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Martinair joins Pratt & Whitney maintenance services
Martinair has signed a three-year agreement to provide line maintenance and EcoPower engine wash services for Pratt & Whitney (P&W) in Amsterdam. Under...
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Delta hits 500th install of Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi
Delta Air Lines has equipped a total 500 aircraft with Aircell's Gogo in-flight Internet system, and is looking to complete installs on its entire domestic...
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NewsSun Country to offer digEplayers on new London service
Sun Country Airlines has inked a deal with digEcor to distribute the firm's digEplayer XT portable in-flight entertainment units to passengers. Beginning...
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Vietnam Airlines formally joins SkyTeam
Vietnam Airlines became a member of SkyTeam Alliance today, paving the way for the Vietnamese national carrier to gain more international traffic.
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ILA: Financial crisis ‘spares space’ - so far
European Space Agency director general Jean-Jacques Dordain has stressed that while many ESA member states' governments are facing financial strain and some...
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Long-term pilot and mechanic needs forecast to climb dramatically
Long-term forecast demand for airline pilots and mechanics is significantly higher than it was before the global economic recession, according to new figures...
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ILA: Heli trainer to make students safer
The dangers of the first hours training in a helicopter could be a thing of the past if a new development from German firm Heli Aviation.
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ILA: Rockwell Collins report highlights UAS advances
Rockwell Collins launched an online publication at the Berlin air show to highlight the advances being made in support of unmanned air system operations ...
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ILA: Airbus and IAI float possibility of fully automated towing
Fully automated towing of aircraft could emerge as a spin-off of an Israel Aerospace Industries concept for pilot-controlled towing tractors, initial testing...
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India's Delhi International Airports gets new FBO
India's Delhi International airport has selected aviation services provider Shaurya Aeronautics to set up a fixed base operation at the site. Shaurya,...
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Liat plans to decide on future fleet this year
Caribbean regional carrier Liat is looking at acquiring Dash 8 Q400s as part of a new study into future aircraft alternatives.
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Airline customer satisfaction improves, says JD Powers
Airline customer satisfaction has increased over the past year after three consecutive years of decline, according to a new survey by JD Power and Associates....
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ILA: ESA boss: Falcon 9 ‘cause to reflect’
European Space Agency director general Jean-Jacques Dordain says last Friday's successful launch to orbit from Cape Canaveral of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket...
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NewsContinental postpones trial of Gogo in-flight Internet
Continental Airlines has postponed its trial of Aircell's Gogo in-flight Internet solution as it focuses on merging with United Airlines and their combined...
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ILA: IAE partner talks over A320 NEO proposal under strain
The cracks began to deepen yesterday in the public facade built by the International Aero Engines partners that they are confident in finding a solution...
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BA cabin crew union to issue fresh strike ballot to members
British Airways faces the possibility of further industrial action with the union representing its flight attendants planning to issue another ballot. A...
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NewsILA: Dornier 228NG on track for August certification
Ruag is optimistic of firming another order for its Dornier 228NG turboprop during the show, with certification of the aircraft on track for the end of August.
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Satellites to track ash clouds in view
A new generation of satellites should dramatically improve the tracking of future volcanic ash clouds, but airlines and passengers weary of the disruption...
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ILA: New airport breeds optimism at LHT Berlin
The new Berlin Brandenburg International airport will "significantly increase the demand for premium-grade MRO services", predicts the head of Lufthansa Technik's Schönefeld maintenance centre, Thomas Rueckert.
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IATA AGM: IATA aims to clarify baggage rules for interlining
IATA is to push ahead with a new initiative creating a central database aimed at clarifying which baggage rules apply on interline flights, after its board...