All articles by NAME MISSING – Page 108

  • News

    Feedback: Italy's airport barriers

    2008-08-19T12:00:00Z

    Italy's obsession with its troubled flag carrier Alitalia has hampered the country's airports sector, argues David Jarach, professor of marketing at Milan's...

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    Business Briefings

    2008-08-19T10:00:00Z

    US trade negotiators are vowing to closely scrutinise the state aid being provided...

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    Business: Good Week - Bad Week

    2008-08-19T09:00:00Z

    CAE The Canadian simulation and training company announced a string of new contracts with a total firm value of C$71 million ($67 million) and a potential...

  • Opinion

    Comment: Immunity jab

    2008-08-19T08:00:00Z

    The renewed bid by American Airlines and British Airways to forge a transatlantic partnership, backed by antitrust immunity, looks set to establish the platform...

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    Airline appointments

    2008-08-19T07:00:00Z

    In brief Air Canada has announced the appointment of Claude Morin as vice-president global sales. He arrives from leading Air Canada Cargo and succeeds...

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    Comment - Business Aviation could get a helping hand in Japan

    2008-08-18T15:00:00Z

    The mere mention of Japan to those involved in business aviation results in a sigh, a roll of the eyes and a shrug of the shoulder. The world's second largest...

  • News

    Comment - Unmanned, unfunded

    2008-08-18T10:00:00Z

    Cash prizes have spurred innovation through a century of aviation - so why is the UK government so mean when it comes to the UAV technology its soldiers urgently need?

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    This Week: Briefings

    2008-08-18T10:00:00Z

    Oneworld alliance members British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia claim their proposed tie-up...

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    Lufthansa ground workers narrowly accept new pay deal

    2008-08-13T14:00:00Z

    Ground workers at German flag-carrier Lufthansa have narrowly voted to accept the terms of the negotiated settlement which ended a strike earlier this month. The...

  • News

    Chile buys Airbus A310s for presidential transport duties

    2007-08-10T17:01:00Z

    Chile is acquiring a pair of Airbus A310-200s for presidential transport and air-to-air refuelling duties under a $104 million deal with EADS. The European...

  • News

    Endurance, payload and systems - the Insight UAV

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The Insight UAV will have an endurance of 24h with an 11kg (24lb) payload, but in an overload configuration could carry up to 22kg for 8h. These figures...

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    Can Boeing's combat aircraft business survive?

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Does the loss of one demonstrator contract spell the beginning of the end for the US manufacturer's combat aircraft business? The US DoD must face up to that possibility

  • News

    Full power ahead at Nantgarw

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Aviation engineering's constantly evolving challenges keeps businesses such as GE on its toes - whether it's meeting the ever-increasing demands of customers or preparing for the much-anticipated launch of the A380

  • News

    Defence in brief

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    in brief WESTAR APACHE DEAL Qinetiq North American company Westar Aerospace & Defence has a new five-year contract with the US Army to continue...

  • News

    Supply-chain evolution

    2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Goodrich is making the most of existing assets through intelligent initiatives

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    Helping China learn to fly

    2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Rod Bruce's 40-year journey from crop duster ground crew to senior pilot instructor has taken him to one of Asia's foremost training colleges, where he is one of many overseas flyers employed

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    Business in brief

    2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

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    Brazil's structural failings

    2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

    A country with such a proud aviation tradition as Brazil can cure the problems that have recently afflicted its air transport systems. Whether it recovers...

  • News

    A duty of care

    2007-07-30T16:49:00Z

    Systems for protecting ab initio aviators from their own lack of experience during training are essential. But a recent accident showed there was no standard for identifying a new solo pilot

  • News

    Briefing

    2007-07-27T12:52:00Z

    R&D HIKE FAILS TO DAMPEN BOEING OPTIMISM RESULTS Boeing remains bullish about its full-year...