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Virgin Atlantic pilots to be balloted for strike
Pilots at Virgin Atlantic Airways are to be balloted for strike action over pay and conditions.
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Making the charity connection
A new initiative from the ISTAT (International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading) Foundation - called AirLink - has been formed to help airlines make this decision, and, at least as important, to create a simple mechanism to connect airlines with charities and non-government organisations (NGOs).
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Industry debates cargo security responsibilities
It is six months since the Yemen bomb plot focused attention on air cargo security - but there is ongoing debate among interested parties on the best way forward
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Lifting hopes: new production freighters' prospects assessed
After a long period during which new freighters were rare, three new types have come along almost at once. How will these widebody cargo carriers change the sector?
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NewsAF447 flight-data and cockpit-voice recorder data is readable
French investigators have confirmed that the flight recorders from the crashed Air France Airbus A330-200s contain readable data. The Bureau d'Enquetes...
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NewsANZ, Virgin Australia announce joint network
Air New Zealand (ANZ) and Virgin Australia have announced plans for their joint trans-Tasman network, effective for the upcoming northern winter schedule from November 2011 to March 2012.
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Spirit plans to monitor its fleet ramp-up
US low cost carrier Spirit Airlines has declared it intends to closely monitor its fleet ramp-up to 65 aircraft by year-end 2015 to "reduce the risk of overextension...
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NewsZodiac's SiT in talks with Boeing over seat-centric IFE for 787
Zodiac's SiT business has entered talks with Boeing in hopes of gaining linefit offerability for its seat-centric in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on...
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Skywest to expand fleet with A320 and Fokker 100
Western Australian regional carrier Skywest has acquired an option from Avation Plc to lease an Airbus A320. This will be on an operating lease for...
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News2020 too late for Southwest 737 replacement
The end of the decade is "too long to wait" for an all-new aircraft to replace its ageing 737 Classics, according to Southwest Airlines.
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SIA posts strong full-year result, plans to retire 747-400s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported a S$1.09 billion ($876 million) fiscal full-year net profit, compared with the previous year's S$216 million net profit...
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Qantas reinstates flights after engineers call off strike
Qantas Airways has reinstated dozens of flights it had planned to cancel on 13 May, after its engineers decided to hold off on industrial action.
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Qantas to scrap 31 flights tomorrow due to engineers' strike
Qantas Airways plans to cancel 31 flights tomorrow morning and delay several others as a result of a planned strike by its engineers.
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Delta and Virgin Australia finally receive antitrust nod from the US
Nearly two years after they first applied for antitrust approval for a transpacific joint venture, US regulators have proposed to approve the tie-up between...
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Boeing ups 787-9 weights again
Boeing again has increased the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the 787-9 as it further refines the performance of the larger variant due in late 2013.
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Passenger traffic in China to hit 450m in 2015
Chinese airlines are expected to carry 450 million passengers in 2015, with passenger traffic growing at an annual rate of 11% from now until 2015. The...
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Strategic gets nod for services between USA and Australia
Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) has approved Strategic Airlines' application for the allocation of unlimited passenger and cargo...
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Fuel and taxes double EasyJet's first-half losses
UK budget carrier EasyJet's first-half pre-tax loss has doubled to £153 million ($250 million). The airline says the figure is "in line with expectations"...
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NewsEmirates Group posts 43% surge in net full-year profit
Middle Eastern air transport company Emirates Group has posted a group net profit of Dhs5.9 billion ($1.6 billion) for the full year 2010-11, an increase...