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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tiger eyes Southeast Asia after Virgin Australia deal
Virgin Australia's proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Tiger Airways Australia spells good news for the budget carrier's parent in more ways than...
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Fraport to sell Delhi airport stake
German airports operator Fraport plans to sell its 10% stake in the operator of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in 2013. The company,...
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NewsHammond underscores joint force model for UK F-35s
UK defence secretary Philip Hammond has underscored the importance of the nation's future F-35 combat aircraft as a joint force asset ...
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Southwest to take over two AirTran routes to San Juan
Southwest Airlines will convert two San Juan routes operated by its subsidiary AirTran Airways to Southwest flights from 14 April 2013, marking the first...
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NewsSpaceX completes system requirements review for crewed launches
SpaceX has completed the third milestone of its commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap) contract, finishing the integrated system requirements review...
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Frontier sale to be resolved in early 2013, says Republic
Republic Airways Holdings will begin meeting prospective buyers of its low-cost subsidiary Frontier Airlines this month, and aims to decide on a sale in...
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Ryanair joins EasyJet in expanding reserved seating option
Ryanair will extend its reserved seating option from four to six rows, effective 1 November, with the addition of rows 5 and 15 to the paid-for ancillary...
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NovoAir to launch services with ex-Flybe ERJ-145s
NovoAir of Bangladesh plans to launch domestic services next month with a pair of Embraer 145 aircraft, which were previously operated by European carrier...
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EasyJet adds 10 summer 2013 routes from London bases
EasyJet will launch 10 new services from its four London bases - Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Southend - in the summer of 2013. The carrier will introduce...
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NewsRAF forms second Reaper unit, with UK control
The RAF has formed its second squadron to be equipped with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper ...
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IN FOCUS: MRO consolidation leads to different airline supplier environment
Airlines are facing a changing maintenance, repair and overhaul market. The sector has been consolidating for some time and continues to evolve. Various...
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UK facing certification challenge on RAF Airseeker fleet
The UK will have to use additional methods to complete the certification of the Royal Air Force's future three RC-135 Airseeker aircraft ...
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Selex nears market-readiness with Falco EVO
Selex Galileo will imminently be ready to market the Evo long-endurance variant of its Falco unmanned air system, with all fully-autonomous flight modes...
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NewsCanada launches review into F/A-18 fighter replacement
Canada has initiated an independent assessment into the acquisition process used to replace its air force fleet of Boeing F/A-18 combat aircraft, which has...
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LOT 767 gear-up crash probe advises checklist changes
Polish investigators are recommending amendments to checklists to help pilots cope with alternate undercarriage deployment failure, following the gear-up...
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NewsMiG-29K carrier trials for India completed
RAC MiG has completed sea trials of its MiG-29K/KUB combat aircraft involving the Indian navy's future aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, with deliveries...
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NewsUK Military Aviation Authority tackles ageing aircraft challenge
The UK's Military Aviation Authority will establish a new model for managing the safety of the armed forces' aged aircraft fleets by year-end ...
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NewsChinese investor takes 10% share of Heathrow operator
China Investment Corporation has acquired a 10% shareholding in the company which operates London Heathrow, through a wholly-owned subsidiary. Heathrow...
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NewsNBAA: Hawker Beechcraft describes possible fate of jet products
Hawker Beechcraft will seek to halt production of the Hawker 900XP, 700 and 400XP, and transfer support of the Hawker 4000 and Premier 1 aircraft as part of its restructuring, says chairman Bill Boisture.
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NewsSandy's impact on airline financials too early to tell
The jury remains out on the impact of superstorm Sandy on the financials for airlines, as operations creep back to normal. Airlines had cancelled 18,445...