News from FlightGlobal – Page 1601
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Merger mania: US Airways and Delta
The bold approach by US Airways to merge with Delta Air Lines throws the spotlight on the latest consolidation plays in an industry that has often promised much but delivered less in terms of merger success. The key to success also lies in a merger delivering a real growth opportunity
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Time for reflection: Airport charges
Airports and airlines continue to battle over charges. Will warmer relations at some airports and new European regulations change the scene?
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Private persuasion: Airport privatisation
Airport privatisation was meant to herald a new era of professional airport management that focused on service, cost control and efficiency. So why are airlines so glum?
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Airports mean business
Airports and airlines must work together to improve the customer experience and harmonise standards, writes Robert Aaronson, director general of the Airports Council International
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Taking it lying down
We can sleep easier in our beds with the advent of new business-class product offerings, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA.
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NewsA350 XWB set for launch but entry into service slips
Industrial go-ahead imminent for new twinjet family, but Rolls-Royce remains the only engine supplier to commit
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NewsPhilippine Airlines to order Boeing 777s instead of 747s
Order expected to be substitute for long-standing 747-400 deal
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NewsAnimation: NTSB shows just how close Boeing 737 and Boeing 747 really were at O'Hare
United Airlines 737 and Atlas Air 747 came within 35ft of each other in near disaster at runway intersection
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NewsEarly Boeing 777-200 to be broken up for the first time
One of the first Boeing 777s ever delivered is to be the first of the type to go to the breaker's yard
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Six airlines to install seatback Apple iPod sockets for passengers
System will let passengers play iPod through the aircraft in-flight entertainment system
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NewsShaanxi Aircraft Y-9 first flight slips into 2007
Company says technical changes have caused delay
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NewsEasyjet firms up 52 Airbus A319s, takes 75 more options
UK budget carrier now has nearly 200 Airbus narrowbodies on order