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NewsAB25: anniversary reflections from Sir Michael Bishop
"Air transport is a tumultuous industry, frequently dictated by uncontrollable events"
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AB25: Cathay Pacific chief executive Tony Tyler
When the first issue of Airline Business came off the presses, I was in the eighth year of my aviation career and had just moved to Rome as Cathay Pacific's manager for Italy and France - though at that time we didn't actually fly to either country writes Cathay Pacific ...
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Focus: bmi turnaround strategy
When former Jet Airways chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer took leadership of bmi late last year, he had a Herculean task ahead of him.
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Low-cost carriers: an evolving story
The battleground among low-cost carriers has never been so stretched. Where once it was easy to split the market into either low-cost or network carrier camps, the lines have long since been blurred. Now even among the low-cost carriers themselves, the proposition can differ widely
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Middle East carriers plot low-cost expansion
Efforts to develop the low-cost carrier market in the Middle East continue with two of the region’s players, UAE carriers Air Arabia and FlyDubai, mapping further growth.
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NewsBritish Airways to rehire captain of crashed 777
British Airways is poised to rehire the captain of the Boeing 777-200 which crashed at London Heathrow, nearly three years after the accident and his subsequent...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Eurocopter unveils high-speed hybrid helicopter
Eurocopter has made clear it has no intention of letting rivals loosen its grip on the civil rotorcraft market with the unveiling of its much-anticipated high-technology solution to the challenge of boosting helicopter speeds.
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Aeroflot plans up to 50 MS-21s as part of effort to support Russia’s airliner industry
Aeroflot has pledged to find places for up to 50 examples of Russia's all-new single-aisle twinjet, the Irkut MS-21, in its fleet as part of a drive to include locally produced airliners in its future plans.
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News787 first delivery delayed to mid-Q1 2011
Boeing has confirmed a fresh delay to its 787 programme, citing compounded issues with workmanship problems with the aircraft's Alenia Aeronautica-built...
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FARNBOROUGH: Air Lease orders 10 ATR 72-600s
Former International Lease Finance chief Steven Udvar-Hazy has ordered 10 ATR 72-600s as he continues to build the fleet for his new Air Lease Corporation venture.
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VIDEO & PICTURES - FARNBOROUGH: Bloodhound car sniffs out Hampson
The Bloodhound Project, which is looking to build the world's first car to break the 1,000mph (Mach 1.4/1,600km/h) barrier, has unveiled aerostructures fabricator...
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VIDEO & PICTURES - FARNBOROUGH: Russia's United hopes to firm 50-strong MS-21 order
Russia's United Aircraft has signed an order for up to 50 of its MS-21 twinjets and says it hopes to reveal the launch customer at the show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Why Boeing 'won’t play' Airbus’s air show orders game
As the show begins, Boeing has reiterated its position that it will not be playing the "orders race" game and announcing a raft of stored-up deals at Farnborough...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: VIDEO - Dreamliner makes its Farnborough debut
It was supposed to be here two years ago, but finally Boeing's air show dream came true yesterday when the 787 touched down at Farnborough.
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NewsPutin pressures Aeroflot to take Russian-built aircraft
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has put pressure on flag-carrier Aeroflot to acquire domestically-built aircraft during the renewal of its expanding…
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NewsVIDEO: Top CEOs on film at the IATA AGM
The Airline Business team has just got back from Berlin, where we caught up with a number of leading airline chief executives on video. Hear their thoughts on how the crisis has affected their region, as well as their greatest fears for the industry going forward.
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ILA: VIDEO - Schiebel reveals Camcopter capability boost after UAV's show display
In the wake of the Camcopter S-100's public demonstration at the ILA air show, manufacturer Schiebel has presented an upgrade package...
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IATA AGM: time to get tough with labour
The first topic debated at yesterday's CEO Forum was the thorny one of labour, and it was no surprise that moderator Nik Gowing called on British Airways...
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Emirates to have 90 A380s in 2017
Emirates is to take delivery of all 90 of its Airbus A380s by 2017, confirming that the additional 32 ordered today will not be replacements for earlier aircraft.
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NewsILA: VIDEO & PICTURES- A400M to showcase performance range, as flight testing passes 250h mark
History will be made at ILA today when Airbus Military's A400M transport makes its public debut at an air show,