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Eurocopter pushing further into China
Eurocopter has secured new orders from China and plans to open its first simulator training...
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In search of truth from WTO
A guerilla-style war of words over a confidential draft judgement on subsidies is being fought on both sides of the Atlantic
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JAL to start Tokyo-Okinawa service in January
Japan Airlines plans to begin a new service from Tokyo's Narita Airport to Okinawa from 5 January.
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Opinion
Comment: Output miracle will be a hard act to follow
As 2009 began, the production plans for Airbus and Boeing defied logic. The world's economies were in meltdown, traffic was in freefall and banks had stopped...
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Comment: Technology overtures
A US-French bid to ride the Comac C919 airliner project to commercial success in China raises questions about how far firms must go to become players in this fast-growing market
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Shuttle's end begins international future
It's T minus one year and counting until NASA retires its Space Shuttle fleet. Both triumphant and tragic, it's been a wild ride for nearly 30 years
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Macquarie Group could cancel Macquarie Airports deal
The Macquarie Group is threatening to pull the plug on a deal to relinquish management control of Macquarie Airports (MAp), saying that the agreement may...
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Asian airline traffic continues fall in August
Passenger and freight traffic among the major Asian carriers continued to fall in August, with demand continuing to be weak despite signs that global economies...
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Air China and ANA to codeshare on Haneda-Beijing flights
Air China and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin a code-share agreement on their flights between Beijing and Tokyo's Haneda Airport from 25 October.
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Used helicopter inventories have peaked, says PremiAir boss
After swelling for 18 months as cash-strapped owners offloaded assets, inventories of used helicopters have peaked, says Tim Blockley, managing director...
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Taking a flyer on gambling?
Letting passengers have a flutter may prove to be a sure-bet for airlines
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Business briefings
An overhaul of Saab Group's corporate structure will transform 15 business units in three segments...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
BIOJET Mitch Hawkins, head of the California biofuels company, hailed a fourmillion barrel contract for its jatropha-based aviation fuel as "by far the largest...
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SAS finds new markets for MD Explorers
Specialist Aviation Services, which provides helicopters and support services to police and air ambulance...
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Naverus secures key FAA endorsement for RNP development
Performance-based navigation (PBN) provider Naverus has received a letter of qualification from the US FAA to design and validate required navigation performance...
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Alaska nears pricing strategy for Wi-Fi
Alaska Airlines has been narrowing pricing options for in-flight connectivity as the carrier determines which Internet solution to use fleetwide.
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Airbus warns industry faces a 'difficult winter'
Airbus is hopeful that its production will remain flat in 2010, but warns that it expects airlines are about to endure a "difficult winter", which will inevitably...
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NASA gives Lockheed supersonic transport contract
Supersonic commercial transport aircraft concepts for 2018 and beyond are the subject of a NASA-funded study to be carried out by Lockheed Martin. The...
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China, Russia launch feasibility study on large helicopter
Chinese state-owned helicopter manufacturer Avicopter is partnering Russian Helicopters, the consortium that includes Mil, to develop a 20t-plus heavy-lift...
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UK eyes procurement of additional Chinook helicopters
An effort to replace two RAF Chinooks destroyed in Afghanistan could go further than a one-for-one replacement, a senior official has hinted ...