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No region spared from the downturn
No region is immune from the global slowdown, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight
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Airlines realise the benefits of mobile connectivity
Airlines are making new connections with mobile phone-equipped passengers as they begin to realise that mobile connectivity can help improve customer service, cut costs and increase revenues
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Airlines look for new ways to reduce maintenance costs
Airlines are on the lookout for cost savings in every area, and maintenance is no exception. But are there any options left to further reduce these costs?
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MRO providers shift their priorities
As margins become ever tighter, maintenance, repair and overhaul providers are prioritising the most profitable areas of the business
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World Airliners Part two: Regional rollercoaster
While costly fuel has breathed new life into turboprops, the crowded 100-seat jet sector is showing no signs of thinning out following Mitsubishi's entry with its MRJ
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Noble aspirations
Airways New Zealand, Air New Zealand and the US Federal Aviation Administration have performed what they believe is the 'perfect flight' in terms of environmental considerations. But what is their ideal?
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China restructures its aerospace sector
Beijing wants its aviation manufacturing industry to be international class and to produce world-beating products. Can a major restructuring achieve its aims?
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Airbus urged to rethink composite material choice for A350 XWB
A tier-one supplier to Airbus believes that the wrong type of resin material has been chosen for the A350's wing spars and is urging the airframer to rethink...
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New Omani centre to provide executive interiors for large aircraft
Middle Eastern investors are to establish an aircraft conversion centre in Oman that will provide executive interiors for large commercial airframes. The...
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JASSM-ER restarts flight tests with maximum-range shot
Lockheed Martin completed the first flight test of the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) after a two-year hiatus caused by...
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Opinion
Comment: The edge of the hedge
Southwest's fuel price gamble rebounded to turn what would have been a profit into the carrier's first-ever quarterly loss. But the bottom line is that a good product will make money
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Comment: Will downturn cloud Clean Sky initiatives?
If necessity is the mother of invention, European research funding may well be its rich and benevolent grandfather. The public has a right to police its...
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EASA's space tourism approach requires certification
The European Aviation Safety Agency has unveiled its proposed regulatory approach for suborbital aircraft at a space...
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BA, Qantas agree price-fixing fines in Australia
British Airways (BA) and its Oneworld alliance partner Qantas Airways have agreed to pay millions of dollars in fines in Australia to settle charges of price-fixing...
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NewsPictures: NASA reveals external vision project details with Gulfstream
NASA’s Dryden Research Centre has revealed pictures of the hardware setup installed in its F-18B to test artificial means of forward vision for supersonic business jets with limited forward vision.
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P&W picks Montreal as assembly site for geared turbofan powering the CSeries
Pratt & Whitney today announced the geared turbofan (GTF) engine powering the Bombardier CSeries will be assembled at a major new aerospace facility being...
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US Airways delays A350 deliveries; divulges more financing details
Star Alliance member US Airways has pushed back delivery of its 22 Airbus A350 XWBs by one year.
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B/E chief says A350 and 787 awards provide long-term stability
Significant contract awards covering systems for the Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 787 as well as other new aircraft programmes will provide "an excellent long-term...
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India begins Chandrayaan-2 work
Following the successful launch of India's first lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 on 22 October the...