All Safety News – Page 939
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News
Lufthansa to help Hainan and Shenzhen open flying school
Lufthansa Flight Training subsidiary InterCockpit plans to open an ab initio flight training school in China with Hainan Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines as joint venture partners
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US watchdog says FAA has billion dollar deficit problem
A US Government watchdog has warned that the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization will produce a $4 billion budget deficit by 2010 if its does not implement stringent cost cutting measures.
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No simple solutions
This year’s Airline IT Summit was a chance for airline chief information officers to put forward their views on IATA’s Simplifying the Business campaign, which they will be responsible for implementing
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Sterling buys Maersk Air
Budget operator Sterling has acquired fellow Danish independent Maersk Air from the AP Moller shipping group, with the aim of increasing its scale in the Scandinavian low-cost market.
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Brazil’s independents press ahead
GOL and TAM are moving to claim more of Brazil’s domestic market as struggling Varig faces court-supervised restructuring.
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Analysis
Traffic analysis:Growth spurt
Last year passenger traffic finally got back on track with a surge of growth, although as growth rates now settle down, worries persist about the impact of high oil prices and slowing economies
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Rendezvous with reality?
Despite the headlines, industry revenues appear to have fallen in real terms, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, with analyses from Fabrice Tacoun
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New wave of US hopefuls mix luxury with low fares
Despite the usual dangers in establishing a new carrier in the USA, several start-ups are raising money, hiring staff and sealing aircraft leases to tackle domestic and transatlantic markets.
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Traffic heads up in first half
Traffic figures for the first half have come in pretty strong across the board, although capacity growth has been strong too. Unsurprisingly, low-cost carriers continue to outperform.
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FAA’s challenge to change
Russell Chew, chief operating officer at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), looks ahead to a unique chance for fundamental restructuring of the US air transport system in the face of budget constraints, ageing technology and a welcome recovery in traffic, although revenues still lag