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IT trends survey 2006
The airline industry is now widely embracing technology such as web check-in and barcoded boarding passes that only a year or so ago were considered cutting-edge
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Concerted drive for savings
Cost-cutting efforts are being stepped up at most major Asia-Pacific airlines as profits are generally falling across the board amid a progressive fading of fuel hedging benefits.
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Legacy carriers feel profit pressure
Sky high fuel costs and the relentless march of the low-cost competition continue to erode the profits of Europe’s legacy carriers.
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ACE fortifies Air Canada
ACE Aviation, Air Canada’s holding company, is pondering whether to sell all or part of the airline to stimulate its market value and ward off a possible takeover.
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The Great Wall falls
The acquisition of Dragonair by Cathay Pacific Airways, where Air China is also buying into Cathay, is sending tremors around the region. The deal, which sets free a market artificially restrained for years, is set to radically change the balance of air power
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Sharp card game
Airlines are finding new ways to exercise leverage on credit card fees, the next step in wringing savings out of the distribution process after travel agent commissions and GDS fees
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A glimmer of blue in Open Skies
Open Skies supporters on both sides of the Atlantic say they can reach agreement by early next year despite publicity-grabbing manoeuvres in the US Congress to scuttle the initiative.
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Love Field war is over
The battle of Love Field, the close-in Dallas airport that is the home base of Southwest Airlines, is ending, but with little love lost.
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NewsMcNerney confirms Boeing 'studying' future of onboard internet service provider Connexion arm, with sale possible
Boeing is currently determining the viability of its Connexion by Boeing onboard internet service provider unit, with the possibility of a sale being considered.
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NewsScotland's City Star suspends operations after Fairchild Dornier 328 overrun
UK regional carrier City Star Airlines has suspended all services after one of its Fairchild Dornier 328 turboprop aircraft overran the runway at Aberdeen Airport yesterday.
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NewsPictures: Airbus aims to thwart Boeing’s narrowbody plans with upgraded 'A320 Enhanced'
Airbus is aiming to sabotage the business case for any near-term plan by Boeing to develop an all-new narrowbody family with an “A320 Enhanced” that will incorporate improvements to significantly increase efficiency.
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Night flights under green scrutiny after study finds nocturnal contrails environmentally worse
Scientific study by the UK’s Reading University flags up increased impact of nocturnal contrails on global warming
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Airbus presses GE to power A370 with new GEnx to counter R-R Trent 1000 engine offer on revamped A350
Airbus is trying to convince General Electric to develop an engine that it can offer on the revamped A350 family, which is now being proposed to potential customers powered only by versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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NewsBoeing unveils its 787 flight-test plan with four R-R Trent 1000-powered, 2 GEnx aircraft
Boeing has revealed its certification flight- and ground-test plans for the 787, which will include six aircraft, four for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered version and two for the General Electric GEnx-70B1 variant.
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Great Britten
Britten-Norman – one of UK aviation’s great names – has had several near-death experiences. Now, under new owners, B-N has reinvented itself and is fighting back