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Entries for 'mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz'
- Delta Airlines purchases oil refinery
- China-Philippines tensions impact airline industry
- Pilots rally before the European Aviation Safety Agency
- Virgin Atlantic: first British carrier to offer onboard mobile phone services
- A piece of aviation history
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- Air India pilot protest threatens bailout
- Mexicana parent sold to investor group
- Boeing introduces a new speedy flight data delivery system
- Pilot shortages force American Airlines to cut June flights
- Piece of aviation history
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- A bit of light relief
- Russian investigation team arrive in Jakarta to assist in Superjet crash
- Bond EC225 makes controlled decent into North Sea, no casualties
- bmi Regional sold for £8 million
- Bombardier Aerospace sees revenues nearly halved for first three months
- Profit warning from Cathay Pacific
- Final stage of LAN,TAM merger process reached
- Piece of Aviation History
- A Quote of the Day
- A Bit of Light Relief
- Operating losses widen for Lufthansa Group, but net losses decrease
- bmibaby to cease in September
- AF-KLM says “tough quarter” but in line with expectations
- Qantas delays delivery of two A380s as it reduces expenditure
- ATR reaches 1000 aircraft delivered mark
- Piece of Aviation History
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- Cimber Sterling declares bankruptcy
- MAS, AirAsia call off share swap but moves ahead with ‘Collaboration Agreement’
- IATA says growth being comprised by high fuel prices
- First flight of PW1200G engine
- Piece of Aviation History
- Quote of the Day
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- WestJet chooses Q400 for new regional
- Boeing, Lufthansa celebrate flyaway of first 747-8I delivered to airline
- First 407GX delivered in Canada
- Delta planning to suspend JFK-Athens service
- Piece of Aviation History
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- Delta buys own refinery
- ALC buys eight Dreamliners, could be negotiating for $6 billion 737 MAX order
- Etihad takes 2.9 per cent stake in Aer Lingus
- MAS to suspend share trading over cancellation of swap deal with AirAsia? - Reuters
- Piece of Aviation History
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- China Eastern orders B777s, but sees quarter profits slump over 70 per cent
- Eurocopter delivers 500th EC145
- United Continental reports widening losses, blames associated integration costs
- Boeing South Carolina roll’s out its first Dreamliner
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 27, 2012
- US posts profit for first quarter, talks again of AA merger
- China Eastern near to Boeing order, delay Airbus purchase ?
- Systems Tests and Simulations Underway for CSeries Aircraft
- A380 production rate to be trimmed as cracking issue dealt with
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 25, 2012
- Cathay Pacific looking at possibility of parking aircraft and reduced schedules
- Afriqiyah Airways acquires three additional A330s
- GOL denies report of Delta increasing stake
- Air Nigeria to relaunch long haul network
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 23, 2012
- 127 confirmed fatalities in Bhoja B737 crash
- IAG completes purchase of bmi
- Qantas places $2 billion order with CFM for new A320neo powerplants
- Omni receives the first of its EC225s, places order for six more
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 19, 2012
- Boeing Chief Pilot: Training must transform to maximize full pilot potential
- airberlin joins criticisms of Cologne/Bonn night ban
- Volga-Dnepr buys Air Cargo Germany
- Embraer sees slight rise in Q1 deliveries
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 18, 2012
- Members IFALPA ADO Committee evaluate B747-800
- Interest shown by airlines in TAP privatisation
- THY may pull out of jv with BH
- Passenger night flights to be banned at Cologne Bonn
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 17, 2012
- Flights at Gatwick suspended after A330 makes emergency landing
- Condor about to be bought by investor?
- First transpacific flight using biofuel achieved by ANA Dreamliner
- THY posts rising profits on back of 40 per cent jump in revenues
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 13, 2012
- Boeing announces design changes to 737MAX
- EVA looking at B787-10/B777X for widebody fleet
- Garuda chooses R-R for latest A330 orders
- Thomas Cook confirms in talks over financing arrangements
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 12, 2012
- BA deal for bmi could cost 1200 jobs, BALPA says each loss a ‘Personal Tragedy’
- Air India gets Government approval for restructuring plan
- Transaero secures finance for A380 deal
- TAICA condemns Frankfurt night ban
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 12, 2012
- Garuda in €2.5 billion Airbus deal
- Virgin Australia buys into Skywest
- Jetstar Japan gets go-ahead
- Chilean Supreme Court confirms LAN, TAM merger ruling
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 10, 2012
- Final assembly of first A350 begins
- Transaero finalises Dreamliner order
- Eurocopter reports successful FIDAE International Air and Space Fair
- SIA says farewell to B747
- Talk of dissolving Gulf Air denied by Bahrain government
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 10, 2012
- Night flight ban at Frankfurt upheld
- Venezuela rejects EU claims on flag carrier
- Philippines gets new investor, up to 49 per cent
- UA to begin daily nonstops between Newark and Buenos Aires
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 05, 2012
- February sees 8.6 per cent rise in passenger demand - IATA
- UTair suspends ATR 72-200 flights
- Conviasa added to EU blacklist
- B747-8 approved for operation at 200 airports
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 03, 2012
- UTair ATR crashes after takeoff, 31 reported fatalities
- EC approves IAG acquisition of bmi
- Pinnacle files for bankruptcy protection
- Air India financial restructuring approved by bank consortium
- Estonian posts loss despite increased revenue
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 03, 2012
- TAAG orders three B777s
- Aerosur suspends operations
- Icelandair increases B757 fleet
- Kenya selects GE engines for Dreamliner orders
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 30, 2012
- EC responds to “media report” about inclusion of aviation in ETS, A4A ends lawsuit
- EVA applies for Star membership
- Atlantic Airways, Airbus claim European first
- Aeromexico to increase Dreamliner fleet
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 23, 2012
- Boeing sides with Airbus against ETS
- Ethiopian reports slump in operating profit
- Prague airport to be renamed after Vaclav Havel
- Porter Airlines to conduct first biofuel revenue flight in Canada
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 22, 2012
- US still looking at American merger
- Air India not cancelling any B787 orders
- TransAsia to spend $200 million on ATRs
- EC to investigate regional airports in Belgium, France and Germany
- COMAC, Bombardier sign “Definitive Agreement” on joint projects
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 22, 2012
- India next to ban airlines from ETS ?
