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NewsNEW: The first Airline Business interactive - finance special report
Airline Business has launched its first interactive magazine, which tackles the hot financing topics of 2011.
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NewsMiddle Eastern boom lures global MRO players
Air France-KLM's maintenance arm is among the global players seeking a slice of the Middle East's MRO pie
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Focus on labour: working to rule
As airlines continue to expand outside their home markets, David Knibb questions whether they can they solve...
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NewsMubadala streamlines MRO subsidiaries for success
Partnerships and consolidation are on the agenda as Abu Dhabi's Mubadala pursues ambitious plans for its MRO division
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Sikorsky primes S-97 for possible AAS launch after 2014
Sikorsky officials remain committed to the company's high-speed S-97 Raider demonstrator despite a likely US Army move to at least postpone a decision to launch an armed aerial scout (AAS) programme.
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Indian navy stands up second UAV squadron
The Indian navy has commissioned its second unmanned air vehicle squadron, which will operate Israel Aerospace Industries-supplied Herons and Searcher IIs ...
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Business Aviation - In Brief
Bahrain International airport has signed an agreement with MENA Aerospace to build and operate one of the region's largest private and general aviation facilities to exploit the region's burgeoning business aviation market.
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NewsNew hangars in prospect as Emirates scales up
What does it take to keep Emirates' rapidly growing fleet in the air? The airline's engineering arm is expanding to cope
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ATR believes market exists for larger turboprops
ATR is convinced that 30% of the demand for 3,000 turboprops over the next 20 years will be for larger aircraft, but is waiting for a "convergent" solution to extend its family to the 90-seat sector.
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IAI offers 'power-by-the-hour' use of 767 tankers
Israel Aerospace Industries has offered some air forces a deal that would enable them to have an aerial refuelling capability on a "power-by-the-hour" basis.
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Merged Iberia could outsource short-haul operations
Iberia has warned that its pilots must agree to the restructuring of its loss-making short-haul operations this year or risk that the business will be contracted out to third-party airlines.
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ANZ acquires 14.9% stake in Virgin Blue for A$145m
Air New Zealand (ANZ) says it has acquired a 14.9% stake in Virgin Blue for A$145 million ($143 million), following yesterday's announcement that it has...
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NewsSouthwest waits for Boeing’s move to re-engine or re-design the 737
Southwest Airlines has underlined its allegiance to the Boeing 737 but has stressed its desire for a more fuel-efficient aircraft...
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PICTURE: Royal Air Force retires last Dominie trainers
The UK Royal Air Force's 55(R) Sqn has performed its last operational flights with the Hawker Siddeley 125 Dominie trainer ...
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NewsAirbus parent company grows cash reserves to €10 billion
Cautious management during the financial crisis has left Airbus parent EADS with a €10 billion ($13.1 billion) war chest that the company may struggle to spend.
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Air China mandates eight A320/A321s
Air China has mandated two groups of banks for the financing of eight Airbus A320 Family aircraft scheduled for delivery in the second half of this year. The...
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Interjet lays out reasons for selecting Superjet 100
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet plans to deploy the fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets it has just ordered on thinner domestic routes and some...
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NewsGTF-powered A320neo and CSeries curry favour with Delta
Bombardier's clean-sheet CSeries aircraft and the re-engined Airbus A320neo, featuring the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G series geared turbofan engine, have emerged as front-runners in the competition to replace up to 200 narrowbodies at Delta Air Lines.