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    Clean skies: the low hanging fruit

    2008-10-28T12:00:00Z

    Air traffic management policies already in place could achieve significant environmental improvements. So why are they not being used?

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    V Australia launch deferred as Qantas delays FFP float

    2008-10-28T11:28:00Z

    Virgin Blue has delayed V Australia's launch and Qantas has put off its loyalty plan spin-off

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    Asia nibs

    2008-10-28T11:28:00Z

    Han sung no longer South Korea's Han Sung Airlines has suspended operations as a result of financial difficulty. The carrier, which operated ATR 72s,...

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    Americas nibs

    2008-10-28T11:23:00Z

    Republic Airways will provide an $8 million line of credit to Mokulele Airlines and place four of its Embraer 170s with...

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    Fortune teller needed

    2008-10-28T11:23:00Z

    The airline industry faces an uncertain time as it battles with the frustration of not knowing how long the current downturn will be, or how hard it will bite. This makes it incredibly difficult to set budgets and decide on strategies for the coming year

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    Down with Open Skies

    2008-10-28T11:15:00Z

    There has never been a worse time for the USA to consider the liberalisation measures required to further progress European Union-US Open Skies, argues Edward...

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    No region spared from the downturn

    2008-10-28T11:15:00Z

    No region is immune from the global slowdown, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight

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    Airlines realise the benefits of mobile connectivity

    2008-10-28T11:13:00Z

    Airlines are making new connections with mobile phone-equipped passengers as they begin to realise that mobile connectivity can help improve customer service, cut costs and increase revenues

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    Airlines look for new ways to reduce maintenance costs

    2008-10-28T11:13:00Z

    Airlines are on the lookout for cost savings in every area, and maintenance is no exception. But are there any options left to further reduce these costs?

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    MRO providers shift their priorities

    2008-10-28T11:13:00Z

    As margins become ever tighter, maintenance, repair and overhaul providers are prioritising the most profitable areas of the business

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    World Airliners Part two: Regional rollercoaster

    2008-10-28T11:00:00Z

    While costly fuel has breathed new life into turboprops, the crowded 100-seat jet sector is showing no signs of thinning out following Mitsubishi's entry with its MRJ

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    Noble aspirations

    2008-10-28T11:00:00Z

    Airways New Zealand, Air New Zealand and the US Federal Aviation Administration have performed what they believe is the 'perfect flight' in terms of environmental considerations. But what is their ideal?

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    China restructures its aerospace sector

    2008-10-28T11:00:00Z

    Beijing wants its aviation manufacturing industry to be international class and to produce world-beating products. Can a major restructuring achieve its aims?

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    Airbus urged to rethink composite material choice for A350 XWB

    2008-10-28T10:00:00Z

    A tier-one supplier to Airbus believes that the wrong type of resin material has been chosen for the A350's wing spars and is urging the airframer to rethink...

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    New Omani centre to provide executive interiors for large aircraft

    2008-10-28T09:00:00Z

    Middle Eastern investors are to establish an aircraft conversion centre in Oman that will provide executive interiors for large commercial airframes. The...

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    JASSM-ER restarts flight tests with maximum-range shot

    2008-10-28T09:00:00Z

    Lockheed Martin completed the first flight test of the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) after a two-year hiatus caused by...

  • Opinion

    Comment: The edge of the hedge

    2008-10-28T09:00:00Z

    Southwest's fuel price gamble rebounded to turn what would have been a profit into the carrier's first-ever quarterly loss. But the bottom line is that a good product will make money

  • Opinion

    Comment: Will downturn cloud Clean Sky initiatives?

    2008-10-28T09:00:00Z

    If necessity is the mother of invention, European research funding may well be its rich and benevolent grandfather. The public has a right to police its...

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    EASA's space tourism approach requires certification

    2008-10-28T07:00:00Z

    The European Aviation Safety Agency has unveiled its proposed regulatory approach for suborbital aircraft at a space...

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    BA, Qantas agree price-fixing fines in Australia

    2008-10-28T06:30:24Z

    British Airways (BA) and its Oneworld alliance partner Qantas Airways have agreed to pay millions of dollars in fines in Australia to settle charges of price-fixing...