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    Lufthansa nine-month operating profit falls 9.3%

    2008-10-28T16:00:00Z

    Lufthansa Group is to post an operating profit of €984 million ($1.22 billion) for the first nine months of this year, and about €1.1 billion for the full...

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    Bombardier flight tests all-electric braking system

    2008-10-28T15:14:00Z

    A Bombardier testbed aircraft equipped entirely with an all-electric braking system has executed its first flight, in an event being heralded as a civil...

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    Airbus' China gamble

    2008-10-28T15:00:00Z

    Airbus is following in footsteps of McDonnell Douglas by creating an assembly line in China. Can the European airframer succeed where the US company failed?

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    Alliances see key role in tougher times

    2008-10-28T15:00:00Z

    Global alliances are keen to highlight their important role for airlines during tough times Amid the bleak market outlook...

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    Clean Sky filter

    2008-10-28T14:00:00Z

    Europe is spending a small fortune on green research, but how will the results from its key projects be assimilated, evaluated and brought to the market?

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    Little progress means no change for US space tourism rules

    2008-10-28T14:00:00Z

    A lack of progress in space tourism's development is expected to mean there will be no change in US rules for the industry. The country's informed waiver...

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    Lufthansa Technik opens Bulgarian MRO facility

    2008-10-28T13:57:00Z

    German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has formally opened its new Bulgarian facility in Sofia, the country's capital. Lufthansa Technik Sofia,...

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    USAF delays CSAR-X contract award to clarify evaluation criteria

    2008-10-28T13:00:00Z

    The US Air Force has stretched the odds for achieving its goal of a contract award by the end of the year to begin development of a fleet of combat search...

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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?