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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
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Raytheon plans submarine-launched UAV test
Raytheon will soon stage a demonstration of a system for launching an unmanned air vehicle from underwater, moving a step closer to follow-on tests using...
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NewsIcelandic crisis forces Denmark's Sterling Airlines into bankruptcy
Danish low-cost carrier Sterling Airlines is to file for bankruptcy, having fallen victim to the financial crisis which has enveloped Iceland. An Icelandic...
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Southwest changes its business model
Southwest Airlines is increasingly moving away from its original low-cost model to introduce a raft of paid-for add-ons
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Caribbean Airlines goes back into maintenance
Caribbean Airlines is hoping for major cost savings froma bold return to maintaining its own fleet of 737s
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FAA issues final rule to increase airliner explosives survivability
US FAA today issued a final rule that will require manufacturers of newly certified commercial aircraft after 28 November to protect passengers and cockpit...
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Corporate travel outlook grim
US carriers face falling premium demand as corporates slash travel budgets
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Indonesia Aerospace, Eurocopter sign Super Puma production contract
Eurocopter and Indonesian Aerospace have signed an agreement that will see the European helicopter manufacturer set up an assembly line for the Super Puma...
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Amadeus and Sabre at the IT front line
Two of the industry's largest IT suppliers have reached milestones in developing next generation technology solutions
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Governments seek to cash in on aviation
In their war against airport charge hikes, fuel tariff rises and taxes, airline bodies have found it tough going this year