Programmes – Page 482
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Opinion
COMMENT: toxic cabin air and who occupies the moral low ground
A major airline has been caught ignoring incidents of cabin air contamination, like its rivals. But the real moral low ground belongs to the regulators who still aren't pressing for action
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News
Middle East supplement: Profile – back to the front
Former British Airways Concorde pilot John Downey retired from flying in 2004, but was persuaded to return to the industry and joined Etihad as a Boeing 777 captain, becoming head of corporate safety
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Qantas cuts to tackle crisis
Australian carrier to slash capacity, defer aircraft and possibly cut jobs as profits hit by economic slowdown
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Thai Airways begins turnaround work
Thai Airways submits first stage of two-phase turnaround plan
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Clean Sky fouled by red tape, warns European aerospace industry body
A European programme aimed at delivering a new generation of more environmentally friendly airliners could fail due to European Union bureaucracy, an industry body has warned
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Middle East supplement: Etihad wings of a dream
Last year, Abu Dhabi's Etihad caused a stir in the industry when it announced it was addressing the pilot shortage by setting up an international cadet programme...
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Superjet faces a hard sell in North America
Can Russian-built aircraft win North American customers in tough economic times?
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Russian Helicopters may drop PW127 for Mi-38 utility helicopter
Russia's state-owned rotorcraft builder Russian Helicopters is considering abandoning the Pratt & Whitney PW127 engine for use in its Mi-38 utility helicopter...
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Middle East supplement: Profile – no bigger job
Capt Cliff Chetcuti, 41, is a Maltese citizen and former Air Malta pilot who is Emirates' chief flying instructor for the Airbus A380. So far, he has helped train 130 pilots to fly the superjumbo
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Middle East supplement: Emirates back in the hunt soon
Emirates, the region's top aviation employer, has put the brakes on recruitment - but deliveries mean it will be hunting for pilots shortly
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Middle East supplement: Gulf Air road to recovery
Original network carrier aims to grow capacity and return to profit as it freezes recruitment and overhauls its fleet
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Atlant-Soyuz struggles to find profitable niche for EMB-120s
Moscow government carrier Atlant-Soyuz is exploring alternative ways to use its Embraer EMB-120 turboprops after withdrawing them from scheduled flights. It...
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Wizz Air selects Honeywell avionics, APUs
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has signed on as European Airbus A320 launch customer for Honeywell's three-dimensional IntuVue weather radar. This...
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FedEx targets fleet cuts during fourth quarter
Carrier to shed A310-200s and DC-10-10s as it gets ready for fuel-efficient freighters
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United to gain Pacific edge under ADS-B agreement
United Airlines signed an agreement with the US FAA on 13 April that will see the carrier installing automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B)...
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Gulf Air confirms order for 8 Boeing 787s
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has confirmed an order for eight Boeing 787 aircraft.
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Adria Airways to downsize
Adria to downsize Slovenian flagcarrier Adria Airways is to replace its Airbus A320s with the smaller, 140-seat A319 over the next few years. Adria...
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NewsChina Southern to delay A380, 777F and 787 deliveries
China Southern Airlines plans to delay the delivery of its Airbus A380s, Boeing 777 freighters and Boeing 787s. A report in China's state-run newspaper...
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Wizz Air selects Honeywell avionics, APUs
Honeywell today announced that Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has selected its auxiliary power units (APUs), 3-d weather radar and other avionics...