News from FlightGlobal – Page 1486
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Charities special - Aviation Sans Frontiers provides a lifeline for NGOs
Aviation sans frontiers Providing a lifeline A charity founded by a group of French airline pilots has become a vital support arm for NGOs in...
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Charities special - airline passengers' spare change raises millions to help children
change for good $70m from spare coins Childrens charity Unicef funds operations thanks to loose change donated by airline passengers murdo...
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New-technology aircraft to reduce average fuel consumption
The introduction of an estimated 7,000 latest-technology aircraft into the world airline fleet over the next decade should reduce the average fuel consumption...
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NewsUS legislation set to let pilots work to age 65
A measure that overturns a near half-century old regulation limiting maximum pilot age to 60 has received unanimous approval from the US Congress and is...
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NewsArab carriers need more open regulatory environment
To continue their rapid growth Arab carriers need a more open regulatory environment with more commonality across the region, says Arab Air Carriers Organisation...
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Was 2007 the peak for the airline industry?
Have we passed the peak? The industry may have reached the top of this current cycle in 2007, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello Chris...
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Seen to be green: how airlines are building the environment into their core strategies
Airlines have taken a battering from environmental lobbyists for their impact on climate change, so how are carriers building the environment into their...
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NewsJean-Cyril Spinetta: Uniting force
Air France-KLM chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta is well-placed to help write the next chapter of the industry's consolidation story He may be Europe's...
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SAS Denmark tipped to recommend CRJs replace Q400s
Scandinavian Airlines' Danish division is expected to recommend that SAS Group takes Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets as replacements for the Dash...
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NewsCarriers face censure despite IOSA audits
Despite increasing worldwide use of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), which has been adopted as an official quality-control tool by many national...
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Open channels: Will 2008 be the year for in-flight mobile phones and broadband?
It looks as if 2008 will be the year that airlines finally begin to roll out in-flight mobile phone, blackberry, SMS and high speed internet services ...
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Boeing to strengthen and centralise 787 programme management
Boeing has unveiled a new strategy to strengthen and centralise management for the delayed 787 programme's formerly splintered global supply chain as flight...
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