- Lufthansa to delay buyout of Brussels Airlines
- B787-8 with GEnx engines receives FAA certification
- Embraer sees profit fall due to provision for AMR bankruptcy
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 20, 2012
- Premium class demand stabilises, Economy continues growth - IATA
- LAN-TAM merger set for May completion
- Airberlin becomes member of oneworld alliance
- RwandAir orders two CRJ900s, options on two more
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 19, 2012
- ANZ grounds ATR72s after cracks discovered
- REDjet ceases flights
- UPS,TNT Express reach agreement
- Two year business revealed by Air Seychelles
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 16, 2012
- India needs “common vision” to return to competitiveness - IATA
- ATR opens its first pilot training centre in Africa
- Update on UPS, TNT Express talks
- Widening losses at airberlin
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 15, 2012
- Boeing confirms delivery goals for Dreamliner
- Volga-Dnepr looking to buy Air Cargo Germany
- JetBlue “no interest” in Aer Lingus
- Kingfisher “curtailing” international services
- First A350 aft fuselage built
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 14, 2012
- Stop ETS conflict says European industry partners
- Delta B737 rolls off Atlanta runway, no injuries
- Profits at Cathay Pacific drop 61 per cent
- Etihad-airberlin reveal B787 integration plan
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 13, 2012
- WTO upholds ruling that Boeing received ‘unfair subsidies’, both sides claim victory
- Irish government denies knowledge of possible sale of Aer Lingus stake to JetBlue
- IAG offers concessions to ease fears over bmi acquisition
- AviancaTaca reports 230 per cent rise in profit
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 13, 2012
- Emirates looking for compensation over A380 cracks
- American seeks more time for reorganisation plan
- Eurolot signs for 20 Q400s
- Aer Lingus looking at JetBlue for partnership?
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 08, 2012
- Qantas abandons talks with Malaysia over premium airline, pilot group responds
- EADS reports better than expected results, revenues at Airbus, Eurocopter increase
- FAA adjusts passenger growth rate forecast
- GACAG calls for adoption of a standard Consignment Security Declaration
- Piece of Aviation History
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 08, 2012
- Tough year for AF-KLM sees €809 million loss, buying Alitalia ?
- Lufthansa Group also posts drop in full year performance
- Flight testing for certification of Dreamliner with GE engines completed
- LAN completes first commercial bio-fuelled flight in South America
- More trouble for Kingfisher
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 07, 2012
- Accident rate “lowest in history” - IATA
- Cyprus Airways posts full year loss
- airBaltic reveals plan to return to profit
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 06, 2012
- Is Etihad looking at Aer Lingus stake?
- Hainan considering B747-8s, denies cancelling Dreamliner order
- COMAC, Boeing sign ‘collabration agreement’
- UK consumer agency says EC best to review bmi acquisition
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 05, 2012
- Aer Lingus warns over sale of government’s stake
- Benjamin appointed ICAO’S Secretary General for second term
- Milestone for B777
- A350 landing gear test bench ready for operation
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 03, 2012
- Number of flights in Europe set to fall - Eurocontrol
- Bombardier posts total profit of $837 million, Aerospace results see slight fall
- Southwest, AirTran get approval for single operating certificate
- Boeing confirms Air Astana order
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 01, 2012
- Passenger traffic still rising, freight demand still depressed - IATA
- Hong Kong to cancel A380 order?
- EuroLOT to acquire Q400NGs
- MAS posts heavy losses in 2011 “on higher fuel cost & provisions”
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 01, 2012
- IAG posts pre-tax profit of €503 million
- China Southern to buy 10 B777s
- Aer Lingus reports 65 per cent increase in profit
- Hong Kong Airport Authority to invest HK$2.2 billion in additional parking stands
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 28, 2012
- AMR says need to change agreements in weeks
- Alitalia reports narrowing losses
- Air Zimbabwe suspends operations again
- ANZ firms up B787 options despite delay
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 24, 2012
- ANZ sees half year profit plummet 70 per cent
- Retaliation is not solution says AEA
- B747 repair will take up to 14 days
- Korongo could launch in next few months
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 22, 2012
- American aiming to increase network to attract “high-value customers”
- Cebu selects CIT for A330 leases
- State Bank of India to provide loan package to Kingfisher ?
- SIA to mark retirement of B747 from its fleet
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 22, 2012
- ALAFCO firms options on A320neo order and adds five more
- UPS confirms in talks with TNT Express
- PIA finalises B777 order
- Kingfisher given until tomorrow to produce revised schedule
- Drukair increases fleet with additional A319
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 21, 2012
- IATA expects to see increase in Business Class travel
- Trent XWB completes successful first flight
- Volotea agrees B717 leasing deal
- Ethiopian and Horizon Air place Q400 orders
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 17, 2012
- JAL increases 787 order
- Emirates SkyCargo boost North American operations
- Garuda confirmed as unannounced CRJ1000 customer
- Air Asia sign five year MPL contract with CAE
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 15, 2012
- IFALPA supports ICAO DG Panel moves to reduce threat from Lithium battery shipments
- Boeing signs its largest ever deal with Lion Air
- Mexicana SMS manual granted certification despite grounding
- Gulf Air announce further cuts to services
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 14, 2012
- Qantas say A380 delay unrelated to cracks
- BA Seeks European approval to buy bmi
- Boeing gears up for final MAX wind tunnel tests
- NTSB announce accident investigation courses
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 13, 2012
- Etihad interested in Aer Lingus talks
- Air India seeking US$ 1BN for Boeing delays
- Finnish government won’t sell entire Finnair holding
- Lufthansa to “rebuild” by cutting costs
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 09, 2012
- China bans its airlines from ETS
- New national carrier for Peru?
