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Airbus misses out as Qatar Airways looks set to announce 20 Boeing 777 order
Qatar Airways is expected to announce shortly the finalisation of its large-widebody expansion plans, with the firming up of the major deal for 20 Boeing 777s that it first revealed last year.
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US pilots union takes aim at missile launcher defences, calling countermeasures 'unsafe and expensive'
The US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is set to oppose the installation of countermeasures systems on board civil aircraft as a means of protection from shoulder-launched missiles.
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Cathay breaks down Chinese walls
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways is finally getting access to the growing Chinese market through a multi-billion-dollar cross-shareholding deal with flag carrier Air China.
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MAS takes radical steps to downsize
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has begun the delicate task of reducing the size of its workforce by around 30%.
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Qantas move worries staff
Qantas is taking brand segmentation a step farther by using lower-paid staff from some of its lower-cost affiliates on flights operated by Qantas itself.
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NewsVijay Mallya, chairman UB Group: High life
Vijay Mallya, flamboyant chairman of India’s UB Group, has full-service operator Jet Airways in his sights as he aims to establish his fledgling Kingfisher Airlines as the country’s number one
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The heat is on
US carriers continue to target the Caribbean, carrying both tourist and ethnic traffic to the islands, while local carriers are reinventing themselves, eager to snap up the onward traffic
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India unleashed
For years, India’s air transport industry has been stifled, but the current government is determined to open up the market as quickly as possible
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Surrogate supply
The growth of the wet-lease business has been driven by carriers eager to cut costs and match capacity to demand in an increasingly competitive world
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Tough target
IATA has set its member airlines a stiff challenge – eliminate all paper tickets by the end of 2007. But will they meet the deadline?
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IT trends survey 2006
The airline industry is now widely embracing technology such as web check-in and barcoded boarding passes that only a year or so ago were considered cutting-edge