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US airlines brace for shift of premium traffic to the back cabin
US carriers are preparing for a drop in premium revenues as the economic downturn is forcing those passengers to transition to the back of the aircraft. Corporate...
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NewsIsraeli Air Force 'Entebbe raid' C-130 among five being auctioned
One of the Israeli Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft which participated in the audacious rescue of Air France hostages at Entebbe, Uganda, is among a batch...
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ACI Europe chief Olivier Jankovec warns of airport capacity crunch
Airports in Europe are postponing expansion projects in response to the economic downturn, but ACI Europe is warning...
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Russia delivers, barely
So far, there is little to show from drive to reinvigorate a once-proud aerospace industry
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Business briefing
Diversified manufacturer Eaton's aerospace segment posted a 21.5% rise in operating...
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Lufthansa Italia takes first step in Malpensa battle
German Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa has embarked on its move to stake a claim at Milan's Malpensa Airport by beginning operations with its new Italian...
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European traffic growth stops and is set to decline in 2009
European traffic growth in 2008 as a whole virtually stopped, Eurocontrol says, even though in the early part of the year apparently healthy growth was still...
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Israel Aerospace Industries and Bombardier discuss maritime patrol jont venture
Israel Aerospace Industries is in advanced negotiations with Bombardier over the establishment of a joint venture that could offer maritime patrol aircraft...
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India's space programme looks beyond the Moon
India's space programme typifies the country's emergence as a technological hub. But has it lost sight of its original aims?
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A breath of fresh air at Oxygen 4
Mark Green is a director of business aircraft charter broker Oxygen 4, based near London's Gatwick airport. Set up four years ago, the company's main client base is in Asia, the Middle East and Russia
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NASA sets out Altair lunar lander timetable
NASA has sketched out the development timetable for its return-to-the-Moon Constellation programme's Altair lunar lander, aiming towards a long-term target...
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This Week Briefings
The Airbus Military A400M transport's Europrop International TP400-D6 powerplant has been run at "maximum...
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US Air Force kills king coal
A major initiative by the US Air Force to support alternative fuel development has been cancelled following a security and feasibility review. Montana...
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NewsRyanair forecasts full-year net profit despite heavy 3Q loss
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is expecting to make a full-year, pre-exceptional net profit of €50-80 million ($63-102 million), up from earlier break-even...
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NewsBoeing considers restarting OV-10 production after 23-year hiatus
Boeing is considering the possibility of restarting production of the venerable OV-10 Bronco turboprop ...
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NewsBoeing hints at possible reassessment of 747-8 programme
Boeing is hinting that it might have to rethink its slow-selling and delayed 747-8 programme, amid the continuing failure to land a second airline...
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Obama offers NASA $150 million for NextGen
NASA's work on the US air transport industry's NextGen air traffic control system could see its annual budget more than doubled if President Barack Obama's...
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NTSB: Inadequate Bombardier action on persistent CRJ door problems
A review of pilot reports since 1995 in the Canadian service difficulty system, provided to US investigators by Bombardier, has revealed 823 incidents in...
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NewsBarger presses NextGen case for Obama stimulus funding
JetBlue Airways chief executive Dave Barger went to the White House to urge President Barack Obama to include funding to equip aircraft for NextGen air-traffic control systems in the currently-debated economic stimulus package.