military to get independent aviation safety authority
The UK hopes to usher in a new era of military aviation safety with the establishment by April 2010 of an independent authority. Establishment of the...
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Airbus test pilot Ed Strongman describes A400M first flight
Edward "Ed" Strongman is as cool, calm and collected as any industry test pilot you could hope to meet. But it seems that even he has struggled to completely...
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NewsAF447 inquiry seeks measures to aid recorder recovery at sea
French investigators are recommending that the transmission time of flight-recorder locator beacons be increased to at least 90 days, to improve the chances...