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JAL to slash workforce and sell non-core assets
Financially troubled carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) is to slash a third of its workforce and sell non-core assets as part of its financial turnaround plan. JAL's...
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Working Week: The aircraft as a work of art
Having designed light aircraft for leisure and for racing, including the record-setting Monex, and with new models on the horizon, owner of Sonex Aircraft John Monnett is not ready yet to fly off into the sunset
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Firms focus on supply chain for camelina-derived jet fuel
Alternative aviation jet fuel supply chain integrator BioJet Corporation has been partnering with camelina seed producer Great Plains Oil and Exploration...
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LAN continues to grow passenger traffic
Chile's LAN for the seventh consecutive year has registered double-digit growth in full-year passenger traffic, reporting an 11% increase in RPKs and a 16%...
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Aircell readies to offer in-flight video download service
Aircell is preparing to roll out a new service that allows passengers to download movies, television shows and other content for a fee on aircraft equipped...
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Virgin Atlantic finalises A330-300 agreements
Virgin Atlantic has completed its purchase of six A330-300s from Airbus after delays to the Boeing 787 programme prompted the carrier to find interim aircraft....
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VIDEO: F-35 engages vertical landing propulsion system
A Lockheed Martin F-35 has made more progress in a series of flight tests leading to the programme's first vertical landing. The company's BF-1 flight-test...
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Indian air force seeks deal for C-17 transports
The Indian government has sent a letter of request to Washington over a possible future purchase of up to 10 C-17 transports ...
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Business aviation in brief
VIP aircraft outfitter Associated Air Center has received organisation designation authorisation from the US Federal Aviation Administration...
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Al Jaber bolsters VVIP fleet
Middle Eastern charter start-up Al Jaber Aviation took delivery in December of its first Airbus...
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Foam will replace wax for casting says AFRL
A new type of foam can replace wax in lost-wax casting of aerospace components and the US Air Force Research Laboratory estimates industry's savings will...
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Helibras to upgrade Brazilian army Panthers
Eurocopter subsidiary Helibras has landed a deal to modernise 34 Panther helicopters for the Brazilian army ...
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NewsStalled airline safety needs new action to advance
Airlines have exhausted the advances offered by safety management strategies developed during the 1990s and will not improve their safety performance without...
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Global airline accident review of 2009
New technology and regulations led to giant leaps in aviation safety in the 1990s, but what will drive the next improvement?
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Clean avgas substitute aims for summer approval
A test fuel specification for SwiftFuel , a biofuel designed to replace leaded avgas, could...
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Garuda restructures debts prior to IPO
Garuda Indonesia, which is working to improve its finances prior to an initial public offering, has won approval from its noteholders to restructure some...
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Lights to guide Piper's way
Czech tie-up would propel airframer back into the market for entry-level flying
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The German carrier sealed a long-term engine maintenance deal with SR Technics and an engine finance agreement covering a dozen spare powerplants...
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Scan surge
Devices that can detect foreign objects through clothing are seeing renewed demand. But how do they work?