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Southwest to inspect tugs for safety switch fault
Southwest Airlines is performing a fleet-wide check of its baggage tugs after a runaway vehicle damaged the engines and fuselage of an aircraft leaving the...
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NewsASH CLOUD: Crisis leaves lessons to be learned
As the dust begins to settle on the volcanic ash cloud crisis, industry experts are highlighting two major lessons that can be learned to help protect airlines...
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Interview
Interview: Air Arabia chief executive Adel Ali
Adel Ali pioneered the low-cost model in the Middle East when he set up Sharjah-based Air Arabia in 2003. Now he is working to expand the airline's empire...
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Opinion
Comment: The odd couples
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
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SpiceJet aims to begin international flights in June
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has received in-principle approval from India's government to operate international flights, and plans to do so from June. It...
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MRO USA: Mexicana MRO plans 2011 capacity expansion
Mexicana's maintenance unit plans to open an additional hangar at its Mexico City base next year to accommodate an expected surge in third-party business. Mexicana...
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Tokyo Narita to up capacity by 50% by 2014
Tokyo's Narita Airport plans to increase its capacity by 50% over the next five years to meet demand for international flights at the airport. In 2014,...
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ASH CLOUD: Asia Pacific airlines to resume flights today to Europe
Asia Pacific airlines plan to start resuming flights today to Europe, after authorities gave the go-ahead for the gradual re-opening of airspace.
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ASH CLOUD: UK CAA details new guidance as airspace re-opens
Core UK airspace, including the London airports, has re-opened after days of closure as a result of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.
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Delta narrows loss but expects profit in coming months
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....
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NewsASH CLOUD VIDEO: Emirates' Tim Clark on airspace chaos
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is putting the daily cost of the ash cloud disruption to its operations at $10 million.
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Avianca-TACA eyes new regional aircraft
Avianca-TACA plans to select at least two new regional aircraft types by year-end.
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ASH CLOUD: Lufthansa sends A340 test flight across Europe
Lufthansa is carrying out a test flight using a specially-equipped Airbus A340-600 to collect data on the concentration and distribution of volcanic ash...
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Special Report: Low-cost carriers - coming of age
During probably the most torrid market conditions the airline sector has ever faced, the low-cost segment can point to its relatively robust profitability performance as testament to its business model
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Market outlook: The trend is your friend
Chris Tarry discusses why it is dangerous to place too much faith in isolated numbers. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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Boeing 747-8F tests move to Palmdale
Boeing has brought its second 747-8 Freighter, RC521, to Palmdale, California for the next phase of tests.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
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...
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ASH CLOUD: Flight disruptions costing Thai 100m baht daily
Thai Airways International has estimated its financial losses at 100 million baht ($3.1 million) a day from flight disruptions due to the volcanic ash cloud...
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ASH CLOUD: 'No-fly' zone to be defined as airspace re-opens
While restrictions on European airspace will ease from 20 April, Eurocontrol expects that a 'no-fly' zone will still affect around one-third of the current...
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NewsMRO USA: Operational gains from connectivity hindered by choke point on the ground
As airlines across the globe move to equip their aircraft with passenger connectivity systems, the discussion is heating up about how to achieve operational gains from these higher-bandwidth pipes.