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NewsGermany launches Eurofighter refuelling trials with A310
EADS has conducted the first test flight leading to certification of German Eurofighters to undergo in-flight refuelling from an A310 tanker ...
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Lan to purchase at least four more 767s
Lan is close to completing a deal with Boeing to purchase four additional Boeing 767-300ER aircraft and is seeking to acquire a fifth to help it cope with...
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Austrian Airlines privatisation faces delay
The near-term privatisation of Austrian Airlines appears in jeopardy following a re-assessment of its forecast for the current financial year, which now...
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NTSB puts focus on emergency medical services safety
The US National Transportation Safety Board has elevated the issue of emergency medical services helicopter safety, adding...
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NewsEASA orders MD-80 flap-warning check before every flight
European safety authorities are to require crews of Boeing MD-80 aircraft, and related variants, to test configuration-warning systems on the types before...
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Executive Appointments
Steve Sharf, the former chief operating officer of IndiGo, has left the Indian low-cost carrier to join US carrier USA3000 as its president and chief operating...
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In Brief: Europe
A new airline, tentatively called Rossiyskie Avialinie (Russian Airways), is to replace the failed AirUnion consortium....
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Enrique Cueto: Barrier buster
LAN chief executive Enrique Cueto, who has long campaigned for more open markets in Latin America, has made his carrier a consistent money maker in a region...
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Spirit Aero expects full production to resume for Boeing early in the first quarter
Spirit AeroSystems forecasts a 90-day delay for full operations to resume even after Boeing's machinists come back to work.
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Spanish leisure market faces uncertain future
LTE International Airways in mid-October became the latest Spanish leisure carrier to succumb to difficult market conditions. LTE suspended charter and scheduled...
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Armadillo wins NASA lunar lander challenge
Texas based-rocket developer Armadillo Aerospace has won the $350,000 Northrop...
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Russian airlines go on the offensive
Aeroflot and S7 Airlines are readying their cheque books to buy into European airlines
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Air cargo security screening deadlines draw near
Half of US cargo must be security screened by February, and all of it by 2010. Will the industry hit the deadlines?
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Lufthansa's consolidation moves
Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa's move to take controlling stakes in UK carrier BMI and German operator Eurowings, disclosed on 29 October, marks the latest...
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Southwest posts first quarterly loss in 17 years
Declining fuel hedge values pushed Southwest into posting its first quarterly loss in almost two decades
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Malaysia cancels EC725 deal due to tight budget
Malaysia's plans to buy 12 Eurocopter EC725 utility helicopters...
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Cirrus tailors production to suit slowing demand
Cirrus Design has decided to reduce production from four days a week to as few as three during some weeks until the end of the year to account for weaker...
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Europe's regionals braced for the storm
After several years of strong growth Europe's regional carriers are feeling the pain of the industry downturn
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Lufthansa nine-month income drops but MRO, cargo rise
Lufthansa Group is attributing its fall in nine-month operating profit to negative influences on its passenger transport and catering businesses, but cites...
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Gol forced to redefine Varig's role
Gol has been unable to achieve its international ambitions for Varig since acquiring the carrier last year