- Boeing leads Airbus in aircraft sold during January
- SIA sees profit halved in three months ended December
- Dublin Airport to pay rebates to airlines
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 06, 2012
- Kingfisher’s entry into oneworld ‘on hold’
- Cyprus Airways says negotiations with investors not under consideration yet
- Superjet gets EASA certification
- Estonian selects E-Jets to support long term strategy
- Air Namibia orders two A319s
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 03, 2012
- Malév ceases operations
- Air Astana to spend $1 billion on new aircraft
- Majority stake sell-off in Cyprus Airways being considered
- airberlin to be full member of Oneworld on 20 March
- AirAsia Japan received AOC
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 26, 2012
- Boeing sees profit rise 21 per cent, Commercial Airplanes revenue up 14 per cent
- Delta profits increase over 40 per cent in 2011 on strong revenue performance….
- ..While US sees profit fall 86 per cent
- Eurocopter boosts sales by 12 per cent
- Etihad buys 40 per cent stake in Air Seychelles, increases freighter fleet
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 25, 2012
- Norwegian signs for 222 new aircraft
- Saudi Arabian orders eight B777s
- ILFC completes nearly 300 leases in 2011
- Sale of Barajas and El Prat airports halted
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 24, 2012
- Bombardier lands orders for 249 aircraft and delivers 245 in 2011
- Airbus increases average list prices by nearly four per cent
- CFM posts record year
- UTair signs five year leasing contract for B737s
- FAA downgrades safety ratings of Curaçao and Sint Maarten
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 23, 2012
- EASA issues AD over A380 cracking problem
- Jet Airways posts fourth consecutive quarterly loss, excises option on B737s
- THY to acquire LOT?
- Cathay signs for A350s
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 19, 2012
- ECA says new fatigue rules improved “but not yet safe”
- Increase in premium class passengers for November but trend downward - IATA
- ATR posts record breaking year
- Investigation into Qantas A380 engine failure nearing conclusion
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 18, 2012
- Ethiopian challenges findings of ET 409 crash report
- India’s Aviation Ministry supports foreign airline investment
- Airbus looking to increase production
- ICAO pledges emissions proposal by end of year
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 17, 2012
- Confidence continues to decline - IATA
- Airbus announces record year
- RBS Aviation bought by Sumitomo Mitsui
- WestJet considering launch of regional airline
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 17, 2012
- Airbus expected to win 2011 order race
- Vueling to invest over €300 million in new aircraft
- LAN,TAM revise estimate of “synergies” after merger
- ANA reports 100,000 passengers carried on Dreamliner
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 13, 2012
- AF-KLM reveals three year plan to restore profitability
- Potential buyers looking at American ?
- Volaris finalises “largest aircraft order in Mexican history”
- Air Asia X pulls out of Europe
- Aeroflot to lease 50 B737s
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 12, 2012
- Air India restructuring plan rejected by lenders
- Embraer delivers over 200 aircraft in 2011
- GACAG joins criticism of ETS
- Lufthansa Group posts record passenger numbers
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 11, 2012
- Spirit finalises major Airbus order
- AF-KLM firms up B787 order
- More cost cutting at Austrian ?
- SAS denies Qatar talks
- B737 achieves new monthly build rate of 35
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 10, 2012
- EC orders Malev to repay “illegal state aid”
- Modest improvement in global safety - EASA
- Etihad buying into Aer Lingus - apparently not
- Lufthansa to operate first scheduled transatlantic biofuel flight
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 09, 2012
- Hong Kong Airlines orders A380s
- First Air B737 accident currently classified CFIT
- Seven passengers injured by turbulence on Qantas flight
- EC looking forward to constructive talks with US over ETS
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 07, 2012
- Cracks found in wing ribs on small number of A380s, not safety issue
- Boeing ends 2011 with over 50 per cent increase in orders
- EC stands firm on China’s reaction to ETS
- India’s aviation authority wants assurances that financial woes will not affect safety
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 05, 2012
- Chinese airlines to refuse to pay ETS charge
- Boeing to close Wichita facility
- Garuda budget carrier to split from parent by March
- AMR to trade on OTC Markets
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 04, 2012
- Lufthansa warns of higher ticket prices due to ETS surcharge
- AMR to be delisted by New York Stock Exchange
- GECAS increases ATR72 order
- TAM’s shareholders approve exchange share ratio with LAN
- Aeroflot sells off regional subsidiary
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on January 03, 2012
- Passenger markets soften in November, air cargo still weak - IATA
- Transaero signs for four Dreamliners
- Thai completes its first biofuel flight
- Jade Cargo suspends services due to “overall weak” demand
- Air India to issue “preference shares” worth INR75 bn to banks
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 23, 2011
- IAG wins bidding for bmi
- AMR gets permission to continue purchase of 32 aircraft for 2012
- Thai selects R-R to power 20 new aircraft
- Jetstar Japan lodges AOC application
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 21, 2011
- First legal challenge over EU’s emission scheme due in court today
- Gulf Air confirms B787 cancellations, in talks to change widebody orders
- EVA about to join Star?
