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DANISH TIE-UP BOOSTS MAINTENANCE BUSINESS ACQUISITION Copenhagen-headquartered engines and aircraft maintenance firm DAO Aviation has acquired Danish...
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Business - bad week
ROLLS-ROYCE Despite being beset by criticism over its public handling of the uncontained failures of its Trent 900 and 1000 engines, under the wing of a...
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Business - good week
CATHAY PACIFIC The Hong Kong-based carrier forecast a record full-year profit of at least HK$12.5 billion ($1.61 billion), two years after it posted a record...
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Working Week: Jan Fridrich
A Czech mate for light aircraft Jan Fridrich is vice-president of the Light Aircraft Association of the Czech Republic and of the European Microlight...
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ICAO's aviation emissions reduction plan heads for Cancun
Can ICAO's emissions framework help when the United Nations attempts to form a new climate change resolution to replace the Kyoto protocol?
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Hydrotreated renewable jet fuel close to certification but scale-up challenges remain
Certification of hydrotreated renewable jet fuel could be imminent. The challenge then will be to secure investment and feedstock breakthroughs to scale up production
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas to grow 737NG fleet through ILFC leases and new order
Aerolineas Argentinas has agreed to lease 10 ex-Virgin Blue 737-700s from ILFC and is planning to place an order with Boeing for 14 additional 737-700/800s.
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ALTA 2010: Aeromexico plans to launch Panama, resume Toronto
Aeromexico is planning to launch service to Panama City, Toronto and possibly Vancouver early next year as the carrier continues to look at new network opportunities...
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Mexicana's new owner secures union concessions required for re-launch
Mexicana's unions have approved new contracts with the grounded carrier's new owners, moving Mexicana one step closer to potentially re-launching operations.
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Air Canada's pilots union fights to keep age-60 rule
Air Canada's pilots union has appealed to the country's Federal Court to maintain a mandatory age-60 retirement rule at the carrier.
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Virgin Blue first to select new Rockwell satcom in avionics deal
Australian operator Virgin Blue has selected Rockwell Collins' entire suite of avionics - including a new satcom solution - for its new fleet of Boeing 737...
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AB25: Indigo Partners managing partner, Bill Franke
Cabinets and hard drives are filled with the collective thoughts and analyses of many better-positioned chroniclers than me that cover the evolution of commercial aviation over the past quarter of a century writes Bill Franke, manging partner of Indigo Partners and former America West chief executive
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NewsPhantom Ray completes low-speed taxis
Boeing's Phantom Ray UAV has performed low-speed taxi tests at Lambert International Airport in St Louis ...
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AB25: Former BMI chairman Sir Michael Bishop
The business of air transport is a tumultuous industry, whose financial fortunes are frequently dictated by economic, aeropolitical, criminal or geological events far beyond the day-to-day operation or control of an airline's management itself writes former BMI chairman Sir Michael Bishop
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Investigation: Cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix last month drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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Australia, Indonesia begin ADS-B data sharing
The air traffic service providers of Australia and Indonesia have started exchanging flight data using automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast for aircraft...
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AB25: Ohio State University professor Nawal Taneja
The airline business model has changed dramatically in the past 25 years as a result of numerous forces, such as the development and the resounding successes of low-cost carriers; incorporation of evolving information and distribution technologies; efficiencies and effectiveness of advanced regional jets; establishment and subsequent growth of the Gulf-based ...
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AB25: Spencer Stuart executive Michael Bell
What have the past 25 years taught us about leadership in the airline industry? In a few words: "It's tough as hell" writes Spencer Stuart's Michael Bell
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AB 25: Turkish Airlines looks back at the milestones of 25 years ago
Looking back, 1985 was no exception - just another turbulent year for commercial aviation writes Abdullah Nergiz, co-ordinator - executive vice presidency (commercial), Turkish Airlines
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Space Shuttle special: waiting for Discovery
Rescheduling a Space Shuttle launch is not an easy task as NASA has only a limited number of opportunities