Boeing Prepares Space Shuttle Atlantis for Final Mission
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:28 AM PDT
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 6, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians are preparing Space Shuttle Atlantis and its payload for the program’s final mission, which is scheduled to…
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First U.S. made Phenom 100 is on its way!
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:28 AM PDT
Embraer officially started production of its entry-level jet in the U.S. . São José dos Campos, July 6, 2011 – Embraer Executive Jets facility in Melbourne, FL welcomed the…
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Boeing Values India Market for 1320 New Airplanes at $150 Billion
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:22 AM PDT
NEW DELHI, INDIA July 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts a $150 billion market for 1320 new passenger airplanes in India over the next 20 years as the economy aims for double-digit growth,…
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Airbus and German Aerospace Centre (DLR) perform research tests for fuel cell powered autonomous taxiing
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:19 AM PDT
Results feed aviation industries’ general understanding of technology and its potential . Airbus is strongly engaged in developing greener aircraft and increasing the eco-efficiency of its…
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NASA Education Forum To Focus On Students’ Vision For Future
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:16 AM PDT
WASHINGTON — NASA will host an education forum with more than 250 college students on Thursday, July 7 at the Marriott World Center in Orlando. The event will focus on their vision for the future of…
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Air Berlin June Passenger Numbers Up 4.0 Pct
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:14 AM PDT
Air Berlin said passenger numbers rose 4.0 percent to 3.47 million in June, similar to the 3.9 percent growth seen in May …
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Porter Airlines Planes Fuller In June
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:12 AM PDT
Porter Airlines said on Wednesday it flew fuller planes in June versus a year earlier … Photo: BriYYZ
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Air China To Set Up Subsidiary In NE China
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:08 AM PDT
Air China has obtained regulatory approval to set up a subsidiary in northeast China as it continues to expand its footprint in the country’s highly competitive air travel market …
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Azeri Cargo Plane Crashes In Afghanistan
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:06 AM PDT
An Azeri cargo plane chartered by foreign troops in Afghanistan crashed north of Kabul early on Wednesday, killing all nine crew members on board, officials said …
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UK’s CAA To Probe Heathrow Charges
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:04 AM PDT
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday said it would formally investigate whether the increase in domestic passenger charges at Heathrow airport had unfairly impacted some airlines,…
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Air France-KLM Targets 20 Pct China Growth
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:02 AM PDT
Air France-KLM, Europe’s largest airline by revenue, targets sales growth of 20 percent per year in China, a senior executive said on Wednesday … Photo: Philippe Noret
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Australia Seeks To Keep Tiger Airways Grounded
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT
Australia’s air safety regulator said on Wednesday it would seek a court order to keep budget carrier Tiger Airways grounded in the country until August 1 due to ongoing safety concerns … Photo:…
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AirAsia To Extend Airbus Deal To 300 Planes
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:57 AM PDT
AirAsia will buy an extra 100 Airbus A320neo jets, taking its record-breaking order to 300 planes, a source said, a deal that would make the Malaysia-based low-cost airline one of the world’s…
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Italian Airport Operator SEA Files For IPO
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:55 AM PDT
Italy’s SEA, which operates both airports serving Milan, said on Tuesday it had applied for a bourse listing in spite of difficult markets and flight cuts by Germany’s Lufthansa …
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IAG June Traffic Rises On Premium Growth
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:53 AM PDT
International Airlines Group formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, posted a rise in passenger traffic for June thanks to continued growth in first-class and business-class travel…
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Ryanair’s June Passenger Numbers Rise 9 Pct
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:51 AM PDT
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, saw passenger numbers increase 9 percent to 7.33 million people in June from a year ago, the company said on Tuesday …
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Europe, US Airlines Clash In Court Over Emissions
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:49 AM PDT
US airlines stepped up their campaign against European Union climate policy on Tuesday, challenging the EU in its highest court over the right to regulate their greenhouse gas emissions…
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Tiger Stops Selling Australian Tickets – Report
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:47 AM PDT
Budget carrier Tiger Airways has stopped selling tickets on domestic flights in Australia after the competition regulator said it needed to tell customers it may not be allowed to fly after its…
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Pentagon Struggles To Manage Logistics
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:39 AM PDT
By Michael Fabey . On paper, getting business professionals to manage logistics and related support services…
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ATA: EU Trying To Regulate U.S. Emissions
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:37 AM PDT
By Frank Jackman, Robert Wall . The European Union (EU) is trying to regulate non-EU airline greenhouse gas emissions at…
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Drone Impact On Pace Of War Draws Scrutiny
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:35 AM PDT
By Paul McLeary, Sharon Weinberger, Angus Batey . Washington, Washington, London . There is an unofficial but lethal drone war taking…
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Lawmaker Blasts TSA For Security Lapses
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:32 AM PDT
By Jen DiMascio . The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is taking the Transportation Security…
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NASA Foresees Astronaut Hiring In Post-Shuttle Era
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:29 AM PDT
By Mark Carreau . HOUSTON — NASA Chief Astronaut Peggy Whitson, who supervises a much-diminished corps of U.S. space…
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Spacewalk Activity Expected To Decline
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:27 AM PDT
By Mark Carreau mark.carreau@gmail.com . HOUSTON . U.S. and Russian spacewalk activity is expected to decline from an…
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Delta Sees Delay In Modifying 767 Cabins
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT
By Kristin Majcher . Delta Air Lines is slightly behind schedule on delivering its newly modified Boeing 767-300ER…
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