- Icelandair and Transaero add to fleet
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 20, 2011
- Qantas 2008 incident probably caused by rare computer failure
- EC carries out raids on Brussels and TAP offices
- Etihad becomes airberlin’s largest single shareholder
- Chinese carriers planning to start litigation against EU ETS
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 19, 2011
- American CEO warns of job losses as it works under Chapter 11 process
- ANA to postpone some Dreamliner services because of delayed delivery
- Kingfisher to join oneworld in February
- JAL repaying loans ahead of schedule
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 16, 2011
- TAM LAN merger clears final regulatory hurdle
- B747-8 Intercontinental gets FAA certification
- New CEO appointed at Star
- Cost cuts on the way at Austrian
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 15, 2011
- Virgin Atlantic makes rival bid for bmi
- B777 receives 330 minute ETOPS
- AEA says European carriers in for tough 2012
- Bodi Group to launch new domestic airline in Mongolia
- Airbus delivers its 7,000th aircraft
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 15, 2011
- Southwest places firm order for 208 B737s includes MAX version
- Ethiopian becomes latest member of Star
- airBaltic gets capital increase from Government
- Delta, US complete slot swap deal
- Air Zimbabwe has B767 seized at Gatwick
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 05, 2011
- Concerns expressed over EC’s planned slot revision
- ICAO could be looking for global agreement on emissions by end of next year
- Bombardier Aerospace sees rise in revenues for third quarter
- Kalitta adds B747-400ERF to fleet
- Change of name for ATA
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 01, 2011
- United Continental receives single operating certificate
- Boeing to chooses Renton facility for B737 MAX production
- Successful first flight test for sharklet-fitted A320
- Robert L. Sumwalt sworn in for second term as Board member of NTSB
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on December 01, 2011
- Parent of American Airlines files for Chapter 11 protection
- Aegean reports 15 per cent rise in revenues for first nine months
- Finnair to reduce size of narrow body fleet
- Etihad boss says Arab airlines should work together
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 29, 2011
- International passenger demand slowing, freight continues decline - IATA
- Is Qantas still interested in premium airline based in Asia ?
- COMAC wins order from Hebei for ARJ21s
- Bell gets EASA certification for 407GX
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 23, 2011
- EC updates blacklist
- American decides on A319 and A321 as part of its massive order
- Copa, Avianca-TACA near to joining Star Alliance
- Rostechnologii transfers five regionals to Aeroflot
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 18, 2011
- Boeing ends week with record breaking flourish
- Premium traffic stronger than expected in September - IATA
- Hawaiian signs for five A330s, great week for Airbus sales
- Xiamen joining SkyTeam
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 14, 2011
- BALPA launch FTL video campaign
- Very successful Dubai Air Show for Boeing
- TAM posts net loss for quarter despite positive operating performance
- R-R wins $500 million order from Saudi
- SAS sells MD80s to Allegiant
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 11, 2011
- ASPA - Update
- A350-900 pushed back six months
- SAS Group returns to black despite slight fall in revenues
- Estonian to acquire more CRJs to replace Boeings
- Caribbean takes delivery of its first ATR72-600
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 11, 2011
- ASPA Pilots injured - Perfecto detained in Mexicana protest
- AF-KLM profit plummets 95 per cent
- Airbus increasing lead in orders
- AirAsia to launch premium airline?
- American enters into Sale-Leaseback deal with ILFC for 15 B737s
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 08, 2011
- Crew of LOT B777 receive state honours
- AirTran pilots approve Seniority Integration Agreement
- CIT signs up for up to 30 E-Jets
- SIA reveals 62 per cent fall in profit for half year
- United Continental announces first U.S commercial advanced biofuel flight
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 07, 2011
- IAG reports 26 per cent drop in quarter profits
- Asiana planning to increase fleet
- DAE converts B747-8Fs to B777Fs
- Aer Lingus announces “strong” third quarter
- Alaska to begin biofuel flights
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 03, 2011
- IATA says EU emission scheme “hornets nest”
- Warsaw Chopin fully open after LOT B767 emergency landing
- Embraer posts rise in revenue but fall in profit
- Garuda sees operating profit rise over 300 per cent
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on November 03, 2011
- LOT B767 makes emergency landing at Warsaw
- Lufthansa to begin ‘exclusive talks’ with IAG over bmi ?
- Aeromexico posts company record third quarter results
- Night time bans result in high economic and environmental price says TIACA
- Embraer achieves company milestone in Chinese market
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 28, 2011
- JetBlue firms 40 A320neo order, posts $35 million profit for quarter
- Revenues up nine per cent at Boeing Commercial
- Transaero to be next A380 customer ?
- China latest to demonstrate biofuel
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 24, 2011
- FAA proposing £1 million penalty against Pinnacle
- Norwegian posts “best ever quarterly results”
- Thai Airways planning Ultra Low Cost Carrier
- Second C919 order announced within week
- Ryanair looking to buy up to 300 aircraft
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 21, 2011
- TAM finalises A320 family order
- Southwest posts loss despite record operating revenues
- Boeing forecasts $200 billion in new aircraft for Northeast Asia market
- Night flight ban at Frankfurt could cost Lufthansa Cargo “millions”
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 21, 2011
- IFALPA, ECA outraged at publication of crew conversation on flight AF447
- A350 XWB’s Trent engine installed on flying testbed
- Air New Zealand invests in regional market with ATR purchase
- Boeing begins production ramp up of B737NG
- UK operator to sell Edinburgh Airport
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 19, 2011
- AF-KLM CEO steps down
- China Eastern cancels B787 order replaces with B737s and buys A330s
- Sharp fall in Premium Class passengers during August - IATA
- Embraer delivers 28 aircraft during third quarter
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 19, 2011
- BA in talks with Lufthansa over bmi?
- Recorders from Airlines PNG Dash 8 recovered
- Thai increases stake in Nok Air
- GECAS leases aircraft to Kenya Airways and Garuda Citilink
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 17, 2011
- Airlines PNG Dash 8 crashes in Papua New Guinea, survivors reported
- US, Delta slot exchange gets final approval
- Air India resuming talks with Star?
