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NewsGol expects WebJet integration to be easier than VRG acquisition
Gol is confident its proposed acquisition of fellow Brazilian low-cost carrier Webjet will be easier in terms of integration than its previous purchase of Varig successor VRG, and it expects to enjoy annual synergies of 100 million reais ($63.7 million) within two years.
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Business: People Moves
Boivin: LHR operations Aeroports de Montreal operations director Normand Boivin will be chief operating officer at London Heathrow airport from 29...
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NewsAirbus delivers 800th A330 but freighter sales stay slack
Hong Kong Airlines is to operate the 800th Airbus A330 to roll off the production line at Toulouse. The airline, part of HNA Group, is taking the A330-200F,...
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Uniacke joins IBA as head of asset management
The International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) has announced that James Uniacke has joined them in a newly created role, Head of Asset Management, to lead and...
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NewsCathay first to sign up for revolutionary simulation system
Cathay Pacific and partner carrier Dragonair will be the first airlines to fit a motion-modifying system to all full flight simulators to make them feel...
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NewsLufthansa commences daily biofuel flights with A321
Lufthansa has launched the world's first regular scheduled commercial flights powered by biofuel. For six months, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 will fly...
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Boeing looks distantly at 60 737s per month
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh is asking his product development team to examine what it would take to ramp its 737 final assembly line to 60...
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Epic LT - Experimental Rocket
We took a spin in the zippy Epic LT turbine single, reborn following its manufacturer's brush with bankruptcy
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Boeing and ANA complete 787 service ready validation
Boeing and 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) have completed the service ready operational validation (SROV) trials, covering routes to and from Tokyo's Haneda International airport.
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NewsObituary: Corporate transparency champion James Hoblyn dies
James Hoblyn, who has died suddenly aged 46, was responsible for customer services and specialised aircraft at Bombardier Aerospace and was one of the Canadian manufacturer's high-flying presidents.
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NewsNext round of demo flights under Inspire project set to begin
The next round of demonstration flights under green air traffic management initiative Inspire is scheduled to take place this month.
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NewsIrish lessor LCI bullish on CSeries prospects
Irish lessor Lease Corporation International is confident it will be able to place its Bombardier CSeries twinjets with financially healthy carriers, and envisages firming CSeries options as the programme continues to gain momentum.
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Thomas Cook issues profit warning, reviews UK business
European tour operator Thomas Cook Group has launched a "fundamental strategic and operational review" of its UK business as it continues to be hit by difficult...
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NewsBoeing seeks to mitigate assembly risks
Airframer reviews how much aircraft production process is outsourced to ensure minimal disruption to final assembly line
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NewsBoeing halts 787 line for a month
Boeing has instituted an approximately one-month hold on the 787 final assembly line and a halt in structural deliveries to its Everett factory due to supplier...
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Gol acknowledges talks with WebJet
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol has confirmed it is holding discussions with fellow LCC WebJet regarding a potential acquisition.
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Eurocopter renews Indonesia partnership
Eurocopter and Indonesia's PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) have renewed their partnership agreement for another five years.
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SA Express to acquire batch of Flybe Q400s
South African carrier SA Express is to acquire three of regional carrier Flybe's Bombardier Q400 turboprops, part of a batch of aircraft of which the UK...
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Airbus lifts backlog to record level
Airbus's latest orders have taken the airframer to a record backlog approaching 4,000 aircraft, amounting to more than seven years' production.