All articles by Mark Pilling – Page 6
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IATA: Arab region will rebound strongly
Although political unrest in several Middle East and Gulf states has severely knocked traffic levels in recent months, the medium- and long-term outlook for the region's air transport market remains healthy, according to Abdul Teffaha, secretary general of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation.
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Making the charity connection
A new initiative from the ISTAT (International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading) Foundation - called AirLink - has been formed to help airlines make this decision, and, at least as important, to create a simple mechanism to connect airlines with charities and non-government organisations (NGOs).
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ALTA 2010: Latin leaders highlight airport failings
Latin American airline leaders are continuing to stress shortcomings on many fronts at the region's airports, their owners and regulators.
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FARNBOROUGH: Ilyushin Finance to buy Western types
Some of the $300 million Ilyushin Finance plans to raise from an initial public offering will go towards buying 30 small, Western turboprops, its general director Alexander Robtsov told Flight Daily News at the show yesterday.
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FARNBOROUGH: Ilyushin Finance orders 20 An-158s
Russia's Ilyushin Finance has ordered 20 Antonov An-158s, becoming the first customer for the twinjet, which is a stretch of the An-148.
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FARNBOROUGH: The beginner's guide to aviation efficiency
A group of leading industry manufacturers, in partnership with the Air Transport Action Group, has teamed up to produce the Beginner's Guide to Aviation...
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FARNBOROUGH: Delta's Richard Anderson and ILFC founder Steven Udvar-Hazy take the top honours at the Airline Strategy Awards
Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson and ILFC founder Steven Udvar-Hazy took the top honours in last night's Airline Strategy Awards organised by Airline Business magazine, in partnership with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
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FARNBOROUGH: Russian Helicopters showcases its future line-up
Russian Helicopters is showcasing its line up of new models that it plans to launch by 2015 as well as its existing range of civil and military types already in production here at the show, says Andrei Shibitov, chief operating officer of the holding that has consolidated all the country's ...
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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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ILA: TAM splashes out on more A320s and A350s
TAM Airlines, which is a customer for three out of the four Airbus types, ordered more Airbus A320s and A350 XWBs yesterday at the show but will not add...
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IATA AGM: BOC Aviation on the blocks for growth
BOC Aviation is carefully watching what chief executive Robert Martin calls extremely "uncertain" market conditions this year before embarking on the next phase of the Chinese-owned lessors growth.
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IATA AGM: IATA chief dreams of a new industry by 2050
An industry that has a 10% profit margin, airports that pay airlines to come, the scrapping of bilaterals and foreign ownership laws, a very near zero accident rate and the halving of carbon emissions. These are the ambitious targets in Giovanni Bisignani's "Vision 2050", outlined yesterday in his final state ...
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IATA AGM: ATAG goes active in the green lobby
ATAG muscles into the green lobby The industry's proactive coalition The Air Transport Action Group is stepping up its campaign to get aviation's message...
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IATA AGM: IATA's e-freight project lands in China
IATA's e-freight project, designed to eventually shave $4.9 billion in costs annually across the air cargo supply chain, took a major step forward recently
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Air France-KLM lining up deals with Udvar-Hazy
Air France-KLM is discussing the delivery of new aircraft with International Lease Finance founder Steven Udvar-Hazy's new venture, Air Lease. According...
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Conference report: Airline Distribution 2010
The 2010 Airline Business/UATP Airline Distribution event showed that ways of selling seats are changing, but not necessarily getting cheaper or less complicated,...
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Air France-KLM order for 100 787s/A350s is “hanging”
Air France-KLM is committed to a major order for Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s but is growing increasingly frustrated with the airframers over their inability...
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ASH CLOUD: European airlines ponder compensation call
The Association of European Airlines is meeting today to draft a list of support measures it may call for, to assist the industry in resuming flight operations...