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Safi to wet-lease aircraft as Afghanistan faces EU blacklisting
Afghanistan's Safi Airways is to wet-lease aircraft to maintain its German route in light of the European Commission's blacklisting on safety oversight grounds...
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Volaris to expand Mexico City operation
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is planning to further expand its Mexico City operation as it takes delivery of six additional Airbus A319s over the next...
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Spanair looks to lease aircraft to replace 717s
Star Alliance carrier Spanair plans to retire its Boeing MD-80 fleet by the first quarter of 2012 and is looking to lease Airbus A320-family aircraft to...
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NewsEnhanced A320 logic to warn pilots of throttle retard oversight
Airbus A320 operators are being advised to modify the type's warning logic in a bid to provide additional safeguards against accidental failure to retard...
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Aerolineas to add six A330s and A340s in 2011
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program. Chief...
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Continental pilots ready to arbitrate new 70-seat operations
Continental pilots and management plan to begin the arbitration process in the second week of December to resolve pilot claims that deploying United Express...
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas seeks to add A330s
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program.
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AB25: Former Continental Airlines chairman and CEO, Gordon Bethune
Today's airline industry in the USA is more stable, secure and safe than ever before. Safety throughout the industry is enhanced tremendously by advanced technology in aircraft systems, training and through increased commitment of our air carriers and our government writes former Continental Airlines Chairman & CEO Gordon Bethune
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AB25: US State Department, John Byerly
It was in 1985, the year Airline Business was founded, that I landed my first job in aviation as the State Department lawyer responsible for air services negotiations and policy. writes John Byerly, US Deputy Assisntant Secretary, Transportation affairs
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Garuda formally signs SkyTeam accession pact
Garuda Indonesia has officially inked an agreement that will see it joining the SkyTeam alliance in 2012. Indonesia's flag-carrier will spend the...
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AB25: IATA chief executive, Giovanni Bisignani
Air transport today is almost unrecognisable compared with the 1985 industry in which Airline Business was born writes Giovani Bisignani, IATA director general
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AB25: Lufthansa chairman, Juergen Weber
Stability and control are the essence of safe flying and succeeding as a business. On average, the airline industry is confronted with the challenge of new innovative cycles every 10 to 20 years. Keeping the craft on course and in trim and finding the right power-setting to master any potential ...
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ALTA 2010: Aeromexico adds three 737-800s and one 767
Aeromexico is adding three Boeing 737s and one 767 to its fleet this month as part of a plan to further increase capacity ahead of the upcoming peak season.
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Qantas to resume limited A380 services
Qantas Airways will resume limited Airbus A380 services on 27 November, more than three weeks after an uncontained engine failure forced one of its aircraft...
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Business - good week
CATHAY PACIFIC The Hong Kong-based carrier forecast a record full-year profit of at least HK$12.5 billion ($1.61 billion), two years after it posted a record...
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ICAO's aviation emissions reduction plan heads for Cancun
Can ICAO's emissions framework help when the United Nations attempts to form a new climate change resolution to replace the Kyoto protocol?
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas to grow 737NG fleet through ILFC leases and new order
Aerolineas Argentinas has agreed to lease 10 ex-Virgin Blue 737-700s from ILFC and is planning to place an order with Boeing for 14 additional 737-700/800s.
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ALTA 2010: Aeromexico plans to launch Panama, resume Toronto
Aeromexico is planning to launch service to Panama City, Toronto and possibly Vancouver early next year as the carrier continues to look at new network opportunities...
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Mexicana's new owner secures union concessions required for re-launch
Mexicana's unions have approved new contracts with the grounded carrier's new owners, moving Mexicana one step closer to potentially re-launching operations.
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Air Canada's pilots union fights to keep age-60 rule
Air Canada's pilots union has appealed to the country's Federal Court to maintain a mandatory age-60 retirement rule at the carrier.