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  • News

    Business briefs

    2010-04-26T12:00:00Z

    Boeing's commercial aircraft division saw first quarter revenue fall 13% to $7.5 billion as a result of seat...

  • News

    Business: Good week - Bad week

    2010-04-26T12:00:00Z

    DELTA AIR LINES The carrier only lost $246 million before taxes in the first quarter, which is rather better than the $794 million it dumped in the period a year ago.

  • Opinion

    Comment: European authorities accept a higher risk to safety

    2010-04-26T09:00:00Z

    Europe has had to make a decision about how to deal with atmospheric volcanic ash when it cannot be avoided. That judgement has been taken carefully, but should be kept under review

  • News

    IFE Services names Velusamy as technical sales manager

    2010-04-25T21:20:01Z

    In-flight entertainment specialist IFE Services has appointed Shankar Velusamy as technical sales manager.

  • News

    This Week briefings

    2010-04-24T12:00:00Z

    Cathay Pacific Airways and Virgin Atlantic are being scrutinised over possible price fixing on the London-Hong...

  • News

    Alaska Airlines and Horizon launch new routes

    2010-04-22T16:22:00Z

    Alaska Airlines will start daily service between San Diego, California, and Kahului, Maui, from 1 October 2010, and daily seasonal service between San Diego...

  • News

    MRO USA: Timco's outsourcing target

    2010-04-22T07:00:00Z

    Timco Aviation Services is taking time at the show to showcase its new stand-alone business unit dedicated to line maintenance.

  • Opinion

    Comment: The odd couples

    2010-04-21T10:23:00Z

    Whether it's the changing nature of the industry, or desperation to access new markets and grow at all costs, intriguing partnerships which would have previously been downright bizarre are emerging. Perhaps opposites really can be attractive in today's airline business

  • News

    Delta narrows loss but expects profit in coming months

    2010-04-20T20:59:00Z

    Delta Air Lines posted a first quarter loss of $256 million, but company officials say the carrier expects to post a profit by the end of the second quarter....

  • Opinion

    Comment: Obama in volte-face on space

    2010-04-20T12:00:00Z

    The opponents of president Barack Obama's NASA flexible path plan won a victory last week when the head of state resurrected the cancelled Orion crew exploration vehicle - albeit a scaled-down version.

  • News

    Briefings

    2010-04-20T10:00:00Z

    The major eruption of an Icelandic volcano on 14 April caused massive disruption to flights in Ireland,...

  • News

    Business: Good week - Bad week

    2010-04-20T09:00:00Z

    The US airframer has at last landed a launch customer for its 787 GoldCare power-by-the-hour life-cycle management service, with TUI Travel signing...

  • Opinion

    Comment: Failure to talk

    2010-04-18T12:00:00Z

    The fatal crash of a Polish presidential flight in Russia shows extremely poor operational planning by both nations. Historic lack of communication between them may be a factor

  • News

    Business briefs

    2010-04-18T10:00:00Z

    The board of Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways intends to raise the share capital of the company...

  • News

    American supplies initial details of precautionary landing in Iceland

    2010-04-13T16:00:00Z

    American Airlines has confirmed the diversion of one of its Boeing 767-300 aircraft to Reykjavik, Iceland after reports of fumes circulating in the cabin. The...

  • News

    business briefs

    2010-04-13T12:00:00Z

    Magellan Aerospace's UK division has secured a contract to manufacture Airbus A380 components for first tier supplier GKN

  • Opinion

    Comment: Perception, reality and the F-35

    2010-04-13T12:00:00Z

    Lost amid reports of up to a 90% cost overrun for the F-35 programme is the curious fact that Lockheed Martin is so far delivering low-rate initial production...

  • News

    Working Week: Maria Angeles Marti Martinez

    2010-04-13T10:00:00Z

    Maria Angeles Marti Martinez is head of lean, as in 'lean manufacturing' at Airbus's Illescas composites plant outside Madrid, which designs and builds stabilisers, fuselage sections and skins

  • Opinion

    Comment: clearing the toxic air

    2010-04-12T12:00:00Z

    Much legal action may follow a landmark court ruling proving the connection between toxic cabin air and illness, but the best way forward would be to solve the contamination problem

  • News

    This Week Briefings

    2010-04-12T10:00:00Z

    Australia's Virgin Blue has taken advantage of the "attractive" pricing on offer because of the downturn and signed a deal with Boeing for up to 105 737s