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Avianca to integrate fully with SAM
Colombia's largest airline, Avianca, and its majority-owned domestic affiliate SAM are to merge fully and operate under the Avianca brand. During a...
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Chile's Sky looks to renew fleet with capital injection
Chile's second-largest carrier, Sky Airline, is in the process of raising its capital by $25 million to improve its liquidity and start renewing its fleet...
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Taiwan's TransAsia releases cross-straits schedule
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways plans to fly to 10 destinations in China from three Taiwanese cities once scheduled cross-straits flights are allowed.
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Private Indian airlines call off planned strike
Several privately owned Indian airlines have called off a plan to stop operations for a day on 18 August to lobby for government aid.
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India's GMR airport unit posts INR441.6m Q1 profits
India's GMR Infrastructure has reported that profits at its airports division went up by 190% in its fiscal first quarter.
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India appoints Bhave head of new airports regulatory body
India's civil aviation ministry has appointed career civil servant Yashwant S. Bhave as the first chairman of its Airports Economic Regulatory Authority...
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Cebu Pacific increases frequencies on domestic routes
The Philippines' Cebu Pacific is increasing the frequencies on several domestic routes out of Manila to build on the growing market in the country's smaller...
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Bedford assesses Southwest's bid for Frontier
Republic Airways Holdings appears poised to compete with Southwest Airlines for the purchase of Frontier Airlines after the Dallas-based carrier on 30 July...
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Merpati Twin Otter reportedly missing over Papua
Indonesian rescue personnel are searching for a Merpati Nusantara turboprop aircraft reportedly missing on a domestic flight over the Papua region. The...
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Air France auctions inaugural A380 seats for charity foundation
Air France is to conduct its inaugural Airbus A380 service on 20 November, and is to auction 380 seats on board for a charity. The aircraft will operate...
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F-22 crash blamed on pilot error
A Lockheed Martin test pilot died in an F-22 Raptor crash on 25 March because he lost control of the aircraft while struggling to maintain consciousness...
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Lufthansa secures tentative clearance for Austrian takeover
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has secured conditional competition approval for its acquisition of Austrian Airlines. The European Commission says competition...
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BA turns in £94m operating loss for first quarter
British Airways has posted an operating loss of £94 million ($155 million) for the first quarter, a heavy fall on the £35 million profit in the equivalent...
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NetJets Europe aims to keep pilots happy with voluntary schemes
It has been a rough ride through the economic recession for Europe's business aircraft operator community.
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Dassault goes on the offensive
Dassault goes on offensive For years corporate aviation outshone it, but now military business is looking the stronger Competing...
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This Week briefings
BAE Systems' revenue totalled £9.94 billion ($16.4 billion) in the six months ended 30 June, a growth of 6% on...
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Ryanair identifies syndicate behind 55-jet funding
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has identified the syndicate behind a $1.6 billion financing agreement covering delivery of 55 more Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It...
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Eurofighter partners sign €9 billion Tranche 3A deal
Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have signed a contract for a combined 112 Tranche 3 Eurofighters ...
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EASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/340 aircraft, and expect to issue a proposal in the next two...