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Hong Kong Airport plans for growth beyond 2030
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is working on the next phase of its development, which includes studies on a new runway and passenger concourse to...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Members of the IAM machinists union, which represents about 2,500 St Louis area Boeing workers, ratified a revised contract offer including a $5,000 lump sum and 3% annual wage rises starting in the second year.
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NewsSharklets capture Virgin America's interest
Management at Virgin America believes Airbus A320s equipped with sharklets could be ideal for some of the transcontinental routes in its US network. Airbus...
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Delta and US Airways officially appeal slot swap decision
Delta and US Airways have advised the US FAA they have no plans to proceed with a slot swap transaction that the regulator approved earlier this year that...
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Sukhoi backtracks after listing Superjets for Alitalia
Russian airframer Sukhoi is backpedalling from information in its annual report pointing to an agreement from Alitalia for its Superjet 100 aircraft.
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NASA pushes back final Space Shuttle launches
NASA's Space Shuttle programme will extend into 2011, the US space agency says. After several weeks of hinting there might be changes to the schedule,...
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Northrop, DARPA to demonstrate autonomous UAV refuelling
Northrop Grumman dropped out of the US Air Force tanker race nearly four months ago, but a new contract award revealed shows they remain in the aerial refuelling...
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Airbus logs 250 deliveries over first half of 2010
Airbus delivered 250 aircraft over the first half of 2010, while the recent landmark Emirates deal for A380s took its six-month gross order total to 131.
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In-flight Wi-Fi revenues surge, but connect fees to deteriorate: report
In-flight broadband revenue this year will grow by a whopping 1,357%, but fee-for-connect arrangements will remain under pressure, claims a new report from...
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NewsUS company partners with Antonov in surprise KC-X bid
A new US company has entered the race for the US Air Force KC-X contract with a bid based on Ukrainian-built Antonov series airlifters.
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Global Hawk to Demonstrate Autonomous Aerial Refueling
Northrop Grumman will work to demonstrate unmanned air vehicle to unmanned air vehicle refuelling with two RQ-4 Global Hawks under a $33 million deal with...
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Business Aviation - In Brief
The business aviation manufacturing community has welcomed a proposal from the US senate to extend bonus depreciation for equipment purchases throughout 2010
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NewsPICTURES: First A330-200Fs for Etihad and Hong Kong Airlines break cover
Airbus A330-200 Freighters for two of the initial operators are undergoing flight-testing in Toulouse. Etihad's Crystal Cargo division will be the first...
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SpiceJet CEO quits with impending ownership change
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet's CEO Sanjay Aggarwal has quit, as the airline's ownership looks set to change hands.
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Arrow Air shutters operations and files for Chapter 11
Arrow Air, the largest all air cargo carrier based in Miami, shut down operations on 1 July and filed for bankruptcy, following months of financial turmoil.
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Boeing clears firm configuration hurdle for 787-9
Boeing today announced its engineering team has finalised the basic design and overall capability for the second member of the 787 aircraft series.
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Who won at the WTO?
The World Trade Organisation's final report into state subsidies to Airbus raises two key questions: who won, and what effect will it have on the way the...
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NewsPHOTO: BA launches first-ever in-flight mobile portal
British Airways has become the launch customer for OnAir's new in-flight mobile portal. Passengers on board BA's all-business Airbus A318 service between...
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NewsAlitalia listed as customer for 20 Superjets
Alitalia has been listed as a customer for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 by the regional aircraft's manufacturer, with an order for 20 of the type.