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MH17: Joint investigation pinpoints firing site of missile

2016-09-28T12:13:00Z

Investigators have concluded that a surface-to-air missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was fired from eastern Ukrainian territory held by rebels.
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Drone blamed for Dubai airport closure

2016-09-28T07:53:00Z

Dubai International airport’s operator is blaming a drone intrusion for an hour-long interruption to services including closure of its airspace for about 30min.
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ANALYSIS: Cathay’s 747s enter their twilight hour

2016-09-28T00:03:00Z

Cathay Pacific will retire its last Boeing 747 passenger aircraft next month, a key milestone as the venerable type becomes increasingly less common in Asian skies.
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PICTURE: Bombardier launches route-proving for Air Baltic CS300

2016-09-27T16:24:12Z

Bombardier has launched route-proving flights with the CS300 ahead of a secheduled entry into service with Latvian carrier Air Baltic later this year.
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ROUTES: Ireland and China seek direct air link

2016-09-26T11:59:59Z

Ireland and China have formally committed to seeking to establish direct air services between the two countries.
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ROUTES: Ethiopian studies helping African national start-ups

2016-09-26T11:54:33Z

Ethiopian Airlines is in talks with the governments of Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda with a view to assisting them in establishing new national carriers.
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ROUTES: Southwest sets stage for future partnerships

2016-09-26T11:06:00Z

Southwest Airlines sees its new reservations system as being key to driving interline and codeshare traffic with potential overseas partners.
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ROUTES: Vienna has no appetite for new airport acquisitions

2016-09-26T10:57:08Z

Vienna airport is not looking for new airport investment opportunities at present because it no longer sees a “buyer’s market” for these kinds of acquisitions, chief operating officer Julian Jager says.
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ROUTES: Finavia to close and sell more airports

2016-09-26T09:41:12Z

Finavia is likely to close one or two of its regional airports and privatise another two in the near future as it strives to make its network of gateways more profitable, its senior vice-president Joni Sundelin has disclosed.
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ROUTES: Swazi Airways to begin flights in November

2016-09-26T09:13:29Z

African start-up Swazi Airways will begin operations from November with initial routes to Durban, Cape Town and Harare from Manzini King Mswati III International airport.
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ROUTES: AirAsia X expects to start Hawaii service in 1Q 2017

2016-09-26T01:41:30Z

AirAsia X expects to launch services on the Kuala Lumpur-Osaka-Hawaii route in the first quarter of 2017.
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ROUTES: Malaysia Airlines paves road to recovery

2016-09-25T10:03:06Z

Malaysia Airlines’ new chief executive Peter Bellew has his eye on getting the airline to breakeven by the fourth quarter of 2017, and to be profitable all year in 2018.
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ROUTES: Chinese carriers hint at consolidation

2016-09-25T08:15:38Z

Chinese airlines have warned that some carriers may not be able to support their long-haul expansions, should fuel price head north and as government subsidies for such routes subside.
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ROUTES: Ethiopian plans Chengdu route

2016-09-25T06:40:47Z

Ethiopian Airlines will begin flights between Addis Ababa and Chengdu next summer
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ANALYSIS: Fastjet turns attention to South Africa

2016-09-23T15:42:44Z

Fastjet’s disclosure on 20 September that it will relocate its headquarters from London Gatwick to Johannesburg came as something of a surprise, given that the airline primarily operates out of Tanzania.
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MH17: Russia to provide additional radar data to inquiry

2016-09-23T11:33:00Z

Russian authorities are intending to supply additional radar data to investigators probing the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine two years ago.
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Thai confirms A350 tyre damage after Phuket incident

2016-09-23T10:28:00Z

Thai Airways discovered damage to four right-hand tyres on the Airbus A350 which suffered a landing incident at Phuket.
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New IATA chief to 'actively push' NDC

2016-09-21T08:11:41Z

IATA new director general Alexandre de Juniac has committed to actively push the New Distribution Capability programme.
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Pilot phase 'good compromise' on carbon scheme: IATA chief

2016-09-21T03:41:23Z

IATA's new director general is optimistic that an agreement on a carbon offset scheme can be struck when ICAO meets later this month, and said that if the proposed six-year pilot period is the condition for success, he has no issues with the "good compromise".
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Air France to introduce its first 787 in January

2016-09-20T10:11:24Z

Air France will put its first Boeing 787 into service at the beginning of next year.