All articles by Leithen Francis – Page 26
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Bodies reportedly recovered following Yemenia A310 crash
Authorities have found bodies from the Yemenia passenger aircraft that crashed today in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros islands. Yemeni aviation...
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Yemenia A310 crashes into the Indian Ocean
A passenger aircraft belonging to Middle Eastern flag carrier Yemenia has reportedly crashed near the Comoros islands in the Indian Ocean. Reports...
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Safety fears lead Australia to alter Lockhart airstrip approach
Airservices Australia is redesigning the non-precision approach for the runway at Lockhart River, the remote Queensland airport where an aircraft crashed...
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Taiwanese carriers put off ordering more aircraft
Taiwanese carriers appear to be in no hurry to order more aircraft despite the fact the airlines are benefiting from the opening of non-stop flights to mainland...
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Australia's Strategic buys OzJet
Australian start-up Strategic Airlines has bought Australian charter carrier OzJet, which went into voluntary administration in May. Strategic CEO,...
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NewsTaiwanese MRO EGAT looks to diversify
Taiwanese maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) is looking to expand its business by moving into the manufacture...
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Thai Airways appoints president and secures bank loans
Thai Airways International has appointed the country's former energy minister as its new president and the loss-making national carrier and it has also secured...
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IATA 2009: Milton bemoans industry lack of profits
What other industries are there where everyone in the food chain makes money, except the business at the end?" questioned ACE Aviation Holdings chief executive Robert Milton at the IATA AGM.
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China bucks the downturn at home
Chinese carriers may not have escaped the economic crisis unscathed, particularly on cargo and international routes, but domestic traffic is surprising healthy and has defied the downturn with double-digit growth since October.
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Philippines' Zest getting A320 in July and later more MA60s
Philippine carrier Zest Airways aims to take delivery of a third Airbus A320 next month and is in negotiations with Xian Aircraft to add six more Xian Aircraft...
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SIA Engineering staff to take no pay leave
SIA Engineering expects to save S$1 million ($687,000) a month now that it has reached an agreement with staff unions to have employees take no pay leave.
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SIA Engineering and France's Safran to form avionics repair JV
SIA Engineering and French company Safran Electronics are forming a joint-venture in Singapore for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of avionics equipment.
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Australia's Virgin Blue signs interline agreement with Emirates
Australian carrier Virgin Blue has signed an interline agreement with Emirates and also decided to have a tie-up with the Middle East carrier's frequent...
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VIDEO: Indonesia's Expressair damages another Dornier
Indonesian carrier Expressair is continuing to add Dornier 328 turboprops despite the fact that it has damaged two aircraft of this type in recent months. Expressair...
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Qatar Airways to have biofuel trial in October
Qatar Airways plans to have a biofuel trial with a flight from London Gatwick to Doha.
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ANA to launch flights from Tokyo Haneda to Europe and the USA
All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to launch passenger services from Tokyo Haneda airport to Europe and the USA.
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Australia's Pacific Wings sourcing 737 from Nauru's Our Airline
Geoffrey Bowmaker, the former CEO of Nauruan carrier Our Airline is working to establish a new carrier in Australia called Pacific Wings using a wet-leased...
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ANA to still codeshare with Shanghai Airlines following merger
All Nippon Airways (ANA) wants to continue having Shanghai Airlines has a codeshare partner if it departs from Star Alliance as a consequence of its impending...
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NewsBoeing's India MRO to be ready in late 2011
Boeing aims to start construction in the fourth quarter on a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre it is establishing at Nagpur airport with Air...