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NewsLufthansa's 747-8Is to seat just 386 passengers
Lufthansa plans a 386-seat configuration of its new 747-8I when it arrives in its fleet in first quarter of 2012.
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Regulator probes two Star Alliance trunk codeshares
Two Star Alliance codeshare relationships are to be investigated by European competition regulators, to assess whether they are in line with antitrust laws.
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Strike at PIA grounds all flights
A strike by workers at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has forced the flag carrier to cancel all its flights yesterday and today.
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South Africa’s Comair to launch outsourced regional operation
South Africa's Comair has unveiled plans to incorporate turboprops in its network, initially with one ATR 72 on short-haul international routes from Johannesburg...
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NewsFresh funds to help support Aircell's international growth
Having closed on a $35 million late-stage private equity round with current investors and members of its management team Aircell is looking to expand into...
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NewsQatar's Al Baker hits back at AEA's unfair competition claim
Outspoken Qatar Airways boss Akbar Al Baker has responded angrily to a recent address by Association of European Airlines secretary general Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, in which he called help from ICAO in tackling the growing threat from the Gulf carriers.
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Rolls-Royce civil aerospace profit down 20% in 2010
Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division has reported a 20% fall in underlying profit in 2010, as its earnings were dented by last November's Trent 900 failure...
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ANA signs maintenance deal with P&W
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed a 10 year part repair and material management deal with Pratt & Whitney, which will help reduce annual costs by around...
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Emirates sees ‘measurable’ impact from unrest in North Africa: Clark
Emirates has seen a significant drop in its global business since the start of the unrest last month in North Africa and the Middle East.
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Ukraine's AeroSvit to begin London Gatwick service
Ukrainian carrier AeroSvit is continuing its rapid network growth with the announcement of flights from its Kiev base to London. The carrier will fly...
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Training & Development guide 2011
Working towards a career on the flightdeck? Or – if you manage an airline – need to find a new training provider? Flight International’s latest Training and Development Guide is your pocket-size reference to the industry’s leading academies and other training services specialists.
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NewsCockpit alarm change to prevent repeat of Helios crash
Operators of older-variant Boeing 737s will be required to fit new cockpit-warning systems within three years, a measure to prevent the recurrence of the Helios Airways pressurisation crash near Athens six years ago.
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ThaiTiger launch likely delayed to Q3
The low-cost joint venture airline between Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways is likely to begin operations only in this year's third quarter at...
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Opinion
Comment: Brain drain? Learn lessons from football
Sam Sayani, second-in-command at Pakistan International Airlines, may have tempered his words to spare his hosts' blushes. But his message at a session entitled Competing For People at last week's MRO Middle East conference and exhibition in Dubai was clear: stop poaching our people just because you can.
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NewsANA details fleet growth plan for new low-cost carrier
A new Japanese low-cost carrier that will be partly owned by All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to operate five narrowbody aircraft in its first year, before...
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TAM expands deal to fit OnAir connectivity to Airbus narrowbodies
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Burned wiring found in SIA A380 smoke incident
Singapore looks into electrical wiring burn. Airbus A380 crew smelt smoke in the aircraft's lavatory
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Bombardier floats in-flight Wi-Fi on regional jets
Delta in talks with Bombardier to offer in-flight Wi-Fi on regional jets