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Digging up weeds
While no one wants a return to $150-a-barrel oil, the strong are relishing what a combination of high fuel prices and falling demand will do to market competition,...
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Udvar-Hazy ILFC buy-out reported amid turmoil at AIG
The fall-out from last week's financial turmoil has struck home at the world's largest aircraft lessor International Lease Finance after the US government...
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Is loyalty a luxury?
Even in times of harsh cost pressure, airlines are well advised to continue to invest in gaining the loyalty of their best customers, argues Ravindra Bhagwanani,...
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China Eastern ownership saga continues
The saga regarding the future ownership of China Eastern Airlines, China's third largest carrier, continues to play out, as government officials are looking...
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Airport IT trends 2008
It has taken a long time, but advances in making the traveller's journey through the airport less painful are being made, according to the latest Airport...
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NewsFAA: DayJet parks fleet
The US Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that per-seat on-demand Part 135 start-up DayJet has “parked” all of its Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) except for one that will be used for executive transport.
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Lan joins TNT as possible A320SF launch operator
South American carrier Lan has emerged as a possible launch operator for the Airbus A320 converted freighter while TNT Airways also continues to study acquiring...
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Russia's Dalavia halts operations
Russia's Far East carrier Dalavia has ceased operations citing fears of going into bankruptcy. The company suspended, as of 17 September, selling tickets...
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NewsKuwaiti finance house to establish flying academy in Malaysia
(Corrects spelling of company name in second para) A Kuwaiti finance and investment company Al Aqeelah LFI group plans to establish an aviation training...
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NewsPICTURE: Bad fuel-line coupling suspected after fire wrecks Air Atlanta 747-300
Icelandic investigators have discovered an incorrectly-fitted fuel-line coupling on an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-300 severely damaged by an engine...
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Arinc's onboard Internet offering harnesses SwiftBroadband
An in-flight Internet offering that has been developed to take advantage of Inmarsat's higher-bandwidth aeronautical service, SwiftBroadband, is expected...
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VIDEO: Branson rekindles ‘No Way’ campaign but BA/AA scoff at data ‘hypocrisy’
Virgin Atlantic president Sir Richard Branson has renewed the airline’s campaign to block a co-operation agreement between Oneworld members British Airways and American Airlines.
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Shortage of banks to put pressure on aviation financing
The current perilous state of the world's financial sector is set to have a radical impact on aviation finance, with the number of active banks having almost...
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Constellation's challenges mount despite NASA approving Ares' review
As NASA publicised its Ares I crew launch vehicle's preliminary design review (PDR) ...
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AAR head predicts ILFC spin off
AAR's chief today predicted that International Lease Finance (ILFC) will be spun off of parent American International Group (AIG), saying he does not believe...
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Eclipse: European certification hangs on interference fix
Eclipse begins formal validation tests of update for Eclipse 500 Avio NG software