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NewsIATA: CSeries engine incident will not derail service entry
Bombardier is confident last week’s engine-related incident with one of the CSeries test aircraft will not derail its plan to see the regional airliner entering service as scheduled in the second half of 2015.
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IATA: ALC sees demand for 1,200 'A330neos' - Hazy
Industry guru and Air Lease boss Steve Udvar-Hazy is helping steer Airbus’s evaluation of its re-engining “A330neo” project and could be a launch customer.
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IATA: Air New Zealand signs for 13 A320neos
Air New Zealand has signed a firm order for 13 re-engined Airbus A320neos family aircraft and one additional baseline A320 at the IATA AGM in Doha.
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IATA: Hawaiian focused on selling Hawaii in China
Hawaiian Airlines new nonstop flight to Beijing is meeting expectations, as the carrier works with its partners to market Hawaii as a destination in China.
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IATA: Tyler beats Gulf drum ahead of AGM
The IATA AGM touches down in the Middle East for the first time in more than a decade, where local carriers are now the powerhouse for the industry’s global growth. But there is a danger the region’s full potential will not be realised if airspace management issues are not addressed, ...
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China Eastern signs partnership deal with TravelSky
China Eastern Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with local GDS supplier TravelSky Technologies on a new generation passenger service system (PSS).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MH370 search enters new phase
There have been two new developments in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but neither gives cause for optimism to relatives of those lost with the aircraft.
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IATA: Organisations work to limit delay compensation
ICAO and IATA are jointly developing new guidelines and regulations that limit unrestricted compensation to passengers who suffer delayed flights.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The Airbus A330-300 aircraft report
The Airbus A330-300 programme has now passed 20 years of operations and demand for the type continues to remain strong.
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IATA: New environment chief arrives at tense time
Michael Gill is hoping his 15 years of aviation law experience will stand him in good stead for the complex negotiations lying ahead as ICAO member states attempt to agree on a global market-based measure (MBM) to address emissions growth in the airline industry.
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IATA: NDC still a work in progress
After more than two years of fierce discussion, debate and dispute, the airline and travel industries appear to have reached a base agreement on the principles of IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC).
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ANALYSIS: Europe’s legacy airlines fight for short-haul share
CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry examines the convergence playing out within Europe’s short-haul market
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NewsIATA: Outgoing chairman hails progress on climate change
Climate change was at the centre of Richard Anderson’s year as chairman of IATA’s board of governors.
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EDC provides financing for latest Garuda CRJ1000s
Export Development Canada (EDC) has provided C$25 million ($23.1 million) to C$50 million in financing for the latest Bombardier CRJ1000 deliveries to Garuda Indonesia.
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OpinionOPINION: Is the industry facing a pilot shortage?
Japanese airlines are having to cancel schedules because they have too few flightcrew. American carriers, especially regionals, have the same problem. Ryanair is having to migrate crew around its network to patch up holes in local rosters.
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NewsSearch for MH370 ceases until August
Australian authorities have stopped searching for debris related to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the area where the ADV Ocean Shield detected acoustic signals in early April.
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NewsPICTURE: Air New Zealand 787-9 makes first flight
The first Boeing 787-9 for launch customer Air New Zealand completed its first flight from Paine Field on 28 May.
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IATA optimistic on mature markets after April traffic rises
Airlines have registered a “healthy” increase in demand in April, says the International Air Transport Association.
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NewsPICTURES: A350 subjected to extreme hot and cold
An Airbus A350-900 test aircraft has undergone two and half weeks of extreme weather tests at a laboratory in Florida.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The biggest LCCs by traffic, revenue and profit
Traffic and profitability among the fast-developing low-fares sector continued to grow apace in 2013, as the latest annual Airline Business/Flightglobal low-cost carrier survey shows passengers for the 75 biggest players topping 800 million and profits among leading operators jumping 50%.