All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 545
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NewsAirbus plays down “A350 XWB overweight”
While Airbus does not deny the A350 XWB programme has a weight issue, it says that the 8t figure reported by a German newspaper is inaccurate.
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Sukhoi Superjet takes to the air
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 prototype finally took to the air on 19 May, initiating the twinjet's delayed flight-test programme. The first flight of the...
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Qantas adds more airports in RNP trial
Qantas has launched required navigation performance proving flights at a number of airports in Western Australia and Queensland as part of the carrier's...
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Network 2008: Alighting in Aruba
David field Washington The Dutch island airport of Aruba in the western Caribbean has new management in the form of a team from Amsterdam's Schiphol,...
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Feedback: The benefits of biofuels
A new generation of biofuels, which does not compete with food crops for land use, offers a potential solution to the airline industry's impact on climate...
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Fuel hammers US carrier results
US airlines are starting to run out of tools to stem their losses as fuel continues its increase Consider the pure statistics, the numbers posted by...
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Airports ranking: Climbing up the table
As this year's Airline Business Top 150 airports traffic ranking shows, the world's main gateways had a good year in 2007. The star performers were in Russia,...
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Arab carriers on a roll
Middle Eastern players refuse to let record oil prices impede expansion or profits Middle Eastern carriers remain upbeat about their prospects for...
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Labour unrest brewing in China
Nicholas Ionides Singapore Labour unrest brews in China Chinese carriers face growing shortages of pilots, rare labour turmoil and poaching by...
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What's going wrong in India?
Asia's distribution challenge Page 54 India's domestic market may be growing at double-digit rates but profits continue to elude the country's...
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Airlines circle Italy as Alitalia flounders
Carriers swoop in on Italy With Alitalia's future remaining unclear, airlines are starting to hone in on the Italian market As...
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Lufthansa, SAS make progress in reducing distribution costs
kerry ezard london Airlines cut deals to lower GDS cost Lufthansa and SAS Group have reached agreements with Sabre and Amadeus to reduce their...
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Airbus stumbles as it tries to transition from A380 Wave 1 to Wave 2 design
The latest delivery delays have arisen as Airbus's effort bring the first "Wave 2" A380 ...