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Global Express emerges as leading candidate for USAF communications relay role
The US Air Force is close to launching a new airborne system that can serve as a bridge between disparate datalink standards ...
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US airports face crunch time
Airports in New York City, Chicago and other US cities are chokepoints in the country's congested travel system, but are proposed measures to relieve the...
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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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Turboprops making mark in Philippines
Philippine regional carriers under pressure Regional feeder operations are becoming increasingly important in the Philippines, with the latest development...
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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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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 ...
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Turbulence hits US regionals
US majors have a rough first quarter Page 62 US regional carriers brace for a bumpy ride caused by rising fuel costs and consolidation among...
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Premium carriers dwindle in number
The demise of Eos leaves only two dedicated all-premium carriers - L'Avion and Silverjet The viability of the all-premium business model is again being...
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Airbus could run electric taxi demonstration on A320 this year
Airbus could undertake a demonstration of an electric taxi system on an A320 this year...
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Sabri Shadi: Born to lead
Throughout the crippling times of United Nations sanctions, US trade embargoes and the years since, Sabri Saad Abdallah Shadi has been the public face and...
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Executive appointments
In brief United Airlines has shaken up the roles of top executives Pete McDonald (below left) and John Tague. McDonald hands over the chief operating...
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China to challenge big two
When China's state council last year approved an ambitious plan to develop large commercial aircraft, official media boasted that it would help the country...
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Airbus to flight test Aviation Partners winglets on A320 in July
Airbus has teamed up with Boeing's winglet supplier Aviation Partners to undertake a second evaluation of large winglets for the A320 family. Flight tests...