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Helicopter operators head for deeper waters
Despite the recent drop in oil demand, record requirements, coupled with decades of oil and gas extraction draining some reservoirs, is leading oil companies...
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PICTURE: Greece accepts delayed Erieye system for operational use
The Greek air force has formally accepted its fleet of four Embraer EMB-145-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft into operational use ...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
The carrier has suffered from US sanctions that have prevented it accessing the market for new aircraft and spare parts, but now Syrian...
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Still buoyant commercial helicopter industry waits to exhale
The rotorcraft industry gathers for next week's Heli-Expo in Anaheim on an even keel as it manages to hold off the worst of the downturn
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Business aviation in brief
US business and general aviation trade associations have called on the Transportation Security Administration to halt its plans to impose...
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This Week briefings
SR Technics is to close its Dublin base, which employs 1,135 personnel and is one of its three...
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Comment: 21st century blueprint for A350 production
Airbus's A350 production set-up looks sound on paper, but the European airframer and US rival Boeing have found that even their best-laid plans have failed to deliver in recent years
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Helicopter engineering skills shortage looms
While local training solutions will meet local shortages of aviation maintenance technicians, experts say a larger issue is looming - a worldwide slip in...
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NewsSIA cutting 17 aircraft and raises prospect of retrenchments
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to cut 17 aircraft from its fleet in the coming fiscal year and the airline's management met with unions today to warn that...
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Radomir Lasak: Window of opportunity for CSA
Czech Airlines chief executive Radomir Lašák's turnaround of the Prague-based airline is set for its ultimate test as the SkyTeam carrier's long planned privatisation was formally launched in February
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Ecuador's carriers face pressure to change
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is showing his economics background with a series of measures that are forcing local airlines to modernise and seek cross-border...
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What does the future hold for Aer Lingus?
Aer Lingus insists it has a strong strategy for growth, despite fierce criticism from Ryanair
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Evolutionary path for marketing
An Airline Business survey of top airline executives finds that carriers are not cutting back their marketing spend during these tough economic times. Instead, marketing techniques are evolving as the internet continues to open up new opportunities for reaching out directly to customers
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Storm clouds gather on Thai Airways
Faltering Thai Airways is facing a demand crisis without a president as the country's airlines wilt under local pressure
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Chile rethinks route rights
Competition could play a bigger role in route awards following a decision by Chile's antitrust agency
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Airlines see the potential of warehousing their data
Airlines are following other industries into warehousing their valuable customer data in one place to make the best possible use of it to drive loyalty and improve service and operations
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BA, Iberia merger talks regain momentum
Merger talks between oneworld partners British Airways and Iberia have picked up pace after the Spanish carrier secured clarity on issues relating to BA...
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SAS embarks on major restructuring
Carrier to focus on key business routes and core Scandinavian market as part of latest major restructuring plan
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NTSB: Colgan 3407 pitched up despite anti-stall push
Flight data recorder information shows the Colgan Air Q400 that crashed in Buffalo Thursday night pitched 31 degrees nose-up after stick shaker and stick pusher systems activated
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Working week: spanning the jet age spectrum
Steve Johnson is a veteran American Airlines Boeing 777 pilot who began his career at the carrier flying 707s and may end it on the 787. He looks back over his varied career for Working Week