- Air France, Airbus “undertake world’s greenest commercial flight”
- MTU intending to increase stake in IAE
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 14, 2011
- Cargolux finally accepts delivery of B747-8F
- R-R and P & W announce partnership for next generation engines, IAE restructure
- ‘Concern’ by IMF over Latvian government’s increased stake in airBaltic
- AirAsia gives up on Vietnamese joint venture
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 13, 2011
- American to cut winter capacity, retiring up to 11 B757s
- SIA denies start up date for budget airline
- Virgin Atlantic still looking at buying into bmi
- Russia will need over 1,000 passenger aircraft during next 20 years says Airbus
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 12, 2011
- European Airspace User Association says EC must ‘hold firm’ on improvements
- SIA’s Low Cost to start in April?
- Boeing delivers 127 aircraft in third quarter
- GECAS sign for six E190s plus options.
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 11, 2011
- Qantas sign for 110 A320s for Asia outsourcing project
- More skies close for Open Skies
- Meanwhile IAG set up a Spanish-based LCA
- EU Advocate General says Emissions cap is legal
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 10, 2011
- Boeing lands orders from Arik and Ethiopian
- First biofuelled passenger flight for UK
- BAA to sell one Scottish airport before Stansted sale
- Cargolux progressing with deal on “contractual issues” for B747-8F
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 08, 2011
- Frankfurt on track to open new runway within two weeks
- Thousands apply to become to fly for British Airways
- ALPA – I calls on President Obama to implement fatigue rules
- Qantas boost Dallas – Ft Worth frequency
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 07, 2011
- Boeing forecasts $760 billion market for new aircraft in North America
- LAN, TAM appeal against conditions, still expect merger to be completed early 2012
- President of airBaltic stands down
- IAG not ruling out low cost carrier
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 05, 2011
- IATA says passenger demand slowing, freight market shrinking
- Turbulence over U.S east coast injures at least 18
- Shares in AMR fall over 30 per cent on bankruptcy fears
- Iberia stages Spain’s first bio-fuelled commercial flight
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on October 04, 2011
- Sudan F50 crash lands after main gear failure
- Cargolux reaches ‘tentative agreement’ with Boeing over B747-8F delay
- Deadline for JAT replacement tender extended
- CHC orders 20 EC225s plus options
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 29, 2011
- AEA, ERAA and IATA highly critical of latest ETS plan
- LAN says antitrust ruling was based on wrong information
- UTair finalises order for 40 B737s
- Republic of Congo’s new flag carrier begins operations
- Avianca signs up for four A330Fs
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 29, 2011
- EC ETS allows airlines to take 85 per cent free of charge in 2012
- United pilots request delay in Continental merger over ‘safety concerns’
- BA acquires six slot pairs at Heathrow from bmi
- Ireland receives expressions of interest in its remaining 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus
- PAL cancels all flights today due to strike action
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 27, 2011
- Air France-KLM to purchase up to 110 long haul aircraft
- EC to announce “aviation benchmark values” today
- airBaltic’s filing for legal protection rejected
- ANZ increases stake in Virgin Australia
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 26, 2011
- SWAPA and ALPA-International reach seniority agreement
- RAM offered bail out by Moroccan Government
- United narrow body order the next battleground
- 747-8F takes another order book hit
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 23, 2011
- CRJ production rates cut in the face of a weakening order book
- BA looking at 747-400 replacement plans
- Kenya Airways seeks to double capitalisation
- Strike by ground staff hits QF harder than forecast
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 21, 2011
- Airbus forecast demand for 27,800 aircraft over next 20 years
- China will need 72,700 more pilots by 2030 says Boeing
- FAA to fine Cogan $1.8 million
- Qantas cancels 28 of today’s flights due to ground staff industrial action
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 19, 2011
- Kingfisher seeking cash injection
- Gulf Air reinstates workers sacked during democracy protests
- Air France-KLM likely to split long haul order between Airbus & Boeing
- BAA seeks judicial review of Competition ruling
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 16, 2011
- Flexible routing test reveal significant fuel and emissions savings
- FAA considers $590K fine for Alaska Airlines
- Third production Sukhoi 100 gets airborne
- Interjet pulls out of Mexicana deal
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 15, 2011
- No more jets for now say Delta
- Virgin also eyeing bmi
- Interjet considering Mexicana takeover
- Turkish continues fleet expansion with Boeing order
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 14, 2011
- Kenya Airways receives its eighth Embraer aircraft
- Hurricane Irene impacts United Continental Holdings August 2011 operational performance
- August 2011 traffic figures – BAA's airports
- Combined August 2011 Traffic for SkyWest Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 09, 2011
- Yak-42 crashes in Russia, many dead but two survive
- Irish Government looking to sell its stake in Aer Lingus
- Boeing forecasts that China will require 5,000 new aircraft in next 20 years
- BEA Human Factors panel to analyse conduct of AF447 flight
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 08, 2011
- AIPA concerned over FWA ruling
- Airbus still ahead of Boeing in orders
- Latvian government to increase its shareholding in AirBaltic
- Major investor for Mexicana could be announced within next two weeks
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 07, 2011
- Trans States Embraer skids off Ottawa runway – no injuries
- Air France looking for more savings
- ILFC breaking away from American International ?
- Bids received in Spanish airport sale
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 03, 2011
- Aer Lingus reports narrowing losses for half year
- Air India to get major government bail-out?
