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X-37B ready for second test flight
The US Air Force plans to launch the second test flight for the X-37B space plane on 4 March, the service says ...
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Focus: Is the hub and spoke model broken?
Network players have always struggled to make short haul pay, but it remains an essential part of the hub-and-spoke model. Now low-cost carriers dominate this market, can the two sides shift their strategies to work together?
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Fueling the industry overdraft
Chris Tarry explores the bottom-line impact of rising fuel prices. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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2010: The big traffic bounce back
After the slump in passenger figures in 2009, the numbers jumped back past pre-crisis levels last year
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NewsAirAsia to fit A320 fleet with Iridium-supported real-time EFBs
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia intends to fit its Airbus A320 fleet with Class III electronic flight bags (EFBs), which feature an 'always on' configuration...
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NewsTurkish Technic plans Russian expansion
Turkish Technic is working towards securing a solid foothold in Russia as part of a strategy to expand its business beyond Turkey. The company carries...
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NewsAeroflot trains first Superjet pilots and technicians
Aeroflot has begun type rating classes for Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight and maintenance crew in anticipation of the planned first delivery next month. The...
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Bombardier Challenger 300 reaches triple century
Bombardier has handed over the 300th Challenger 300 business aircraft to a North American customer.
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Runway at Libya's Benghazi airport destroyed: Capita Symonds
A UK company working on redeveloping Benghazi Airport in Libya confirms that the airport's runway has been destroyed as a result of the continuing clashes...
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Sun Country selects the digEplayer L7for long-haul flights
US carrier Sun Country Airlines this week is starting to offer the digEcor portable digEplayer L7 on flights three hours or longer, and also plans to feature...
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Swapped lines disable fire extinguisher
Swapped engine feed lines detected in Dassault Mystere Falcon 50 and 50EX aircraft have led the European Aviation Safety Agency to issue an emergency airworthiness directive ordering immediate inspection of the installation.
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Latin rivals battle for power in Peru
The fight that LAN and TACA are waging provides a glimpse into South America's evolving competitive airline landscape
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Virgin Atlantic to retain Virgin brand after strategic review
Virgin Atlantic will retain its Virgin brand no matter what outcome arises from its strategic review, according to the carrier's director of sales and marketing,...
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UK MoD criticised over Typhoon procurement
The UK Ministry of Defence has been sharply criticised by MPs over its management of equipment procurement programmes, describing it as being in a "cycle...
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F-35 slowdown shifts focus to F-16 service life
As concerns grow that the US Air Force is losing its air-power edge over potential rivals, the service's leadership has decided that hundreds of its oldest Lockheed Martin F-16s can remain in service for nearly 10 more years with minimal investment.
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NewsPICTURE: Libyan pilots flee to Malta in armed Mirage F1s
Two Libyan Arab Air Force Dassault Mirage F1 fighters landed at Malta international airport on 21 February armed with unguided rocket pods ...
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Industry heads for record deliveries
Airbus and Boeing are on course to ship more than 1,000 aircraft this year, but can the airlines absorb all these new jets?
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Marketing special report: Going Viral
What does it take for a video campaign to be a runaway success - and can an airline really measure the impact of the ‘feel-good factor’ on its bottom line?
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Airlines operating to Libya adopt 'wait-and-see' policy
Airlines operating services to Libya are applying a 'wait-and-see' policy as they await further information about the ongoing civil unrest in the country,...