All aerospace news – Page 891
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Opinion
Comment: Missed the boat
Europe faces a slow and painful recovery from the economic crisis. For network carriers the onus to change has been colossal, but the tide is already turning. If restructuring plans are not sufficiently advanced, it may be too late
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VIDEO: Row 44 selects KuStream 1000 antenna for Southwest fleet
In-flight broadband connectivity provider Row 44 has selected the new KuStream 1000 antenna system for installation on Southwest Airlines' fleet, after using...
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NewsSenate silent on in-flight mobiles as FAA Reauthorisation passes
In-flight connectivity stakeholders are cautiously optimistic that a permanent federal ban on the airborne use of cell phones will not be enacted in the...
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Comp Air prepares to secure funding for certificated turboprop family
Comp Air Aviation is hoping to secure funding in the second quarter that should pave the way for the start-up manufacturer to accelerate development of its Comp Air 12
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Future narrowbodies: Grand designs
Regional jets may never regain their former glory but smart regional operators are finding new ways to shine, writes Max Kingsley Jones in London
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Working Week: Donahue Cortes – Active Solutions for airline needs
After a career spanning roles from air traffic control to cabin crew, Donahue Cortes founded Crawley-based Active Solutions Consulting Group, offering training, consultancy, management and auditing solutions to airlines
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InterviewInterview: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce
Inheriting a 90-year old brand presents a daunting challenge, but Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce believes diversity is the magic ingredient for success, writes Siva Govindasamy in Sydney
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Fokker Services to remarket two corporate shuttles
Fokker Services is to remarket a pair of Fokker 70s configured as corporate shuttles and fitted with 48 seats.
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Indocopters' third MRO facility in Bangalore to open soon
Indian helicopter sales and support company Indocopters will open its third maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for Eurocopter rotorcraft in Bangalore...
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Opinion
Comment: Powering on
New engines for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies may not be a silver bullet solution to environmental, competitive and economic challenges - but they're still the way to go
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Mexico's Volaris selects San Jose as third US gateway
Mexico's Volaris has firmed up plans to launch services to San Jose in California.
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NewsAircell weeks away from monetizing Gogo web portal
In-flight Internet service provider Aircell is poised to launch brand new functionality to its Gogo web portal, as a means of "monetizing" the links page...
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BA: Strike costing £7m per day
British Airways estimates that the three-day strike by cabin crew has cost the airline £7 million ($10.5 million) per day.
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Lange Aviation plans fuel cell UAV demonstrator
Electric-powered flight pioneer Lange Aviation is developing a fuel cell-powered unmanned...
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Electric propulsion set to get even smaller
Electric propulsion systems far smaller than anything previously flown could be ready for deployment by 2012, enabling the US Air Force's very small satellites...
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NewsPICTURE & VIDEO: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo in first captive carry flight
At about 07:15h Pacific Daylight Time (14:15h GMT) today Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two carrier aircraft took off SpaceShipTwo attached.
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Air China and Cathay stake claim on Chinese cargo market
New Shanghai freight joint venture aimed at countering stiff competition in the cargo market
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NewsAviastar banned from passenger transport after Tu-204 crash
Russian authorities have banned the carrier Aviastar-Tu from transporting passengers as an investigation opens into the crash of a Tupolev Tu-204
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Commissioning Change
As the new European Commission takes office, airline bodies continue to urge action to tackle the current crisis
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Filling the Gulf
Chief executive Samer Majali is wasting no time in implementing Gulf Air's new strategy