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NewsForecasts 2010: In-flight entertainment - Time to connect
The gap created by the demise of Connexion by Boeing in 2006 is rapidly being filled as Aircell and others link passengers to the web
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Cebu Pacific, SIA MRO venture to build second hangar
Construction of a second hangar at Cebu Pacific and SIA Engineering's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in the Philippines will start...
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Boeing confident on 2010 delivery financing
Airframer predicts that funding gap will be in same ball park as last year's $2.5 billion
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Opinion
Comment: The people's plane
As Boeing gets ready to fly the next generation of 747, it has just delivered the last of the original. The Jumbo's remarkable journey over the last 40 years saw it transform the world
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Indochina Airlines applies to resume service
Vietnam's Indochina Airlines could resume operations as soon as 15 January, provided the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) approves its application...
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USA issues new security directives for inbound flights
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has mandated new security measures covering inbound flights to the USA effective 4 January.
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TSA issues whole-body scanner contract to L-3
The US Transportation Security Administration yesterday issued a $165 million contract to purchase whole-body imagers for airport security checkpoints from...
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IATA’s chief stresses need for improved security
IATA is encouraging security officials to keep increased pat-downs in security checks temporary, and has alerted US government officials that a complete...
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Maintenance alert triggers JetBlue diversion to Bermuda
An Airbus A320 operated by JetBlue Airways diverted to LF Wade International airport in Bermuda on 29 December due to a maintenance issue.
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Mackay airport to receive A$10 million upgrade
Queensland's Mackay Airport will undergo an A$10 million ($8.9 million) upgrade in 2010, including a resurfacing of the airport's main runway.
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Pacific Blue to launch Auckland-Cairns services
Pacific Blue will commence a twice-weekly non-stop service on the Auckland-Cairns route from 23 March 2010, operating Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Nepal Airlines' Airbus deal on hold
Nepal Airlines' purchase of two Airbus aircraft has been put on hold while it awaits the decision of a parliamentary committee which has questioned the deal.
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Work starts on C919 and ARJ21 assembly plant
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has started construction of an assembly plant in Shanghai for its C919 and ARJ21 aircraft.
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Sukhoi to revise Superjet service entry schedule
Market entry of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 appears to be slipping towards the third quarter of 2010 because of delays in commencing serial production of the...
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NewsChina Eastern signs for 16 A330s
China Eastern Airlines has agreed the purchase of 16 Airbus A330 aircraft with the European airframer. The carrier has disclosed the agreement in a...
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Pilots reportedly imprisoned for Itek 737 crash
Two pilots have reportedly each been sentenced to at least five years' imprisonment for the fatal Boeing 737-200 crash outside Bishkek last year.
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Cathay A330, Virgin Blue 737 in separation incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating a separation incident between aircraft operated by Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific and Australia's...
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Shanghai Airlines Cargo Intl plans Xiamen-Osaka service
China's Shanghai Airlines Cargo International plans to start a Xiamen-Osaka freight service from January 2010.
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Another suspicious passenger removed from Delta aircraft
A second Nigerian passenger was removed from a Delta Air Lines Amsterdam-Detroit flight on 27 December after behaving unusually, two days after a Nigerian's...