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NewsUK coroner investigates 'aerotoxic' case
A coroner based in Bournemouth, UK, will begin the examination this week of the cause of death of a British Airways pilot, Richard Westgate, who died in December 2012 aged 43
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AnalysisANALYSIS: American keeping new aircraft types at launch bases
American Airlines added the Airbus A319, Boeing 777-300ER and Embraer 175 to its fleet in 2013, none of which have yet to fly much beyond their initial bases.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: North Sea helicopter operators call for improved offshore safety
Prompted by a number of rotary wing accidents in the North Sea oil support sector in recent years, helicopter operators both sides of the Atlantic are doing some serious safety soul-searching, and calling for involvement by the manufacturers.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline start-ups and failures Q1 2014
Airline start-ups outweighed collapses during the first quarter of 2014, continuing the trend that developed last year as the economic climate brightened.
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ANALYSIS: What new London capacity means for green goals
Building an additional runway to address capacity constraints and meet future demand for air travel in and out of London has moved from a question of “if” to one of “where”.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Middle East hubs drive airport growth in 2013
Preliminary traffic figures from ACI World show airports handled 4% more passengers in 2013 than the previous year, tough the top 150 airports grew at a slightly faster rate.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors tap into shift to the east
Airlines in search of cash of this year will have plenty of financing options available, but will find increased funding relief from Asian leasing sources that are gaining in strength.
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NewsSwiss clashes with pilot union over cost cuts
Swiss is planning to operate its on-order Boeing 777 fleet through its regional arm, after the Alpine carrier was unable to reach a labour agreement with the mainline operation’s pilot union.
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Construction under way on MC-21 wing boxes
Russian manufacturer AeroKompozit has started constructing the composite wing box panels for the Irkut MC-21 twinjet.
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Air Cairo to open German links to Hurghada
EgyptAir budget unit Air Cairo is to begin flights linking the Red Sea resort of Hurghada with the German cities of Dusseldorf, Hannover and Stuttgart next month.
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INTERIORS: Satellite wi-fi costs ‘set to fall 5% yearly’
A surge in satellite broadcast capacity and downward pressure on launch costs has cut the price of in-flight wi-fi by about 10% in the past year – and prices should drop another 5% per year for the foreseeable future.
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INTERIORS: Transaero selects Italian seats for 747-8s
Italy’s Aviointeriors has been selected to supply seats for Transaero’s four on-order Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MPL pilot training works, but still needs fine-tuning
Despite the initial reluctance by much of the aviation world to welcome a new training and licensing system for today’s airline pilots, the multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) looks as if it will survive its teething troubles and thrive.
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NewsPICTURES: United unveils new Heathrow T2 lounges
United Airlines has today previewed its new premium-class lounges at London Heathrow's soon-to-be-inaugurated Terminal 2, a move which will bring the Star Alliance carrier's flights under a single terminal for the first time since its merger with Continental Airlines.
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LHT wins more CFM56 maintenance work from Travel Service
Czech leisure carrier Travel Service has extended its engine MRO contract with Lufthansa Technik.
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INTERIORS: Honeywell on track with GX plans
Honeywell Aerospace is in talks with five potential airline customers for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) satellite-based in-flight connectivity service, and hopes to make another announcement before the summer.
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INTERIORS: Panasonic promises revolution in IFE sound quality
Panasonic is promising a revolution in onboard audio quality with a world-first all-digital headset system, offering what the in-flight entertainment systems giant claims is a breakthrough in noise cancellation and cinema-quality sound.
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INTERIORS: Airlines advised to focus on whole-life seat costs
Recaro Aircraft Seating chief executive Mark Hiller says airlines need to start considering the total cost of ownership for seats.
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Vulcanair boldly goes into piston-single market
Italian airframer Vulcanair has made its first foray into the piston-single market, with the launch of its V1.0.