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Japan calls for design improvements to Bombardier Q400 as reliability issues hamper ANA, JAC and Air Central
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has asked Bombardier to improve the reliability of Dash 8 Q400s and also called on the Canadian civil aviation authority to assist.
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Tough target
IATA has set its member airlines a stiff challenge – eliminate all paper tickets by the end of 2007. But will they meet the deadline?
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Surrogate supply
The growth of the wet-lease business has been driven by carriers eager to cut costs and match capacity to demand in an increasingly competitive world
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Slot shake-up
A reform in the rules that allocate slots at Europe’s airports to make the most of a scarce resource is long overdue, argues Dan Edwards, international aviation policy advisor at the UK CAA
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Qantas move worries staff
Qantas is taking brand segmentation a step farther by using lower-paid staff from some of its lower-cost affiliates on flights operated by Qantas itself.
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India unleashed
For years, India’s air transport industry has been stifled, but the current government is determined to open up the market as quickly as possible
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The heat is on
US carriers continue to target the Caribbean, carrying both tourist and ethnic traffic to the islands, while local carriers are reinventing themselves, eager to snap up the onward traffic
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Love Field war is over
The battle of Love Field, the close-in Dallas airport that is the home base of Southwest Airlines, is ending, but with little love lost.
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The Great Wall falls
The acquisition of Dragonair by Cathay Pacific Airways, where Air China is also buying into Cathay, is sending tremors around the region. The deal, which sets free a market artificially restrained for years, is set to radically change the balance of air power
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EU ruling threatens transatlantic travel
The European Commission is scrambling to save an agreement between Europe and the USA on the processing, transfer and adequate protection of personal data.
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MAS takes radical steps to downsize
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has begun the delicate task of reducing the size of its workforce by around 30%.
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Concerted drive for savings
Cost-cutting efforts are being stepped up at most major Asia-Pacific airlines as profits are generally falling across the board amid a progressive fading of fuel hedging benefits.