All articles by Kerry Reals – Page 14
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China's Xiamen signs up to join SkyTeam
China's Xiamen Airlines has agreed to join the SkyTeam alliance and is expected to become a full member of the grouping by the end of 2012.
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Airlines unite to call for UK air passenger duty to be scrapped
Four airlines have joined forces to launch a campaign calling for the UK's air passenger duty (APD) to be scrapped.
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UK CAA to incentivise NATS to meet new efficiency targets
New air traffic efficiency targets proposed by the UK CAA could save 600,000t of carbon dioxide over the next three years.
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Virgin Atlantic to keep immunity from price-fixing penalties: OFT
Virgin Atlantic will not lose its immunity from penalties for alleged price-fixing activity, according to a proposed decision put forward today by the UK...
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Avinor to look into producing aviation biofuel in Norway
Norwegian airports operator and air navigation service provider Avinor is studying the possibility of beginning production of aviation biofuels in Norway.
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Warsaw Airport reopens following removal of LOT 767
Warsaw Frederic Chopin has reopened following the removal from the runway of a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300ER, which carried out a gear-up emergency...
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New London airport proposed to address Heathrow congestion woes
A group of architects and consultants has unveiled a proposal to develop a £20 billion ($32 billion), four-runway airport with twice the capacity of London...
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Warsaw Airport still closed after LOT gear-up landing
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport remains closed following yesterday's emergency gear-up landing of a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300ER.
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LOT cites 'central hydraulic system failure' in Warsaw gear-up landing
LOT Polish Airlines has confirmed that one of its Boeing 767-300ERs today carried out an emergency landing at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.
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LOT 767 makes gear-up emergency landing at Warsaw
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300 has made an emergency landing at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy.
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SriLankan sees profitability by 2013 under five-year plan
KERRY REALS BERLIN SriLankan doubles up profitability drive SriLankan Airlines is aiming to put its troubles behind it and return to profitability...
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Gulf Air takes delivery of first connectivity-enabled aircraft
Gulf Air has taken delivery of its first aircraft retrofitted with Panasonic Avionics' in-flight, high-speed broadband Internet.
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Laser threat to cockpits on the rise: Eurocontrol
Eurocontrol has raised concerns over the growing number of laser attacks on aircraft cockpits, and is calling for a "harmonised approach" to tackle the threat.
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ROUTES: ELFAA gives rare note of support to EU emissions trading
European Low Fares Airline Association secretary general John Hanlon has thrown his support behind the European Union's emissions trading system, becoming...
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ROUTES: SriLankan in talks to add six 777s or A330s
SriLankan Airlines is looking to add six widebodies as part of a plan to double its fleet during the next five years.
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ROUTES: Singapore Changi looks to Russia for long-haul expansion
Singapore Changi Airport is hoping an upcoming link to Vladivostok in eastern Russia will be the first of many new Russian routes, as it looks to expand its long-haul network.
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ROUTES: Virgin Atlantic refuses to rule out BMI bid
Virgin Atlantic Airways refuses to rule out a possible bid for British Midland International, should Lufthansa decide to sell its loss-making subsidiary.
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ROUTES: Long-haul, low-cost model dead in the water
Legacy airlines will become increasingly reliant on budget carriers to provide feed to their long-haul networks - and the long-haul, low-cost model is pretty much dead in these times of high oil prices.
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Opinion
Initial ECJ opinion on EU ETS legal challenge expected soon
The European Court of Justice's senior legal advisor is poised to put forward an opinion on the challenge against the inclusion of aviation in the EU's emissions trading system (ETS), brought forward by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) and three of its members.
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UK govt to cut APD on long-haul routes from Northern Ireland
UK air passenger duty on long-haul flights from Northern Ireland is to be cut in a bid to retain Continental Airlines' service from Belfast to New York Newark.