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Going to America
Richard Branson seems set on expanding his Virgin brand into America but it is taking longer than expected to get it off the ground, explains Americas editor David Field.
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NewsMaintenance: Turning the screw
The pressure for greater cost efficiencies from maintenance services remains as strong as ever, but recent gains seem to be slowing down. How can carriers and suppliers work in tandem to force more radical change?
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Maintenance: Air Canada - Ramping up
Air Canada Technical Services is seeking to join Lufthansa, Air France and Singapore Airlines in creating a giant, world-class maintenance business
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Indian Airlines finally freed to grow
After well over a decade without adding new aircraft, state-owned Indian Airlines has finally secured government backing to order 43 Airbus narrowbodies to help it better compete against fast-growing private carriers.
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Delta and Northwest finally succumb
A smaller industry is the most likely result of the Delta and Northwest Airlines bankruptcies, but carrier consolidation is still a distant prospect in the USA.
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Star IT platform finally gets the green light
Star Alliance partners Lufthansa and United Airlines have finally committed to a deal that will see technology provider Amadeus develop a common IT platform for the two airlines.
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Sliding doors
Thai Airways is in a state of flux, with president Kanok Abhiradee hastily sidelined in the wake of huge losses. But product upgrades and new routes instigated before his departure are beginning to bear fruit
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Protect and survive
The mid-September Chapter 11 filings of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines followed a well-trod path of US carriers seeking the shelter of the bankruptcy courts, but are unlikely to herald a new era of consolidation or reregulation
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US Airways concludes E-170 deal with Republic
US Airways has completed its sale of Embraer 170s and other assets to Republic Airways Holdings, generating $90 million in liquidity.
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MAS pilots secure 25% pay rises
Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) pilots have secured sizeable pay rises in new contracts that run through August 2007 as the national carrier tries to keep its cockpit crew from joining other airlines.
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Garuda to take purchased 737-800s from 2009
Garuda Indonesia’s commitment to order 10 Boeing 787s for delivery early in the next decade has enabled the airline to again defer deliveries of Boeing 737s that were ordered nearly six years ago
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Rotating edges could cut noise
Wing leading-edge technology designed to deliver higher angles of attack for slower airspeeds on approach