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Opinion
Comment: Would Europe flounder again if the ash cloud returns?
European aviation need not suffer from organisational confusion the next time its skyways are choked with ash - assuming regulators and airlines can learn to embrace risk
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Business briefs
European regulators have cleared UK tour operator Thomas Cook Group to acquire German travel company Oger Tours, after concluding that the transaction would not affect competition
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Space Exploration Technologies and EADS's Astrium offer launch services
A marketing tie-up between Astrium and SpaceX opens launch windows for Europe
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ATR prepares for production ramp-up
Airframer sets delivery target of 60 aircraft a year in 2012 as outlook brightens and turboprops gain market share
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Briefing
Moscow has selected Kazan to manufacture a previously undisclosed long-range strike aircraft, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has revealed. Kazan will continue to upgrade the Russian air force's current Tupolev Tu-22s and Tu-160s, and then "start assembling a new-generation strategic bomber", RIA Novosti quotes Putin as saying
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India likely to give nod for new Mumbai airport shortly
India is expected to give the go-ahead for a new airport for its financial capital Mumbai in October.
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Future pilots
Who will fly and maintain tomorrow's airliners? Qualified air and ground crews are not going to appear by magic, but with carriers beginning to expand their fleets again after the cancellations and deferrals of the economic downturn, doubts over how the industry will attract the 448,000 new pilots and half ...
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AerData grows software offering with Waviatech acquisition
AerData's software portfolio now includes a maintenance offering, and proposed new accounting rules could play into its hands
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Widebody hangar drives Lufthansa Technik Malta's expansion
With SR Technics about to open a facility and Lufthansa Technik well established, the islands have emerged as an MRO hotspot
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European MROs gear up for 787
Preparations to maintain the innovative 787 are well under way as European airlines get ready to receive the Dreamliner
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Britain's first MPLs progress to type rating for Flybe
Flybe is taking a multi-pronged approach to training, pioneering schemes for pilots, cabin crew and maintenance engineers
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Deadline for passing aviation English test is looming for pilots and controllers
Next March pilots and air traffic control officers will need to pass a test of their English language skills. How will they prepare?
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Future pilot supply for the airlines
The number of aircraft being ordered is growing fast, but how are the airlines going to find the pilots to fly them?
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Engineering error
Programmes to manage maintenance errors are clearly vital, but how can they be implemented?
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ROUTES: Cebu Pacific signs MoU with Hainan
China's vacation playground - the island of Hainan - is removing visa requirements to encourage tourists to visit the province at the southern tip of the...
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ROUTES: Vietnam Airlines to launch charter flight to Adelaide
Australia's Adelaide Airport is celebrating at the forum with a new charter route from Vietnam Airlines. The airport announced at Routes yesterday...
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ROUTES: BA looking to further expand transatlantic network
British Airways is looking to further expand its transatlantic network with new routes in both North and South America. BA last October added Las Vegas...
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NewsUSAF welcomes RQ-4 signals collector to Guam
The US Air Force has welcomed the first of three RQ-4 Global Hawks that will be deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam ...