All aerospace news – Page 987
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Middle East supplement: Home away from home
Working in the Gulf can mean living the dream. The states are largely tolerant and liberal, but local customs must be respected
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FedEx targets fleet cuts during fourth quarter
Carrier to shed A310-200s and DC-10-10s as it gets ready for fuel-efficient freighters
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NewsIATA: Premium traffic continues to suffer
Business and premium travel continued to deteriorate in February, surpassing January figures even as premium fares have been cut at an accelerated rate since...
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Lufthansa A340-600s suffer cabin air contamination
Internal reports at Lufthansa reveal that two of its Airbus A340-600 flights to the USA have suffered contaminated cabin air that made the pilots and cabin...
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NewsUnion demands details of SR Technics Dublin bids
Irish union SIPTU has asked SR Technics and government representatives why they have not been more forthcoming concerning four expressions of interest that...
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NewsAir France-KLM to shed up to 3,000 more jobs
Air France is to cut up to 3,000 more posts in the next two years as the company responds to a significant downturn in traffic and profit. The French...
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Sun Country aims to bolster charter operations with ETOPs approval
Sun Country Airlines will place greater focus on charter operations than scheduled service as the economic downturn continues and the Minneapolis carrier...
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NewsAmerican eyes anti-trust immunity in second half '09
American Airlines in the second half of 2009 expects to receive regulatory approval for the anti-trust immunity application it filed with fellow Oneworld...
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E-Jets on five continents part of airframer's lightning study
A batch of Embraer E-Jets in operation at 10 airlines from around the world are the focus of a 10-year simultaneous study by the airframer to determine the...
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Wizz Air selects Honeywell avionics, APUs
Honeywell today announced that Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has selected its auxiliary power units (APUs), 3-d weather radar and other avionics...
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Middle East supplement: local heroes
Recruiting nationals in senior positions, including pilots, is a political imperative for the Gulf's airlines. How are they doing?
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Interview: Tony Tyler, chief executive, Cathay Pacific Airways
Tony Tyler has had a distinguished career with Cathay Pacific Airways, culminating in him landing the top job in 2007. In this candid and wide-ranging interivew...
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Parked fleet balloons as airlines dump capacity
As passenger demand slumps, airlines are under pressure to reduce capacity and park aircraft in an effort to avert further financial woes. The International...
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NewsSpace tourism: Galactic Gamble - Is the market Virgin's to lose?
Flight testing has begun for spaceline start-up Virgin Galactic's carrier aircraft but after a five-year mission to reach the final frontier, is it all too big a leap?
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Special report: Space Tourism
Flight testing has begun for spaceline start-up Virgin Galactic's carrier aircraft and beckons for its rocket glider payload SpaceShip Two in the second half of this year. But after a five year mission to reach the final frontier, is it all too big a leap for the UK brand?
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American secures financing for majority of new 737s
American Airlines has secured financing to cover the majority of its expected Boeing 737 deliveries. The Oneworld alliance member today took delivery...
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Air freighter fleet forecasted to double through 2028
A doubling of the world's freighter fleet over the next 20 years is being forecasted by the Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG) consultancy even as the industry...
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EXCLUSIVE: NASA's Orion could use European avionics
European avionics technology could be used for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle following an unfunded space act agreement with...
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Inquiry as Ryanair flight lands on taxiway at Cagliari
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after a Ryanair aircraft touched down on a taxiway while landing at Cagliari today, three days after the airport's...