News from FlightGlobal – Page 1146
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ROUTES: New tax cuts help Vancouver attack cross border rival
The British Columbian axe on aviation fuel tax combined with a raft of incentives being introduced by Vancouver airport marks a fight back against the steady drift of business to US regional airport Bellingham just across the border.
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BA warns recovery has slowed
Offering a candid view of the airline business, British Airways Director of Strategy and Business Units Robert Boyle took the stage during a panel discussion and declared that it is "one of the world's worst in its ability to make money", but "one of the funnest - that's why we're ...
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ROUTES: Lyon's cargo attraction to make up Delta loss
Aeroports de Lyon has its menu set: Providing better service, increasing the number of air routes and improving the interconnection network with the main towns in southeast France.
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ATR prepares for production ramp-up
Airframer sets delivery target of 60 aircraft a year in 2012 as outlook brightens and turboprops gain market share
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AerData grows software offering with Waviatech acquisition
AerData's software portfolio now includes a maintenance offering, and proposed new accounting rules could play into its hands
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Widebody hangar drives Lufthansa Technik Malta's expansion
With SR Technics about to open a facility and Lufthansa Technik well established, the islands have emerged as an MRO hotspot
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European MROs gear up for 787
Preparations to maintain the innovative 787 are well under way as European airlines get ready to receive the Dreamliner
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Britain's first MPLs progress to type rating for Flybe
Flybe is taking a multi-pronged approach to training, pioneering schemes for pilots, cabin crew and maintenance engineers
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Deadline for passing aviation English test is looming for pilots and controllers
Next March pilots and air traffic control officers will need to pass a test of their English language skills. How will they prepare?
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Future pilot supply for the airlines
The number of aircraft being ordered is growing fast, but how are the airlines going to find the pilots to fly them?
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ROUTES: Cebu Pacific signs MoU with Hainan
China's vacation playground - the island of Hainan - is removing visa requirements to encourage tourists to visit the province at the southern tip of the...
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ROUTES: Vietnam Airlines to launch charter flight to Adelaide
Australia's Adelaide Airport is celebrating at the forum with a new charter route from Vietnam Airlines. The airport announced at Routes yesterday...
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ROUTES: BA looking to further expand transatlantic network
British Airways is looking to further expand its transatlantic network with new routes in both North and South America. BA last October added Las Vegas...
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ROUTES: Mumbai's transformation continues
Despite the start of a project to refurbish Mumbai's main runway next month, the airport expects a whopping 15%-20% rise in passenger growth this year after 26 million passengers travelled through the facility in 2009.
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ROUTES: Carrier hopes run high for Haneda
Japanese and US carriers are preparing to introduce a raft of new international flights from Tokyo Haneda once a fourth runway opens at the airport in October.