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ADP privatisation delayed after court approves referendum
Privatisation of French airports operator ADP will be delayed after the country's constitutional court approved a referendum on the planned sale of the government's stake.
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OpinionSala tragedy should spur crackdown on illegal charter
The charter industry has been battling the scourge of illegal public transport for some time, and its attempts to raise awareness of the practice – where aircraft that have not been approved for paying passengers are used for air taxi services – had been largely fruitless until the tragic death in January of footballer Emiliano Sala.
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OpinionWhy ADS-B technology could drive air traffic revolution
There is a revolution under way in civil aviation – and it has nothing to do with new engines, supersonics, ultra-long-haul or in-flight wi-fi. What is about to save time, fuel and lives is an invisible knitting together of existing technologies into an air traffic management system fit for the 21st century.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: High-tech radar hunts for missing A380 fan debris
French investigators have detailed the extensive efforts to hunt for engine fragments which fell from an Air France Airbus A380 over southern Greenland nearly 20 months ago.
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IAG chief offers reassurance ahead of planned share sale
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has revealed plans to sell some of his own shares in the group, but stressed that the decision is related to personal financial obligations.
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Level underperformed in Paris and Vienna: IAG chief
IAG's budget carrier Level has performed below expectations in Paris and Vienna, group chief executive Willie Walsh admitted today.
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IAG to seek compensation over additional Trent 1000 checks
IAG is to demand additional compensation from Rolls-Royce over extra maintenance inspections for Trent 1000 TEN engines.
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IAG first-quarter profit drops 60%
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has posted a 60% drop in first-quarter operating profit before exceptional items, to €135 million ($152 million), and offered a more gloomy assessment of passenger unit revenues for the year.
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NewsPilatus eyes crucial year for PC-24 with sales to resume
Pilatus believes that 2019 will be a crucial year, as it ramps up production of its PC-24 superlight twinjet and adds new capabilities.
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Airlines allocated space at Berlin's new airport
Berlin airports operator FBB has started planning for where airlines will be based in the German capital's new hub, ahead of its scheduled opening next year.
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AI targeting upgrade planned for Su-25SM3 attack jets: report
Moscow plans to upgrade its Sukhoi Su-25SM3 attack aircraft with a targeting system that uses artificial intelligence (AI), and continues to work on the cruise missile capabilities of its bombers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Superjet fire puts focus on evacuation threat
Survivability analysis of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow will inevitably examine the effect of passengers’ stopping to retrieve cabin luggage during evacuation.
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Air Italy plans North American growth despite US protests
Air Italy plans to announce at least two additional North American destinations for the summer of 2020, as the airline expands transatlantic service despite opposition from US legacy carriers.
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Air Serbia to be subsidised for Nis flights
Serbia's government has disclosed that the sole valid bid to operate 12 subsidised routes from Nis airport was submitted by the national flag carrier.
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Panasonic wins IFE deal for TAP A321LR fleet
TAP Air Portugal has selected in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems from Panasonic Avionics for a fleet of Airbus A321LRs.
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NewsDornier Seawings launches Orca multi-mission amphibian
Dornier Seawings has launched a variant of its in-development Seastar CD2 amphibian, targeted at government and utility operators.
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French strike and ATC restrictions to disrupt European flights
Airlines across Europe are bracing for another summer of flight disruption, as French air traffic controllers prepare to strike for the first time this summer later today and operators face restrictions related to ATC capacity issues.
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PICTURES: Space agency revamps fleet with Tu-204
Russian space agency Roskosmos’s Cosmonaut Training Centre has taken delivery of a second Tupolev Tu-204-300 as part of a plan to modernise the organisation’s fleet.
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Aer Lingus adds new premium fare on short-haul routes
Aer Lingus has announced a new premium product for short-haul flights on 27 busy routes from Ireland to cities such as London, Paris and Manchester.
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Jet Airways cancellations offset Airbus April order gains
Five outstanding Jet Airways orders for Airbus A330-200s have been cancelled in the wake of the Indian airline’s suspension of operations in April.