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Virgin Blue’s long-haul arm V Australia launches flights
Today Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier, V Australia, is due to formally launch operations with an inaugural departure from Sydney bound for Los Angeles.
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Viking studies E-coat process for new Twin Otter
Canada's Viking Air is considering using E-coat in its basic production process for the new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 as a means of boosting the corrosion...
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Mexicana to take first 717 next month
Mexicana plans to take delivery next month of the first of 25 Boeing 717s and place the aircraft, which will be operated by low-cost unit Click in a two-class...
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Flight 1549 crew lambastes relations between airline management and labour
Crew members of the US Airways Airbus A320 that ditched into the Hudson River in New York on 15 January are calling for an overhaul of rules governing US...
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OnAir expects installed fleet to reach 100 this year
In-flight mobile communications specialist OnAir believes up to 100 aircraft could be flying with its phone service by year-end, as Ryanair starts building...
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Seaborne alters model to ensure continued seaplane service
Determined to continue flying seaplanes despite the myriad challenges posed by operating in and over salt water, St Croix-based regional operator Seaborne...
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Frontier boosts revenues through new fares scheme
The US low-cost carrier is driving new revenue streams with a new fares structure as it strives to exit Chapter 11
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Falling fuel cost is far from a panacea for US carriers
Optimism is fading for US airlines as their fourth-quarter results plummetted, and the first-quarter does not look bright
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Lion Air MD-90 in Batam landing incident
A Lion Air Boeing MD-90 late yesterday landed at Batam airport without its front landing gear extended, resulting in damage to the undercarriage and the...
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US Airways reverses beverage charges
US Airways has reversed its decision to charge domestic coach passengers for beverages, saying it is at a competitive disadvantage because no other large...
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Gauging personal carbon footprints
It is a sure-fire way of losing friends and alienating people, but rationing air travel - or personal carbon trading - remains in the arsenal of every ambitious...
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Opinion
Comment: emissions cash cow?
Brussels' push towards a global trading scheme could earn fortunes for some European countries, but it's likely that the market will not produce the results originally envisaged
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O'Leary sees long-term gains from in-flight phone access
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary is looking to the longer term for its newly-launched on-board mobile phone service to deliver significant ancillary revenue benefits.
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Downturn prompts new look at ownership caps
In a sign of the times, three nations are preparing to relax their rules on foreign ownership of airlines.
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Sabre's low-cost inroads show GDS appeal
The traditional Global Distribution System is showing further strength as a tool for the low-cost carrier - an airline business model that long shunned this...
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Aircell sees burgeoning portfolio as airlines turn to in-flight Internet
Aircell is working with at least seven carriers to bring its Gogo in-flight connectivity service to passengers in North America, president and CEO Jack Blumenstein...