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LHT Malta updates Lufthansa A340-600 cabins
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) Malta is updating the first class cabins of its parent airline's Airbus A340-600 fleet. The Mediterranean facility, which...
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NewsFingers crossed and re-crossed as Vega moves toward maiden flight
Europe's space industry is embarking on a nervous few weeks of final preparation for the maiden flight of Vega, its all-new light rocket.
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NewsThree factors conspiring to stress A380 wing components
Airbus believes three factors are conspiring to generate cracks in the wing-rib feet on A380s, after inspections ordered by Europe's safety regulator turned...
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NewsAlitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet
Italian flag-carrier Alitalia has tentatively agreed to merge with fellow Italian operators Blue Panorama and Wind Jet.
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NewsPowerJet secures European approval for enhanced SaM146
Franco-Russian joint venture PowerJet has received European type certification for a new and enhanced version of its SaM146 engine.
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Etihad to acquire 40% stake in Air Seychelles
Etihad Airways is to acquire a 40% stake in Air Seychelles as part of a strategic partnership alliance between the two carriers. The Abu Dhabi carrier's...
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NewsFAA gearing up for GPS policing
The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to purchase a portable interference monitoring detection system to help officials in its spectrum engineering...
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NewsMiscues behind US Airways Dash 8 damage
Miscommunication between pilots, a ramp agent and a de-icing truck driver led to an accident that caused "significant" damage to the horizontal stabiliser...
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NewsFlight International: Airbus ups the stakes and MRO in the Middle East
In 24 January edition of Flight International: how Toulouse plans to hit new heights in 2012
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NewsEurocopter eyes speed record as it resumes X3 test flights
Eurocopter will resume test flights of its X3 high speed technology demonstrator next month as it advances the concept towards a potential launch.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Metroplex tests offer glimpse of NextGen
Trials under way in Washington DC offer a glimpse of a new era in airspace management
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IN FOCUS: What will money worries mean for aircraft financing?
Airline finance officers need to brace for some unpleasant surprises this year as the European sovereign debt crisis and new regulations continue to cripple...
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IN FOCUS: Round two for controller-pilot datalink as FAA contract award looms
Cash, rather than mandates, is being used by the US Federal Aviation Administration to equip operators for its proposed future communications system
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IN FOCUS: Round two for Satnav to the ground
Work towards satellite-based landing systems continues in the USA, despite an interference-related setback two years ago
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4D operations focus of new technical committee
A technical committee under the auspices of RTCA will begin working in March to update and refine the airspace and avionics specifications needed to perform...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Emirates builds up MRO footprint as fleet grows
Emirates' huge order backlog requires the extension of what is already the Middle East's largest MRO complex
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: American talk stokes alliance fires
Delta's rumoured interest in making a run for Oneworld airline group AMR could turn the joint ventures forged in the past few years among the big three alliance...
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NewsIN FOCUS: MRO provider Joramco sets new business strategy
Joramco is striving to build its customer base beyond the Middle East - and become an MRO partner to component manufacturers
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Asia leads returning appetite for equity markets
After an adverse year, equity markets may be receptive again to airlines that want to raise capital. The most optimistic is Japan Airlines (JAL), which...