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NewsYang Yuanyuan: Piloting China's aviation growth
China's aviation minister, Yang Yuanyuan, has orchestrated radical reforms in the country's aviation market. In this exclusive interview he discusses his...
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US airlines second-quarter results: One step forward
US airlines have turned in an admirable set of second-quarter results but there is trouble ahead. The question is, which will give way first - fuel costs...
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Brazil's bottleneck to change
The fatal crash of a TAM Airbus A320 in mid-July has become the catalyst for Brazil to address its growing backlog of air transport ills, even though the...
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Air India plots expansion after Indian merger
Air India is busy drawing up aggressive expansion plans that should lead to the launch of many new international routes and...
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Biman restructures in changing Bangladeshi market
Major change has come to Bangladesh's aviation market with the launch of a new privately owned operator and the start of a major restructuring at troubled...
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Kingfisher parent looks to sell stake
India's United Breweries is looking to sell a minority stake in its fast-growing but loss-making aviation business to raise...
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American, Avianca and Aires to add capacity in Colombia-US market
American Airlines and Avianca are driving a major Colombia-US market capacity boost just as a new Colombian airline plans to join the competition.
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Ecuadorian carriers challenge LanEcuador's nationality
Ecuadorian airlines have launched a campaign against LanEcuador challenging the carrier's nationality. In separate proceedings...
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Latin America news in brief
Bolivia plans new flag carrier Bolivia's decision to launch a state-owned airline could cut short the re-launch plans of grounded LAB. US firm Swiss...
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Asia news in brief
PAL's remarkable turnaround Philippine Airlines (PAL) is seeking to emerge from receivership by the end of 2007 after more than nine years of protection...
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Japan agrees liberal bilateral with Korea
A highly liberal air services agreement has been negotiated between Japan and South Korea that is being dubbed by some as Japan's first Open Skies accord. Japan...
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BAA airport ownership break-up looks likely
A possible break-up of the UK airports controlled by BAA moved a step closer when competition...
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WestJet scraps aiRES
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet will take a $30.6 million pre-tax write-down on the cancellation of its contract for the ambitious aiRES reservation system...
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Virgin America launches
Virgin America finally took the skies from its San Francisco base in early August, more than three years after affiliates...
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Americas news in brief
Northwest resolves dispute Northwest Airlines and its pilots union signed a pact in early August to reduce the absenteeism that had forced the carrier...
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Bahrain probes Gulf Air as Dose resigns
Bahrain is pressing for more transparency at Gulf Air as the airline battles to recapitalise and restructure its loss-making...
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Etihad adds A320s
Fast-growing Etihad Airways will place into service its first narrowbody aircraft in September in an effort to bolster...
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The first airline price-fixing fines are revealed
British Airways and Korean Air are just the first of a series of carriers likely to be fined for their part in the price-fixing of passenger and cargo flights. Korean...