All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 552
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Low-cost carriers from emerging markets struggle to reach profitability
The low-cost carrier sector has boomed, driven by growth in emerging markets. So far there have been remarkably few casualties despite a lack of profitability,...
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Flybaboo to treble in size
Flybaboo to expand Swiss regional carrier Flybaboo will treble in size under the leadership of new acting chief executive Jacques Bankir, with the...
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Peter Simpson: All change at BA CityFlyer
Life for BA CityFlyer managing director Peter Simpson has gone quickly over the past 12 months, but he is coping well with changes at the British Airways...
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NewsAirbus files patent for new trijet design
Airbus has filed a patent application for a new commercial trijet, reviving interest in a powerplant configuration abandoned by airliner manufacturers for...
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EASA gets power to ban foreign airlines that fail compulsory audits
In 2009, all foreign airlines operating into the European Union will have to have passed a new European...
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NewsJAL agrees to $110m fine in cargo price-fixing probe
JAL agrees to $110m fine in cargo price-fixing probe
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NewsSouthwest slashes 2009 fleet growth; reviews retirement plan
Southwest Airlines has slashed its fleet growth plan in the face "of volatile and unprecedented" fuel prices, and is reviewing a previous proposal to retire...
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India to study development of regional aircraft
India is studying the possibility of designing and manufacturing a 50- to 90-seat airliner, with the country's main aerospace research agency hoping to secure...
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India's Tata denies approaching Embraer about manufacturing
India's Tata denies approaching Embraer about manufacturing
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NewsDARPA selects three for infinite-endurance UAS
Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing and Lockheed Martin will each develop designs for a new aircraft capable of flying unrefuelled for five years.
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NewsUS DoD withholds funds for six F-35Bs, pending first flight
The US Department of Defense will hold onto funds to buy the next six Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, pending flight test results ...
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ANZ's Mount Cook poised to order regional aircraft
Air New Zealand regional carrier Mount Cook Airlines plans to place a firm order in the coming months for 13-17 regional aircraft and is considering the...
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Lufthansa denies pressuring SAS to resist Spanair sale to Iberia
Lufthansa denies pressuring SAS to resist Spanair sale to Iberia
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Progress stalls on An-124 freighter restart
Progress in the Russo-Ukrainian project to resume serial production of the modernised Antonov An-124 freighter has stalled over unresolved intellectual property...
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PICTURE: Chinese technicians learn Airbus assembly expertise on first German A320
Work parties of Chinese technicians destined to start building the first Airbus single-aisle aircraft in the People's Republic...
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Eurocontrol works with manufacturers toward 4D flight trajectories
Eurocontrol has begun work with the major aircraft manufacturers to enable the four-dimensional trajectory management of air traffic. This is one of the...
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Airbus team and ACSS complete successful oceanic ADS-B “In” trial
An Airbus -led team and avionics provider ACSS last month demonstrated in-trail...