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ROUTES: Governments raise the stakes against EU emissions
One of the World Route Development Strategy Summit's first panellists dropped a bombshell yesterday: a group of 25 countries on Friday agreed to a joint...
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AirAsia X to wait for Khazanah sale before IPO
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X will complete the sale of a stake to the country's national investment agency before focusing on its initial...
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Australia and Japan ink open skies agreement
Australia and Japan have signed an open skies agreement that paves the way for the removal of all restrictions on air services between the two countries.
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NewsAvianova to be forced into bankruptcy: management
Shareholders in Russian low-fare operator Avianova are to put the carrier in bankruptcy, according to the team which is still claiming management of the...
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ROUTES: Dabbas details Royal Jordanian's Africa strategy
Royal Jordanian Airlines will start a series of new routes into Africa in the next few months in a bid to replace haemorrhaging European traffic, the carrier's...
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NewsROUTES: Virgin Atlantic refuses to rule out BMI bid
Virgin Atlantic Airways refuses to rule out a possible bid for British Midland International, should Lufthansa decide to sell its loss-making subsidiary.
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ROUTES: Long-haul, low-cost model dead in the water
Legacy airlines will become increasingly reliant on budget carriers to provide feed to their long-haul networks - and the long-haul, low-cost model is pretty much dead in these times of high oil prices.
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Routes: Call to come back to Iraq
The Iraq tourism industry made an impassioned appeal to the world's airlines to ignore negative media and press coverage and "come back" to Iraq.
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ROUTES: Air Berlin to make decision over further route cuts
An answer to the question of whether Air Berlin will cancel any further routes under its cost-saving Shape and Size programme will be given in the next four...
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NewsBoeing delivers first 787 to ANA
Airframer starts on road to deliver 820 more aircraft after years of delays and development, with first service on 26 October
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Routes: Low-cost carriers take on the Italian job
European budget operators have taken advantage of the fragmented Italian market to expand
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NewsQatar Airways takes delivery of 100th aircraft
Qatar Airways took delivery of its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 777-200LR, at a ceremony in Everett, Washington, on 30 September.
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ROUTES: Boeing 737 Max takes on Airbus’s A320neo
Airbus and Boeing are going head to head again in the short-haul market after the US airframer shadowed its rival's move with a re-engineered version of its current narrowbody.
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NewsCargolux, Boeing and GE break 747-8F impasse
Boeing, General Electric and Cargolux have resolved a contractual dispute regarding the performance of its first two 747-8 freighters and plans to take delivery...
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EASA proposes AD on A380 Trent 900 pylon modifications
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a proposed airworthiness directive for Airbus A380 operators to modify panels on Rolls-Royce Trent...
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NewsChina launches space station test bed
China successfully launched the first segment of its space station, Tiangong-1, on 29 September. The Tiangong spacecraft was launched atop a Long March II-F...
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Cockpit controlled load delivery system ready for flight trials
A novel concept in dropping underslung loads without assistance from the ground has passed hangar testing and is being readied for flight trials.
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NewsPICTURES: Brazilian air force fields first P-3AM Orion
The Brazilian air force has introduced its first of eight P-3AM anti-submarine warfare aircraft ...
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EBAA warns against secondary airport movement restrictions for business aircraft
The European Business Aviation Association is calling for continued and fair access for business aircraft to the Continent's airports as the rapid expansion of regional airlines threatens to curtail their movements at slot-controlled secondary hubs.
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NewsRAF confirms Reaper fleet's 200th weapons release in Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force's General Atomics Reapers have now released more than 200 weapons while is service in Afghanistan ...