- Romanian Government decides to sell 20 per cent stake in Tarom
- Chile’s Tribunal gives go-ahead to LAN,TAM merger
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 02, 2011
- Star’s CEO heading to Austrian
- Passenger traffic up but cargo stagnating - IATA
- THY posts performance reversal for second quarter
- LAN,TAM merger gets further delay
- Lao buys two A320s
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on September 01, 2011
- NZALPA highly critical of Government’s Transport Policy Direction
- Boeing formally approves launch of re-engined B737
- Kenya Airways finalises contract for 10 E190s, purchase rights on another 16
- TAM revises fleet plans
- Registration AirAsia Japan
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 31, 2011
- U.S East Coast airports return to normal operation after ‘Irene’
- Gulf A320 skids off runway at Cochin
- Dreamliner receives EASA certification
- Juneyao Airlines disciplined for failing to yield to ‘emergency call’
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 27, 2011
- Delta places $8 billion order with Boeing
- Air China sees fall in half year profit
- Delivery date of first Dreamliner announced
- LAN, TAM merger complaint hearing delayed
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 26, 2011
- ANZ full year profit same as previous 12 months
- Test bed performance B737 delivered to United
- U.S FAA places restrictions on employment of former safety inspectors
- Two injured when jet bridge collapses at LAX
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 25, 2011
- Qantas posts full year profit in line with expectations, gets draft approval for jv with AA
- Airports in American East Coast back to normal service after earthquake
- ATR delivers 72-600 to launch customer
- United Continental to spend $550 million for onboard improvements
- MAS sees second quarter loss but rising revenues
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 23, 2011
- First Air B737 crashes in Canada, three survivors
- B747-8F certified to enter service
- Peruvian Air Line S.A temporarily grounded due to maintenance issues
- FAA issues new rule requiring scheduled airlines to install ice detection equipment
- IndiGo to begin international services next week
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 22, 2011
- airberlin to cut network and capacity after latest quarter loss
- Thai finalises $1.7 billion Boeing order
- El Al posts quarter loss reversing previous year’s result
- LEAP confirmed as sole powerplant for C919
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 19, 2011
- Dreamliner completes flight testing for type certification
- Premium demand increasing year-on-year but slowing
- More orders for Superjet
- SAS stays in black for second quarter
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 18, 2011
- Transaero becomes Russia’s launch customer of A320neo
- Thai posts first quarterly loss in two years
- PT Sky orders 12 SSJ100s
- Bombardier receives Q400 order from ‘unidentified’ customer
- Losses widen at Kingfisher
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 17, 2011
- Qantas to set up new Asia based premium airline, place fleet order – reaction from AIPA
- Jetstar Japan launched
- GOL sees quarter’s losses widen
- ALC finalises Boeing order worth nearly $3 billion
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 11, 2011
- Tiger grounding lifted
- MAS, AirAsia agree share swap
- SIA orders another eight B777-300ERs
- Trial of ‘Known Crewmember’ screening begins
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 09, 2011
- Trading in MAS, AirAsia suspended, rumours of share swap deal
- Boeing rolls out first ANA B787
- Southwest posts less than expected quarter’s profit
- European airlines reports 10 per cent increase in passenger numbers January-May
- Atlas Air Worldwide sees half year profit slashed
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 06, 2011
- Deal reached on FAA funding
- Aeromexico makes first bio-fuelled commercial transatlantic flight
- Tiger hearing adjourned again
- Copa posts 40 per cent rise in profit
- AACO latest to join in criticism of EU’s ETS
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 05, 2011
- B747-8F completes certification flight testing
- JAL reports profits for quarter
- Thai’s new regional to operate A320s, end of Thai Tiger?
- Fly Leasing increases portfolio with acquisition of 49 aircraft worth over $1 billion
- Meridiana Fly and Air Italy to merge
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 04, 2011
- Tiger Airways adjourned for fourth time, flying again soon?
- Alitalia cuts losses by nearly half
- Kuwait looking for investor to buy 35 per cent stake
- Acquisition of Finnish Commuter by Flybe Nordic approved by competition authorities
- Hawaiian drops into red
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 03, 2011
- Air India’s application for membership to Star ‘on hold’
- JAT to be replaced as Serbia’s national airline?
- ANA posts widening quarter losses
- Korean orders two B737-900s
- Boeing Airplanes reports increased revenue in quarter
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on August 02, 2011
- AF responds to third interim report into loss of A330
- Caribbean B737 overshoots runway in Guyana, no fatalities
- June traffic sees softening in demand - IATA
- IAG sees first half reversal, now in profit
- Tiger Airways hearing adjourned a third time
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- Tiger Airways Australia given “conditions” before resumption of flights
- Unease over EU’s ETS scheme still mounting
- Delta sees profit cut by half
- Korean converts CSeries LOI to firm order
- Lufthansa Group sees slight operating profit for first six months
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- Asiana B747F lost off South Korean coast
- Lufthansa places firm order for 30 A320neo family
- AF-KLM posts second quarter loss
- Tiger Airways Australia suspension continues
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- IAG signs for eight A330-300s
- ALPA Int’l express own disappointment at Congress inability to extend FAA funding
- LAN reports profit slump
- Boeing, Embraer and IDB to fund research into renewable fuel from sugarcane
- Third interim report on AF330 acccident to be published
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- American announces “largest aircraft order in history” - posts second quarter loss
- ANA, AirAsia to form LCC
- Airlines still awaiting approval to fly A380 into India
- Finnair begins commercial services using biofuel
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- Rumours gathering pace regarding American order
- Mexicana to relaunch ?
- EC investigating state aid at regional airports in France and Germany
- airBaltic to retire Fokker 50 fleet
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- Swiss Pilots on track for a new Collective Labour Agreement
- American in sale leaseback deal with AerCap, still rumoured to be in talks with Airbus
- Lufthansa launches world’s first scheduled passenger service using biofuels
- Premium travel demand rises nearly 10 per cent in May - IATA
- Sikorsky retires ‘record breaker’
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- TSA pilots reach tentative agreement after five years
- ANA involved in another budget carrier jv ?
