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NewsWebbies 2010: privatefly.com scoops website of the year in the Flightglobal Webbies
Private jet booking site privatefly.com, pilot training site usebeforeflight.com and Cranky Flier, a blog, are among this year's victors in The Webbies, Flightglobal's annual aviation web awards.
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NewsCost blamed as training lags pilot demand
Pilot demand may be forecast to surge over coming years, but flight academies are struggling to fill places - mainly because of a lack of funding for aspirants to a career as flightcrew members.
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Combi freighter plan emerges for Fokker 100
Three aircraft in the pipeline as mining and oil companies take an interest in marque for use in remote countries
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Volaris seeks authority for more than 20 new US routes
Mexico's Volaris has requested authority to add 23 transborder routes as the low-cost carrier kicks its US expansion plan into high gear.
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JetBlue to showcase NextGen benefits in ADS-B trial
JetBlue and the US FAA have signed a multi-year, multi-phase agreement that will equip 35 of the carrier's Airbus A320s with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast...
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digEcor gains L7 business from United-Continental
Handheld in-flight entertainment device supplier digEcor has unveiled plans to supply its L7 player to United-Continental for use by passengers in United's...
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Norwegian first to offer broadband on intra-European flights
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has quietly started offering Row 44's in-flight high-speed Internet service to passengers on a single Boeing 737-800,...
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Iberia "forced to" contract out short-haul as interim measure
Iberia's decision to sub-lease aircraft and hand certain short-haul routes to Vueling was something the carrier "needed to do" as an interim measure while...
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NewsIATA reports strong 2010 but expresses fears for future
IATA has expressed concerns that the steadily-rising price of oil will further dent the airline industry's already "pathetic" profit margins.
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Eurocopter's North Sea support facility opens for business
Eurocopter opened on 1 February its North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland - the heart of the UK's oil and gas exploration industry.
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Adel Ali of Air Arabia calls for open skies in Middle East and North Africa
Adel Ali, group CEO of Air Arabia, one of the Middle East's low-cost pioneers, has made an impassioned call for open skies in the region, saying opening airports to overseas airlines brings in business and creates jobs.
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Prviate helicopter flights take off in Hainan
China has opened up its low-altitude airspace to private aircraft by allowing a fleet of four helicopters to operate trial flights in the southern province of Hainan.
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Bombardier interested in offering in-flight Wi-Fi as option on RJs
Bombardier is "very interested" in offering in-flight Wi-Fi as on option on its regional jets and has entered discussions to work with Delta Air Lines, a...
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Comair comfirms 737-800 fleet renewal
South African carrier Comair has confirmed its order for eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft for its low-cost unit kulula.com.
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Moving in: BA Engineering & Iberia Maintenance
With the marriage between British Airways and Iberia, BA Engineering has re-emerged on the third-party MRO stage. However, the two partners have yet to decide...
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Boeing says labour hours on 787 will be half that on 767
Maintenance time on the Boeing 787 will be half that of the 767, thanks to a series of innovations including carbonfibre structures, advanced systems monitoring, electrics replacing hydraulic and other systems and LED lighting, says Boeing
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Russians at work on military spaceplane
Russian Space Forces researchers are working on an unmanned reusable spacecraft similar to the US Air Force's Boeing X-37 orbital test vehicle, the head of the armed forces unit dedicated to military space operations has revealed.
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Lufthansa Technik signs MRO deals with Emirates and Oman Air
Lufthansa Technik has extended two maintenance contracts with Emirates Airlines and Oman Air at the MRO Middle East exhibition in Dubai.
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Middle East needs more technical training to sustain growth
Middle Eastern maintenance providers need to focus on training staff to sustain the region's aviation growth. MRO business leaders have highlighted...
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NewsDiscovery heads back to launch pad
Space shuttle Discovery is returning to the launch pad now that repairs to its external fuel tank are complete.