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News
Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation members agree on improved safety benchmarks
Air navigation service providers that manage 80% of the world's air traffic have just voted to transition from a culture of regulatory compliance to focus...
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NewsAirAsia X looking at some 25 A350s or 787s, plus more A340s
AirAsia X is evaluating an order for around 25 Boeing 787s or Airbus A350 XWBs as it seeks additional Airbus A340s to boost its widebody fleet in the interim...
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BA tailors pilot training to need instead of formula
Several UK airlines are adopting a new form of recurrent training for pilots that allows them to tailor training sessions to carriers' specific needs rather...
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NewsIsrael acts to avoid US FAA safety classification downgrade
Israel's Government is preparing to implement a set of recommendations from the US FAA in a bid to avoid the country's being reclassified as non-compliant...
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NewsSouth African carriers banking on Africa liberalisation
South African carriers are seeking to add services to other African countries as they try to offset a contraction in the domestic market.
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NewsOman Air in discussions to acquire regional jets
Oman Air is in discussions with Embraer and Bombardier over the possible addition of regional jets to support...
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MAS signs with ATR for maintenance support
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has signed a seven-year maintenance and spare parts support contract with ATR. The airline says in a statement today that it...
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Costly runway de-icer shortage crimps US airports
US airports face a shortage of runway de-icing fluid just as they go into the winter season, and although alternative products are available, they are considerably...
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NewsFrontier plans to exit Chapter 11 next year
Frontier Airlines is seeking an investor as the company puts together a Chapter 11 exit strategy aimed at leaving bankruptcy between April and June next...
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Mexicana eyes codeshare with BA
Mexicana aims to start codesharing with British Airways and Iberia on intra-European flights as it prepares to formally join the oneworld alliance.
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Raghu Menon: Dealing with challenges at Air India
Raghu Menon is overseeing Air India's much-needed makeover, which he hopes will reverse the carrier's stagnation and help it fight back against fierce competition
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Opinion
Comment: Mind the gap
Airlines will have to face the fact that the gap between the amount of money needed to fund their 2009 aircraft deliveries and the dwindling amount of money available is becoming wider, and weaker players could find themselves falling through it
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NewsBritish Airways adopts tailored pilot training programme
Several UK airlines are adopting a new form of recurrent training for their pilots that allows them to tailor training sessions to the carriers' specific...