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NewsNATCA ousted from Hudson investigation for breaching protocol
The NTSB has removed Natca as a party to its investigation of an 8 August mid-air collision between an air taxi sightseeing helicopter and a general aviation aircraft near New York City
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TAM nixes South Africa launch for 2009
Brazilian carrier TAM has opted to postpone flights from Sao Paulo to Johannesburg, South Africa originally scheduled for launch this year.
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Embraer's E-Jets cargo door fix ends repetitive inspections
US FAA officials are proposing to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Embraer 170/190 aircraft after the Brazilian manufacturer developed a modification...
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Malaysian soon to trial credit card authentication service
Malaysian Airlines will shortly begin trialling a real-time, handheld credit card authentication service during flight, in a move that is expected to reduce...
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Diamond makes first sales in Malta
Diamond Aircraft has sold its first Maltese-registered aircraft to recently established training school Diamond Flight...
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Air China picks up 12.5% Cathay stake, Swire takes extra 2%
Cathay Pacific Airways shareholder CITIC Pacific is selling a 12.5% stake in the carrier to Air China. It will also sell a 2% share to major Cathay...
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PICTURE: Libya's Afriqiyah receives first A330
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, one of three ordered by the operator in 2006. Afriqiyah's aircraft...
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Idle talk - stored airliner fleet balloons to record level in latest census
The growth of the world airliner fleet has almost ground to a halt while the number parked is at an all-time high. Our annual census counts up the aircraft and examines the effect that the downturn has had over the last year
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FAA: no knee-jerk reaction to 'Wild West' Hudson corridor
The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking a metered response to the 8...
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SIA July traffic down 13%
Singapore Airlines posted a 13% fall in passenger traffic in July as the global economic downturn continued to affect demand.
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Cathay Pacific and Air China shares suspended on ownership talk
Cathay Pacific Airways is poised to announce a change in its ownership after its shares were suspended on the Hong Kong stock exchange today.
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AVIC's Xingfu Airlines launches operations
Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) new regional carrier Xingfu Airlines has launched operations and has a fleet of three Xian Aircraft MA60s.
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India's July domestic traffic rises 14%
Domestic passenger traffic in India has increased by 14% in July from a year before as the airline market showed some signs of recovery.
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Indian cabinet committee to study aviation fuel tax
India has formed a cabinet minister-level committee to look into the highly contentious issue of taxes on aviation fuel.
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Cebu Pacific posts H1 profit of 1.82bn pesos
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air returned to the black in the first half of 2009 after revenues increased due to the opening of new routes.
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Hong Kong Airport July traffic down 9.5%
Hong Kong airport's traffic fell further in July and it warns that it will take some time before traffic returns to the level it was before the global economic...
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V Australia adds Phuket and Johannesburg services
V Australia, Virgin Blue's long-haul subsidiary, plans to launch flights to Thailand's beach resort Phuket and Johannesburg in South Africa later this year.
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News'Jetpod' air taxi entrepreneur killed in test crash
Efforts to develop a short take-off and landing air taxi known as the Jetpod have suffered a setback after a test version crashed in Malaysia, killing the...
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Business briefs
FLEET GROWTH HOLDS UP ILFC LEASING International Lease Finance's operating income fell 5%year-on-year to $335 million in its second quarter to the...