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British Prime Minister opens new Airbus wing factory for A350 XWB
Aircraft programme will support over 6,000 jobs across the UK The British Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron, officially opened Airbus’ new £400 million wing factory in Wales this afternoon, a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility which will assemble the wings for Airbus’ advanced new A350 XWB long-range aircraft family. The Prime Minister joined hundreds of…
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Boeing Forecasts $200 Billion Market for 1,250 New Airplanes in Northeast Asia.
Korea’s commercial aviation set for growth – strong demand for twin-aisle airplanes SEOUL, Oct. 18, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] projects 1,250 new airplanes will be delivered to Northeast Asian carriers valued at approximately US $200 billion over the next 20 years. “The combined effect of liberalization and rapid economic growth is driving passenger traffic…
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SAS launches 21 new routes
SAS is giving its customers 21 new destinations to choose from when the 2012 summer schedule comes into operation in March next year. In doing so, Scandinavia‘s largest airline continues to offer Scandinavians a wide range of sought-after and in-demand travel destinations just when most people are going on vacation. “A great many of those…
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Virgin Atlantic introduce cutting edge inflight entertainment on new A330 aircraft.
Virgin Atlantic has launched a revolutionary new inflight entertainment system with Panasonic, which takes to the skies today on the inaugural flight of the airline’s new Airbus A330-300 aircraft. There are many firsts in this cutting edge technology. It offers the easiest and most intuitive touch screen system in the air and the first touch…
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American Airlines Launches Android Application
With more than 1 million downloads of its iPhone® and iPad® applications, American Airlines on Tuesday continued its charge in the mobile app space with the debut of its Android™ application. The Android app is the latest in a series of mobile technologies American has developed to give its customers more control over their travel experience.…
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AIRBUS SIGN NEW DEAL WITH MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
In July 2011, Messier-Bugatti–Dowty (Safran Group) announced the extension of its supply relationship with Airbus for the A320 landing gears, continuing their 20-year strong partnership. Airbus has opted to extend its firmly established supply relationship with Messier-Bugatti-Dowty by choosing it once again to supply the nose and main landing gear for the A320 family, including…
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Thousands apply to become a British Airways pilot
British Airways has had an overwhelmingly positive response to its search for new pilots, receiving more than 6,500 applications from current and aspiring pilots. The airline’s online pilot recruitment careers page also had 25,000 hits in the first 24 hours, after launching the campaign on August 11, 2011. British Airways launched its biggest pilot recruitment…
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China Airlines Joins SkyTeam
Alliance grows to 15 members, adds Taipei to Asian hub network SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, today welcomed China Airlines as its 15th member at a joining ceremony held in Taipei. The flag carrier of Taiwan and one of the world’s leading cargo carriers, China Airlines becomes the first Taiwanese airline to join SkyTeam and…
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European Court’s preliminary opinion supports legality of EU law that curbs aviation pollution
Advocate General’s opinion bolsters position of Europe and intervening environmental groups in case on EU aviation emissions trading system (ETS) A transatlantic coalition of environmental groups applauded today’s European Court of Justice’s Advocate General’s preliminary opinion, which supports Europe’s right to tackle carbon emissions from airlines that use its airports. The coalition said the…
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Jet Aviation London Biggin Hill readying for the London 2012 Olympic Games
Jet Aviation London Biggin Hill recently signed a lease for a new Executive Terminal in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to be held in London from July 27 through August 12, 2012. With London airspace expecting up to 1,300 daily helicopter flights and an additional 1,800 airline flights and 2,500 private aircraft throughout…
