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ATR plans major take-off improvement for ATR 72
ATR has begun testing a procedure that could improve take-off performance by up to 20% and lead to new sales to...
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US-China market opens up again
Three years after agreeing a liberal air services deal, China and the USA have signed another pact doubling the number of passenger flights over five years and allowing for unlimited cargo services by 2012.
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Americas news in brief
Air Jamaica drops London Air Jamaica is to axe its only long-haul service as part of a new tie-up with Virgin Atlantic Airways. The carrier will cease...
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Virgin America gets go-ahead
The US Department of Transportation has cleared Virgin America Airlines to launch services this summer but has kept to its insistence that chief executive...
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Europe news in brief
Alitalia's alternative plan Alitalia has begun to develop contingency plans for a new business strategy in the event that its privatisation process...
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Industry profits on the rise again
IATA has raised its industry profit forecast for this year and next on the back of improving market conditions. The association now expects the industry...
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Kuwait Airways confident despite new competition
Kuwait Airways is on track to return to profitability in fiscal year 2007-8 despite intensifying competition in the Kuwaiti airline market. In June the carrier...
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Sayer takes Royal Brunei posting
Sayer takes Brunei posting Royal Brunei Airlines has named Ray Sayer as its new chief executive, with effect from 1 September. Sayer has nearly...
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Back in business
Airbus bosses are elated after their most successful Paris ever in terms of orders. They needed and deserved the break. But the European airframer's worries are far from over
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Qatar Airways frustrated by lack of Airbus A350 XWB technical detail
Qatar Airways became the largest customer for Airbus's A350 XWBs at the show with an order for 80 aircraft, but has been frustrated by the airframer's tardiness...
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Boeing expects to deliver 737 replacement by 2015
Boeing expects to bring its long-awaited 737 replacement to the market...
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Airbus's impressive Paris orders tally fails to fully dispel concerns over product line
Airbus's Paris orders avalanche lifted some of the gloom that has surrounded the manufacturer following the A380...
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Airbus sets new order benchmark
Airbus set a new benchmark for air show order announcements with deals totalling 728 orders and commitments. Of these, 425 were firm and commitments for...
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