All aerospace news – Page 869
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot is citing a notable reduction in the number of on-board incidents fuelled by intoxication, after banning alcohol sales...
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Airservices Australia heads new green ATM intiative
Airservices Australia is heading a second collaborative environmental air traffic management initiative - the Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce...
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ILA: Berlin Brandenburg airport may face delays
Berlin's airports operator Berliner Flughafen admits a delay to the opening of Brandenburg International airport is an option being considered after new European security requirements forced a rethink on the central terminal design.
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ILA: Berlin to host future ILAs
ILA is to remain in Berlin from 2012 after organisers opted for a planned purpose-built site next to the city's new airport over a move to Leipzig.
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NewsILA: EADS unveils hybrid eco-helicopter concept
EADS Innovation Works has unveiled a concept helicopter featuring a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system that it claims has the potential to halve fuel consumption compared with a typical twin-turbine helicopter such as the Eurocopter EC135.
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IATA AGM: Gulf Air bearing its painful turnaround
Gulf Air's well documented condition may be showing signs of improvement as David Kaminski Morrow discovers
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IATA AGM: Volcano blasts Single European Sky up the agenda
It took mass disruption of Europe's air space to bring the significance of the Single European Sky (SES) initiative firmly onto the political agenda, but this heightened profile may boost the programme as it enters its most critical year yet.
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NewsILA: Face the facts with Diehl Aerosystems president Rainer Ott
Rainer Ott is attending his final Berlin air show as president of Diehl Aerosystems before retiring on 30 September to be succeeded by former Airbus executive...
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IATA AGM: Financing climate remains tight
The shackles on airline financing may be loosening but that doesn't mean the price of money is falling.
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NewsIATA AGM: Kingfisher formally signs to oneworld
Kingfisher formally signs up to oneworld India's Kingfisher Airlines has become a member elect of the oneworld alliance, after signing a formal agreement...
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IATA AGM: Lufthansa high profile in Berlin with A380 First Class debut
Host airline Lufthansa will be high profile in the Berlin area this week as it takes centre stage at the city's aviation festival with its latest acquisition.
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Republic expects Frontier 3Q load factor to reach 90%
Republic Airways Holdings expects its Frontier Airlines subsidiary to post load factors of at least 90% this summer as the low-cost carrier starts to benefit...
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NewsAPEX launches Passenger Choice Awards with Nielsen
The World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) - which is rebranding as the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) - has launched the Passenger...
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NewsPICTURES: SpaceX Falcon 9 makes orbit on first attempt
SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 booster from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1445 EDT today, reporting that the vehicle successfully delivered...
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United brings Microsoft's Zune audio to passengers
United Airlines has broadened its in-flight audio entertainment selection with the introduction of Microsoft's Zune premium digital service on all its aircraft.
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Microtecnica selected to equip Turkey's Hurkus trainer
Parts for Turkey's first Hurkus turboprop trainer have entered assembly, while TAI has selected Microtecnica to deliver the type's environmental control system ...
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NewsUS Army opens bidding for King Air 350ER contract
The US Army plans to sign a contract in September for up to eight modified Beechcraft King Air 350ER surveillance aircraft ...
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IATA AGM: Don’t mention the yields
Despite the smoke screen of the ash cloud in recent months, traffic is rising across the board. Yields are coming back slowly too, but will they ever fully recover?
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NewsAirbus to test ash-detector for EasyJet on A340
Airbus is planning to test an infra-red detector which is designed to pick up traces of volcanic ash, using an A340 platform for the trial. It is to...
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JetBlue to introduce buy-on-board service
JetBlue Airways is preparing to introduce a buy-on-board option later this month on all Airbus A320 flights over three hours and 45 minutes. The carrier's...