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MRO Special Report: The ascent of Man
The independent British island territory and tax haven is marketing itself as an aviation centre with its aircraft register and government backing for industry
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MRO Special Report: Beyond Blame
All industries can learn from honest mistakes provided they are reported freely, without fear of reprisal. But how significant are the new rules requiring greater incident reporting in aircraft maintenance?
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BA selects Thales IFE for A380s, 787s and 777-300ERs
British Airways is to fit its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 aircraft with Thales in-flight entertainment systems, which will also be installed on its new Boeing...
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Clickair, Vueling formally notify EU of merger plan
Spanish carriers Iberia, Clickair and Vueling have issued formal notification to the European Commission of the plan to merge the two budget airlines. The...
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Delta's tango
Tony Charaf has presided over a streamlining of Delta TechOps' business. Now he is looking to capitalise on new capabilities added by the Delta-Northwest merger
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Gol - Moving On
By all accounts it has been a challenging 12 months for Brazilian carrier Gol and chief executive Constantino de Oliveira Junior. Exactly a year ago...
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ASPIRE 'fuel-optimised' demonstrations end for now
A United Airlines Boeing 747-400 flight from Sydney to San Francisco on 14 November concluded "fuel-optimised" demonstrations in 2008 for the Asia and South...
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NewsIndia's Kingfisher wants to sell stake to foreign airline
India's Kingfisher Airlines is looking to sell an equity stake to raise cash and has called on the Government to ease restrictions on foreign airlines owning...
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S7 disappointed over choice of Lufthansa as Austrian bidder
Russian carrier S7 Airlines is disappointed at the decision by the Austrian state holding firm OIAG's opting to hold exclusive discussions with Lufthansa...
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NewsEasyJet engulfed in power struggle
Evidence is emerging of a strategic rift between EasyJet's board and the budget carrier's founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, over fleet expansion at the...
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NewsEU blacklists Cambodia's Siem Reap and all Angolan carriers
Cambodia's Siem Reap Airways International and all carriers from Angola have been added to the European Commission's 'blacklist' of banned airlines...
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EVA to serve more Chinese cities
Taiwan's EVA Air is evaluating several new cities in China for passenger and cargo services following a recent agreement that allows for many more new flights. Executive...
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NewsLufthansa selected as preferred bidder for Austrian
Austria's state holding company OIAG is to enter final discussions to sell its shareholding in Austrian Airlines to Lufthansa...
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NewsWater usage on Emirates A380 showers much lower than forecast
The amount of water being consumed by the showers on board Emirates' Airbus A380s ...
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FAA mandates cabin altitude status briefing for 737 crews
The US Federal Aviation Administration has just published an urgent airworthiness directive (AD) requiring a crew pre-flight briefing about the functioning...
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Gol postpones 737-300 retirements as new 737 deliveries are delayed
Strike-driven delays in the delivery of new Boeing 737s has apparently forced Brazilian carrier Gol to postpone the phase out of its 737-300 fleet.
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FAA aims to extend its space tourism rules worldwide
Development of personal spaceflight safety oversight should be part of a United Nations process separate from existing international aviation organisations,...
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SAS targets Q400 disposal by mid-2009 and more cost cuts
SAS Group aims to complete the disposal of its grounded Bombardier Q400 fleet by the middle of next year amid efforts to urgently close its cost gap to its...