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Business: Good week - Bad week
Shortages of biofuel feedstock have delayed some recent alternative fuel trial flights, but now Airbus parent EADS and the Singapore government's Agency...
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Embraer looks to the future with cabin comfort project
Embraer aims to ensure that its future commercial and executive aircraft offer integrated cabin solutions that focus on passenger and crew comfort.
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Weakness underlies recent gains in premium traffic performance
Positive trends in premium traffic growth reflected in IATA's latest analysis are being tempered by the association's conclusion that the industry has essentially...
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Italian market review: Coming to the party
While the new Alitalia is finding its feet, other carriers continue to stake their own claims in an Italian market that remains as fragmented as ever
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NewsEx-Alitalia MD-80s put up for tender
A large part of Alitalia's retired fleet of Boeing MD-80s is being offered for sale by administrators for the Italian carrier's former assets.
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NewsCrashed Ethiopian 737's missing CVR section found
Recovery personnel at the scene of last month's Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash have retrieved a crucial missing section of the jet's cockpit-voice...
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Bangladeshi navy buys two AgustaWestland AW109s
Bangladesh has signed a contract for two AgustaWestland A109s to meet its navy requirement for new multi-mission helicopters ...
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Kuwait's Jazeera keen to pursue carrier acquisition
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is to pursue plans to acquire a Middle Eastern airline this year as part of a strategy to reinforce its presence. The...
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NewsPICTURE: Business jets trapped after snow forces roof collapse
Insurance companies are facing a bill for millions of dollars after a massive snowstorm on the US East Coast caused the roof to collapse at Dulles...
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Mexico's Volaris learns e-commerce from Southwest
Airlines are always looking around the industry at best practices. For carriers in emerging markets, where Internet penetration is lower and e-commerce strategies...
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In depth
Marketing special report: Airline websites
Can airlines still turn to the Internet to differentiate and gain a competitive advantage, or are all airline websites starting to look the same? Report by Brendan Sobie in Washington Over the past 15 years the Internet has clearly driven dramatic shifts in the airline industry. ...
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In depth
Marketing special report: The credit card trap
By Sandra Arnoult Credit card companies are reaping the benefits of increased online transactions, but airlines are studying the bill and calling for better terms as alternative forms of payment gain ground, writes Sandra Arnoult in Washington Using the Internet to book flights and purchase ancillary services has been a ...
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Olympic Air CEO Antonis Simigdalas
A decade after helping Aegean Airlines break into the Greek airline market, Antonis Simigdalas now finds himself leading efforts to breathe fresh life into the once proud but diminished Olympic name
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US Army may ditch OH-58 Kiowa Scouts for pilotless fleet
The US Army is investigating options for replacing its Bell OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopters with a partly or wholly unmanned fleet. The army's plan to...
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Regional airframers suffer as slump hits orders
As orders dry up, manufacturers acknowledge that pain could continue for at least two more years before recovery begins
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Opinion
Comment: Does FAA pilot training produce the right stuff?
The FAA is reviewing whether its pilot training is producing the right stuff. Perhaps the US aviation authority should be examining instruction quality rather than quantity