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US Airways reverses beverage charges
US Airways has reversed its decision to charge domestic coach passengers for beverages, saying it is at a competitive disadvantage because no other large...
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NewsSecret files reveal US interest in UK HOTOL spaceplane
As the first UK-funded launcher technology programme in 22 years begins, Flightglobal.com can reveal secret US government interest in British Aerospace's 1980s' HOTOL spaceplane
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NewsPentagon seeks military role for space tourism technology
As commercial spaceflight draws closer to reality, the US Department of Defense is officially interested. The National...
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Gauging personal carbon footprints
It is a sure-fire way of losing friends and alienating people, but rationing air travel - or personal carbon trading - remains in the arsenal of every ambitious...
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Opinion
Comment: emissions cash cow?
Brussels' push towards a global trading scheme could earn fortunes for some European countries, but it's likely that the market will not produce the results originally envisaged
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This Week briefings
As a "precautionary measure" Airbus is cutting by two aircraft a month its production rate...
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O'Leary sees long-term gains from in-flight phone access
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary is looking to the longer term for its newly-launched on-board mobile phone service to deliver significant ancillary revenue benefits.
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Downturn prompts new look at ownership caps
In a sign of the times, three nations are preparing to relax their rules on foreign ownership of airlines.
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Sabre's low-cost inroads show GDS appeal
The traditional Global Distribution System is showing further strength as a tool for the low-cost carrier - an airline business model that long shunned this...
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Aircell sees burgeoning portfolio as airlines turn to in-flight Internet
Aircell is working with at least seven carriers to bring its Gogo in-flight connectivity service to passengers in North America, president and CEO Jack Blumenstein...
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New York Kennedy airport to close longest runway for repaving
A runway that handles more than half of all departures at New York John F. Kennedy International airport will close for construction during four months next...
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Southwest pilots union warns of Buffalo approach hazard
Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) is warning its members of a safety hazard on the same approach to Buffalo Airport used by the Colgan Air Bombardier...
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Satellite collision prompts calls for orbital traffic management
The in-orbit collision earlier this month that destroyed an Iridium communications satellite has prompted a call for a multinational space situational awareness...
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NewsRyanair introduces mobile phone service on 20 jets
Irish budget carrier Ryanair hopes to roll out OnAir's on-board mobile phone service across its 170-strong fleet over the next 18 months to two years after...
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NewsThales enters pilot training service provision market and launches simulator
Thales enters pilot training service provision market and launches simulator
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Skylon spaceplane engine technology gets European funding
A $8.5 million air-breathing rocket engine technology demonstration programme has been announced after the European Space Agency contributed €1 million...
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Resuming growth, Allegiant has big plans
The airline with the highest margins in the US is built on a simple premise: serve the customers that nobody wants, from the airports that nobody wants,...
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FAA mandates third A330, A340 inertial navigation fault fix
The US FAA today issued a final airworthiness directive instructing operators of most Airbus A330 and A340 models to power down suspect air data inertial...