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Comment - Why don't pilots take icing seriously?
Icing is an operator problem that never goes away. An extensive study by this magazine (Flight International, 27 September-3 October 2005) found that although...
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Widerøe pressing for new Q400s to replace grounded fleet
Widerøe will not reinstate the Bombardier Q400s grounded by parent SAS Group last October but is pressing to replace the fleet with newer examples of the...
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PICTURE: Singapore 2008 - ST Aero unveils Skyblade IV tactical UAV
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) unveiled the latest model in its Skyblade series of tactical...
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Singapore 2008: New engine architectures needed to meet airline demands: CFM
Radical new engine architectures incorporating open rotors or counter-rotating fans will be required if airline expectations for fuel-burn improvements on...
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Italy approves deal for four Predator B UAVs
The defence committee of the Italian House of Representatives has passed a proposal to procure four General Atomics Predator B unmanned air vehicles for...
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Airbus seeks longer life for A380 escape slide actuators
Airbus is seeking a substantial increase this year in the operational duration of cartridges used to activate escape slides on the A380, after admitting...
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UK considers joint NASA robotic Moon mission after 2012
A joint report by NASA and the British National Space Centre has recommended that the UK and USA collaborate on a robotic lunar mission that would be launched...
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Aeronautics to supply advanced Orbiter UAV
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems will supply an advanced version of its Orbiter unmanned air vehicle to support the artillery units of an undisclosed...
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Low-cost joint venture for Nepal
A new joint venture between Air Arabia and Nepal's Yeti Airlines aims to capitalise on the decline of Nepal Airlines Low-cost airline operations have...
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Airline reservations systems: can IT deliver?
As airlines deliberate on new generation solutions for one of their most critical business systems - the reservations platform - there are doubts about whether...
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Marketing websites: Using the web to drive revenue
The race to boost online sales is starting to take on a new twist as carriers start focusing more on yields and quality of traffic rather than sheer volume...
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Airline consolidation fever grips Germany
kerry ezard london Germany's new groupings Consolidation is hotting up with germanwings, eurowings and TUIfly planning to merge Plans to...
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Private carriers continue assault on Biman
Privately owned airlines are continuing their attack on state-owned Biman Bangladesh, with yet another new entrant taking flight and the existing private...
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Jetstar expands Southeast Asia services
Jetstar expands Southeast Asia services as low-cost competition in the region intensifies Qantas low-cost unit Jetstar is focusing on expansion...
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Airline websites under threat from robots
Online agents and other third-party companies are increasingly using robots to scrape airline websites. Should airlines pull their plug? as carriers...
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US results: The good news is old news
US majors are looking for new tools to achieve a repeat of last year's strong performance Few US airline executives are celebrating their relatively...