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Weather conditions good at time of EgyptAir A320 disappearance
Weather conditions over the eastern Mediterranean at the time of the EgyptAir Airbus A320 disappearance appear to have been good.
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EgyptAir A320 search focusing on distress beacon signal
Egyptian and Greek authorities are concentrating a search for the missing EgyptAir Airbus A320 after indicating that an emergency signal has been received.
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Missing EgyptAir A320 operated by experienced pilot
EgyptAir says its missing Airbus A320 was built in 2003, and operated by an experienced captain.
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EgyptAir flight vanished after entering Egyptian airspace
EgyptAir says that flight MS804 lost radar contact about 3.5 hours after taking off from Paris, and just 10 minutes after entering Egyptian airspace.
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EgyptAir flight loses radar contact
EgyptAir has confirmed that one of its aircraft has lost radar contact while operating a flight from Paris to Cairo.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia LCC alliance to take on region's budget giants
In talks with each other since over a year ago, eight low-cost carriers in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions announced on 16 May that they have formed a landmark alliance that will “transform Asia Pacific’s low-cost market”.
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Flydubai crash probe completes cockpit recording transcript
Russian investigators have completed transcription work on the cockpit exchanges between the pilots of the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 which crashed at Rostov-on-Don.
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SA Express studies MRO options after operational restart
South African regional carrier SA Express is discussing a potential cooperation with defence manufacturer Denel's maintenance arm as part of evaluations about the airline's future MRO strategy.
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ANALYSIS: The mixed fortunes of all-business class services
At the start of the 21st century, the only all-business class service was Concorde. Now – after a short-lived flurry of all-premium transatlantic start-ups in the mid-2000s – a second wave is having mixed success. Those who appear to be making the model work – albeit in a modest way ...
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InterviewINTERVIEW: IAG chief executive Willie Walsh
Five years ago Willie Walsh set out on a mission to reinvent the airline merger as he brought two fiercely independent international flag carriers – British Airways and Iberia – into single ownership under the International Airlines Group umbrella.
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Cathay to take first A350 on 27 May
Cathay Pacific has confirmed that it will take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse on 27 May, after several push backs from an initial delivery schedule of February.
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PICTURE: China Airlines takes 10th 777-300ER
China Airlines has taken delivery of its last Boeing 777-300ER on order, which is scheduled to land at Taoyuan International airport on 17 May.
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Ryanair inaugurates training centre at Stansted
Ryanair has reiterated its support for the UK to remain a member of the European Union as the airline opened a training centre at London Stansted airport today.
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Virgin Australia’s new 777 premium seats enter service
Virgin Australia has finally launched its revamped business and premium economy class seats on its Boeing 777-300ERs, initially starting on the Sydney-Los Angeles route.
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Restructuring VLM to strive for profit in 2017
European regional carrier VLM Airlines will seek to use six months of creditor protection to pursue a restructuring programme aimed at cutting its losses this year and returning the carrier to profit in 2017, chief executive Hamish Davidson says.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 787 conquers China's Big Four
China Eastern Airlines signed for 15 787-9s in April, becoming the last of the big four Chinese carriers to commit to the type.
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EasyJet take-off incident traced to wrong runway data
Investigators believe a software anomaly in an EasyJet Airbus A319’s electronic flightbag might have resulted in its crew’s using take-off performance data for the wrong runway at Belfast.
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United 757 upset underlines need for 'startle' training
Irish investigators probing a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in-flight upset have advised the carrier to review its guidance on training for startle effects.
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Engines shipped for Emirates' first Trent-powered A380
Engines for the first Emirates Airbus A380s to be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900s have been sent to the type’s final assembly line in Toulouse.
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Airline concerns linger over smouldering Gulf debate
Global airline executives remain concerned over potential implications of the subsidies battle between US legacy carriers and Gulf airlines, even though the issue appears to have largely fallen off the industry's radar.