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NewsEmissions trading only part of environmental solution: industry
Industry groups generally believe that emissions trading will go some way towards reducing the negative impact of aviation on the environment, but agree that it only offers part of the solution.
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NewsConsultants warn more consolidation needed in European maintenance market
European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers must form joint ventures and expand their product portfolios if they are to take advantage market growth of 50% in the next six years, consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) has warned.
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NewsGeneral Atomics Predator B UAV crashes on Mexican border on customs and immigration patrol
The General Atomics MQ-9 Predator UAV operated by the US Border Patrol along the Mexico border crashed in the early morning of 25 April. The $6.8 million UAV was being used to detect illegal immigrants and drug smugglers.
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Pictures: Final BA ethnic tail leaves Heathrow service as BMed Airbus A320 returned to lessor
The final British Airways ethnic design tailfin left the fleet on Monday, with the retirement of a 12-year old Airbus A320-200 operated by BA franchise partner BMed (formerly British Mediterranean).
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Spain's Gamesa agrees sale of aerospace unit to CCM bank
Spanish aeronautics and energy group Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica is to raise €45 million ($56 million) from the disposal of its aerospace unit Gamesa Aeronáutica to a consortium led by Spanish savings bank Caja de Ahorros de Castilla La Mancha (CCM).
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NewsEurocontrol to recommend continuous descent approach across Europe following trials
Eurocontrol is to focus on advanced continuous descent approach (CDA) techniques to be used in the busiest airport periods following promising early results following trials at three airports
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Risk profile
The Airline Risk Management Survey, a new piece of research commissioned by Airline Business and leading airline insurance broker Aon, is the first detailed study into airline risk management issues
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Unfinished business
This year’s Airline Distribution conference showed that the transformation in how carriers sell and distribute their tickets still has a long way to go
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Dream or reality?
The concept of medium/long-haul low-cost travel may still be ahead of its time, but a number of Asian carriers are willing to give it a try
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Bigger is better
Regional jet manufacturers Bombardier and Embraer agree that the 50-seater era is over, but differ in their approach to meeting carrier requirements for larger aircraft
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Mexico rings the changes
Change is coming at a furious pace in Mexico with the grounding of one airline, liquidation of another and the growing focus of Mexicana and Aeromexico on foreign routes.
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Bottled up
The much-touted alternatives to Global Distribution Systems promised to uncork savings from the complex world of selling and distributing airline tickets. Have these hopes vanished into thin air or is the industry seeking other routes to new efficiencies?
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Brussels moves into charges debate
The European Commission (EC) held a two-day summit on airport policy in April, as it considers a Europe-wide framework on airport charges.