- DAE cancels 35 B737 orders
- Finnair latest to begin scheduled flights using biofuel
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- ALPA Malta withdraws strike threat
- NZALPA welcomes ruling that CAA’s random search of pilot information unlawful
- Puyehue still disrupting schedules
- Norwegian to increase Dreamliner fleet six
- Milestone for A330
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- Air France goes on offensive with revised business strategy
- Lufthansa to begin scheduled flights using mix of conventional and bio fuels
- GOL buys rival Webjet
- Embraer delivers 25 commercial jets in second quarter
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- B727 crashes in D.R. Congo, at least 50 survivors
- Australia to introduce carbon price system in 2012, concern among national carriers
- Boeing posts second quarter deliveries
- ANZ cleared by U.S in cargo cartel investigation
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- US airlines challenge to EU’s emission trading scheme gets first hearing
- Tiger Airways Australia stops selling tickets
- Air France-KLM to expand role of holding company, may allow acquisition of carriers
- Boeing estimates a $150 billion market in passenger aircraft in India over next 20 years
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- Delta world’s leading carrier in terms of capacity, says report
- Result of enquiries into merger of LAN and TAM expected “next few days”
- ANA begins Dreamliner service readiness validation
- Hawaiian expands inter island fleet
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- Tiger Airways Australia suspended “risk to air safety”
- Flybe, Finnair set up jv to acquire Finnish Commuter
- Qantas resumes NZ flights
- Other American airlines looking to place large orders?
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- Airbus gets agreement from China to buy 88 A320 family
- Call for ‘passenger compensation’ to be further defined, further costs to airlines?
- Eurocopter jv with Kazakhstan signed in Paris
- Boeing opens new line in Salt Lake City
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- Virgin Atlantic pilots vote for action, no dates set
- Ash cloud’s effect on Australian airports diminishing but spreading over Tasman Sea
- RusAir Tu-134 crashes, over 40 fatalities but eight survivors reported
- Paris Show 1: Boeing announces more orders
- Airbus continues to announce major interest in A320neo
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- BA and LAN agree settlement in price cartel lawsuit
- Jazeera latest to join IATA
- First ANA crews complete pilot training on Dreamliner
- Indian carriers to place orders worth $6.5 billion at Paris show ?
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- ALTA calls on members to reject international aviation in EU’s ETS scheme
- Bombardier receives second order in a week for CSeries
- Update on AF330 search
- Dreamliner to visit Warsaw later this month
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- IATA’s CEO tells EU to scrap ETS
- Both B747-8 versions to debut at Paris show
- SIA and Virgin Australia announce “long term partnership”
- Buenos Aires flights disrupted by ash cloud
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- IATA slashes 2011 forecast over 50 per cent
- Airbus drops A320 freighter conversion programme
- MAS to join oneworld
- Boeing updates order book
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- International demand rebounds in April - IATA
- Braathens buys 10 CSeries, options on another 10
- ANA gets anti-trust immunity for JV with Lufthansa on Japan-Europe routes
- Hong Kong’s third runway will be needed sooner than expected says Cathay’s CEO
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- Slot allocation review could result in €5 billion benefit says EC
- China Southern to buy six B777Fs
- ATR’s 72-600 gets EASA certification
- Jazz rebranded as Air Canada Express
- Aegean manages to reduce first quarter losses
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- BEA releases first details of AF330 accident
- Norwegian to acquire more Dreamliners
- Tarom privatisation abandoned
- Boeing and ANA to begin service readiness tests ahead of first B787 delivery
- CAL, Air Jamaica merger concluded
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- Flight suspensions begin as ash cloud reaches UK airspace
- Air France KLM returns to profit
- Name of Japan’s first budget airline revealed
- Delta, US announce revised slot swap deal
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- Icelandic volcano eruption not expected to impact European airspace - Eurocontrol
- Premium travel “down significantly” in March says IATA
- Lufthansa finalises freighter order worth over $1 billion
- Embraer responds to press reports about E190 checks
- Romania latest to have “infringement procedure” launched against it by EC
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- Sol Airways Saab 340 down near Bartloche Argentina
- Delta, Air France KLM and Alitalia reducing North Atlantic capacity
- Dubai traffic up by 13.2%
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- Airbus to boost narrow body production to 42 a month
- Thai posts profit for first quarter
- United pilots blast airline for 9/11 insensitivity
- Visa say airlines gaining ground in war against online fraud
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- AF447 FDR and CVR yield good data
- Boeing push 777 production to seven a month
- Aer Lingus woes continue with losses of €55.9m in Q1
- Oil price slide prompts airline share price rebound say analysts
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- ANA traffic up despite the effects of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
- Qantas takes off for Dallas/Ft Worth
- New owner of Mexicana to be named 27 May
- Udvar-Hazy says 100-200 seat market will be defined by Boeing response to A320neo
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- SIA sees full year’s profit leap fivefold
- Solar Impulse in first international flight
- BA cabin crew dispute reaches agreement
- Air Berlin posts widening losses for first quarter
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- LAN buys five more B767s
- Air Canada reduces operating losses
- U.S DOT reverses decision on Delta/Virgin Australia antitrust immunity
- easyJet sees six months losses nearly double “in line with guidance”
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- Six B787s ordered by China Southern for subsidiary
- Update on AF330 search
- Trent 1000 receives ETOPS approval
- SAS Group cuts quarter’s losses by half
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- Lufthansa Group sees improving operating performance but still in red
- Aer Lingus reports widening operating losses, more cost cuts?
- Hawaiian posts rising first quarter profits but sees operating loss
- Virgin Blue becomes Virgin Australia
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- Travel demand shrinks in March - IATA
- Korean Air posts first quarter net profit up nearly half, to buy more aircraft
- EU,US safety agreement takes effect
- Embraer sees over fourfold increase in net profit for first three months
- Losses at Finnair widen
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 29, 2011
- NTSB investigating Southwest runway excursion, updates fuselage rupture investigation
- ILFC firms up order for 100 A320neo family
- Second B787-8I joins flight test program
- US Airways posts widening losses...
