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NewsMerging BA and Iberia to split holding company 55:45
British Airways' proposed merger with Spain's Iberia will involve creating a holding company, TopCo, in which BA shareholders will have a 55% stake
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Boeing completes first round of 747-8F gauntlet tests
Boeing has completed the first of three rounds of gauntlet testing on the 747-8 Freighter (RC501), marking a significant step towards the aircraft's first...
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NewsAir India reports annual net loss of $1.2 billion
Air India has posted a net loss of 56 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2009 after it was hit by the economic downturn and...
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Thai's new president unveils four-year turnaround plan
Thai Airways International's newly appointed president has outlined details about the carrier's financial turnaround effort that includes a new fleet plan...
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Vietnam's Jetstar Pacific gets new CEO
Vietnamese carrier Jetstar Pacific has undergone a management change.
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Cathay cuts business seats on Boeing 777-300s
Cathay Pacific Airways is reducing the number of business-class seats on its 12 Boeing 777-300s and replacing these with economy seats.
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PICTURE: Airbus and IAI to begin taxibot prototype testing next year
Israel Aerospace Industries and Airbus aim to begin trials in Israel of the "Taxibot" pushback/towing tractor prototype next year. The Taxibot eliminates...
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NewsBoeing targets late December for 787 first flight
Installation of the wing fix for the first Boeing 787 (ZA001) is now complete, with programme sources telling Flight International’s affiliate FlightBlogger that flight-test schedules have readjusted to target late December for a first flight just before Christmas.
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JAL may receive bridge loan from government bank
Japan Airlines (JAL) could receive a bridge loan from the Development Bank of Japan as it awaits a government restructuring plan.
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Brazilian carriers post 42% surge in October domestic traffic
Brazil's Gol expects to continue to steadily grow its domestic traffic but considers the 47% year-over-year RPK figure it posted for October to be an aberration.
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Gol considers reactivating one 767 for Caribbean flights
Gol is close to completing a deal covering the return of one of its seven grounded Boeing 767s and is considering reactivating at least one 767 for its new...
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Air France flight safety boss to retire
Air France's executive vice-president of flight operations Gilbert Rovetto is to retire. The airline says that Rovetto was always due to retire in...
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Oman Air aims to break even within five years: chief
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air aims to break even at group level within the next five years as it presses ahead with building up its network, despite the...
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Rolls-Royce on 'vital paths'
Major North American investment demands progress on key supplier and research plans
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This Week briefing
Portable in-flight entertainment specialist e.Digital has filed a US federal court lawsuit against Canon, Nokia, Panasonic, Samson Technologies and 15 other firms, alleging infringement of its flash memory technology patents.
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NewsPICTURES: Mexicana officially joins Oneworld
Mexicana this evening became the 11th member of the Oneworld alliance, marking the end of an 18 month incorporation process for the carrier's ascension into...
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UK targets dramatic engine production cost cutting
Rolls-Royce is leading a new and well-funded UK project to develop and introduce low-carbon aircraft engine technology. The £90 million ($149 million)...
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Woven fibres show supersonic combustion promise
Airframes made of stacked hollow spheres and combustion chambers fabricated with woven carbonfibres could be possible following a three-year...