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Dubai International set to handle 66m passengers in 2013
Dubai International operator Dubai Airports predicts the rapidly growing hub airport will handle 66 million passengers in 2013, compared with a forecast...
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NewsSpace Launch System core completes preliminary design review
The core of the Space Launch System (SLS), NASA's large new rocket, has officially passed its preliminary design review (PDR). The core stage, containing...
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News“Vast majority” of 747 VIP owners will upgrade to -8 variant
Boeing is confident that it can convince almost all Boeing 747 VIP customers to buy the -8 variant of the jumbo.
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Oman to obtain 12 Typhoons, eight Hawks
BAE Systems has secured a deal for 12 Typhoon Tranche 3 fighters and eight Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft, with deliveries to start in 2017. Oman...
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NewsAir Berlin A330 makes emergency landing in Phuket after engine fire
An Air Berlin Airbus A330-200 was forced to return to Phuket International Airport when a fire broke out in one of its engines shortly after take-off. According...
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NewsIndia receives first P-8I Neptune aircraft
Boeing has delivered the Indian navy's first 737-based P-8I Neptune maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft in Seattle. "India will receive this...
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NewsSpaceShipTwo returns to flight with integrated motor
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, a suborbital spacecraft, has made its first glide flight with its hybrid rocket engine installed.
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NewsGermanwings receives first A319 in new colours
Germanwings has received the first aircraft, an Airbus A319, in the airline's new livery.
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NewsUnited to concentrate 747s at San Francisco
United Airlines will base the majority of its Boeing 747-400 fleet at its San Francisco hub from April 2013, as it focuses on improving the reliability of...
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PICTURE: Afriqiyah Airways unveils new livery
Libyan flag carrier Afriqiyah Airways unveiled its new livery at an event in the Rixos Al Nasr Hotel, Tripoli on 19 December. The new design features...
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NewsItaly's Alenia keen for involvement in Franco-British UCAV programme
Alenia Aermacchi is keen to become involved in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) demonstrator programme being jointly developed by the UK and France via...
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IN FOCUS: IATA's New Distribution Capability causes friction in airline distribution
Distribution is one of the many topics airline boardrooms are debating around the globe, and IATA has been on the case for some time. This year it launched...
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NewsThird Voyager arrives at RAF Brize Norton
The UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft fleet modernisation programme has taken another step forward with the delivery of the third modified Airbus A330 to RAF Brize Norton on 19 December.
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IN FOCUS: How is handling feeling the pinch from airlines?
IATA has been vocal in many areas of interest to the handler, not least those concerning ramp safety and certification Ground service providers are...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines keep their grip in 2012, but what's ahead in 2013?
While it has been another tough year for airlines, particularly in Europe, their overall performance has been more robust than might have been expected after Malev and Spanair became high profile financial casualties early in 2012. Overall airline profitability this year is expected to be only a little down on ...
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CHC safety record knocked by EC225 ditching but CEO praises pilots
Canadian helicopter operator CHC Helicopter has seen its safety record take a minor knock as a result of the 22 October ditching of one of its Eurocopter EC225s in the North Sea, but maintains its overall performance is still industry-leading.
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NewsSpaceport Sweden plans to be advanced ‘astronaut’ training centre
Spaceport Sweden and UK-based technology consultants Qinetiq are to work together to develop a preparation programme for commercial space travellers, initially based at the Flight Physiological Centre in Linköping, Sweden.
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NewsDassault veteran Trappier to succeed retiring Edelstenne
Falcon business jet and Rafale fighters maker Dassault Aviation has chosen Eric Trappier to succeed long-standing chairman and chief executive Charles Edelstenne, who will retire on 8 January.
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NewsAir Baltic firms order for 10 CSeries
Latvia's Air Baltic has firmed its tentative agreement for 10 Bombardier CS300s, which the carrier had unveiled earlier this year.
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NewsPICTURE: Polish air force retires last An-2 transport
Poland's air force on 14 December withdrew the last of its Antonov An-2 utility aircraft from use, almost 60 years after fielding the biplane type.