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Indian cabinet committee to study aviation fuel tax
India has formed a cabinet minister-level committee to look into the highly contentious issue of taxes on aviation fuel.
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Cebu Pacific posts H1 profit of 1.82bn pesos
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air returned to the black in the first half of 2009 after revenues increased due to the opening of new routes.
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Hong Kong Airport July traffic down 9.5%
Hong Kong airport's traffic fell further in July and it warns that it will take some time before traffic returns to the level it was before the global economic...
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V Australia adds Phuket and Johannesburg services
V Australia, Virgin Blue's long-haul subsidiary, plans to launch flights to Thailand's beach resort Phuket and Johannesburg in South Africa later this year.
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News'Jetpod' air taxi entrepreneur killed in test crash
Efforts to develop a short take-off and landing air taxi known as the Jetpod have suffered a setback after a test version crashed in Malaysia, killing the...
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Business briefs
FLEET GROWTH HOLDS UP ILFC LEASING International Lease Finance's operating income fell 5%year-on-year to $335 million in its second quarter to the...
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Opinion
Comment: Upset recovery training
The US FAA is right to be researching ways to train pilots for recovery from unusual attitudes, and EASA should be watching. But there is more than one way of achieving the objective
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This Week's briefings
The pilot of the Eurocopter AS350 tour helicopter that collided with a Piper PA-32 over New...
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Working Week: Scheduling runs like clockwork
Dr Paul Jackson is managing director of London-based Clockwork Research, which supports airlines in managing tiredness and developing fatigue risk management systems for their flightcrew
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NewsAirbus A350 could be equipped with automatic emergency descent system
Airbus is considering equipping the A350 XWB with an automated system that would put the aircraft into an unaided emergency descent if it detected unsafe...
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A350 government aid will fall short of maximum permissible
Airbus insists it is not disappointed by the relatively modest contribution from the UK Government to the A350 XWB programme, formally disclosed today
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Sound principles
Can aircraft noise fit into a cap and trading scheme? A European study is aiming to find the answer
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Carbon confusion
Airlines should shortly be declaring their methods of emissions monitoring in preparation for Europe's trading scheme. But lack of information means they are running out of time as the deadline approaches
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Winners and losers
British Airways will face the largest shortfall of European Union carriers at 3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2012, while US carriers Delta Air Lines...
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When size really does matter
Brussels could let smaller airlines follow the business aviation community's lead and bypass the complex monitoring and reporting rules before the European...
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Textron looks to UN decision on Sensor Fused Weapon
Manufacturer hopes to win backing for system's 99% submunition destruction rate
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Boeing to bolster 737 windscreens for bird protection
Boeing will increase the bird strike tolerance of its newly remodeled next-generation Boeing 737. According to a statement issued by windscreen manufacturer...
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Portable IFE firm e.Digital sees revenues drop in fiscal 1Q
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital narrowed its fiscal first quarter net loss to $570,000 compared to the $669,000 loss it recorded...
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Senior shrugs off 787 delay
Diversified portfolio leaves UK supplier in good shape as it waits for Dreamliner to deliver