- ..as does Delta
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 27, 2011
- Hijacker overpowered on Alitalia flight
- Southwest to close AirTrans purchase within seven days, first quarter profit down
- Pluna orders another three CRJ900s
- 2010 was third year in last four without fatal US airline passenger accident - NTSB
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 27, 2011
- American narrows losses
- Next stage of AF330 investigation begins
- Barbados assigned Category 2 status from FAA
- ALPA supports ATC’s as “Trusted Partners”
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 22, 2011
- Mozambique added to EU blacklist
- First Superjet 100 delivered
- Eurocopter’s Dauphin reaches 1,000th milestone
- Rising fuel prices and civil unrest dampening demand - IATA
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 20, 2011
- American Airlines to be part of Mexicana rescue project ?
- Boeing ready to start B787 pilot training “on Global Scale”
- Embraer delivers 20 commercial jets in first three months
- Hawaiian Airline pilots donate over $14,000 to Japan disaster
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 19, 2011
- ALPA Malta responds to airport’s claim that charges are not excessive
- Report into fuel leak on Thomas Cook B757 leads to revision of Service Bulletin
- Changes to Controller Scheduling announced by FAA
- Star Flyer places first direct order with Airbus
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 19, 2011
- Southwest, AirTran pilots sign fourway agreement to begin seniority integration
- Head of FAA’s Air Traffic Organisation resigns following incidents
- Kenya Airways finalises Dreamliner orders....
- ....but Air Pacific decides to cancel its Dreamliner orders
- BA cabin crews near to resolving dispute?
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 16, 2011
- Commercial flights resume at Sendai
- FAA increases staffing at 27 Control Towers
- Canadian Helicopters reaches conditional agreement for NZ’s largest helicopter operator
- Airbus launches bio-fuel projects in Mexico and Spain
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 15, 2011
- NTSB investigating A380 wing clip incident
- ICAO, EC, Eurocontrol and EASA organising volcanic ash simulation exercise
- Superjet 100 close to delivery to launch customer three years later than scheduled
- Embraer wins up to 35 orders from Chinese carriers
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 14, 2011
- IFALPA Conference issues statement of support for the pilots of Japan Air Lines
- SAS to lease B737NGs as it modernises fleet
- Lufthansa says EU’s ET scheme could become “fiasco”
- AFRAA says Governments should support African airlines
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 05, 2011
- ALPA Malta welcomes new CEO at flag carrier, says restructuring should begin without delay
- Southwest continuing inspection of B737-300 after in flight decompression incident
- Parts of AF330 that crashed in 2009 located
- Garuda sees year’s profit nearly cut in half but revenues up
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 01, 2011
- AMR victim of hoax take-over bid ?
- GECAS finalises order for 10 B777-300ERs
- Air China sees yearly profit more than double
- BAA considering Competition Commission’s decision forcing sale of two airports
- WTO expected to reveal findings in Boeing subsidy case today
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on April 01, 2011
- IATA says political unrest to blame for slowdown in growth
- El Al reverses losses in 2010
- Porter Airlines converts options to two Q400 NextGen’s
- China Southern sees profits jump fifteen fold
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 30, 2011
- JAL exits bankruptcy, reduces capacity
- EC presents ‘White Paper’ as Roadmap for Single European Transport area
- Cameroon’s new flag carrier commences operations
- BA’s cabin crews vote to back action
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 29, 2011
- Embraer posts 28 per cent drop in yearly profit
- BAA proposing £50 million investment in response to enquiry into December’s disruption
- Eurocopter to acquire Vector Aerospace
- Air Berlin sees losses widen
- Boeing updates order book
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 29, 2011
- NATCA issues statement following incident at Ronald Reagan Washington airport
- Airberlin and GECAS agree package on 12 aircraft
- Embraer signs MoU with China’s ABC Leasing
- Ethiopian gets loan approval for B777 order
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 26, 2011
- El Al firms order for four B737-900ERs
- THY sees year’s profit cut by nearly half
- IATA says UK’s APD freeze good for Britain but UK passengers still highest taxed
- AirTran’s stockholders approve merger with Southwest
- Bombardier, COMAC sign strategic agreement
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 24, 2011
- European slot coordinators to be flexible on ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ rules
- Virgin Blue expecting challenging second half of year
- Estonian to replace SAAB 340s with larger turbo-props
- Turkish decides on Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for freighters
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 24, 2011
- Sun D’Or loses operating license
- Alitalia finalises agreement on 20 EJets
- Arik enters into jv with Sierra Leone
- EU Brazil sign “far reaching” agreement
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 21, 2011
- Lufthansa Group achieves performance turnaround in 2010
- Air Canada cuts routes due to high fuel costs
- Embraer’s E-Jets now total 100 operating in Latin America and Caribbean
- Qantas reaches settlement in NZ freight price fixing
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 17, 2011
- EU and US conclude safety agreement
- Boeing to contribute $2 million to support relief effort in Japan
- Search for AF330 to resume this month
- ICAO and WCO to expand cooperation on cargo security
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 15, 2011
- Several airports in north east Japan affected by Friday’s earthquake and tsunami
- CAL issues statement regarding recent in-flight shutdowns
- Bell reports “exceptional show” at last week’s HELI-EXPO
- Boeing updates order book to include latest deals
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 14, 2011
- IAA - Overall trend in air traffic optimistic despite decline in February
- Continental Airlines Announces Daily Non-Stop Service from New York to Stuttgart
- ALPA applauds Mesaba Airlines’ announcement to recall all furloughed pilots
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 11, 2011
- Half year profits up 86%, Cathay Pacific places $6 billion worth of orders
- SkyWest Traffic up by 42.4% following Express Jet acquisition
- Ferrovial considers Chinese bid for BAA holding
- Aeroflot looks to Olympic travel boost with 777 order
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 10, 2011
- ILFC commits to 100 Neos and 33 738s
- 747-8I one step closer to first flight
- SES Implementation plan announced in Budapest
- ATR and Azul “think pink” to raise breast cancer awareness
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 08, 2011
- ALPA Malta expresses its concerns over Air Malta restructure plan
- Airbus predicts Asia-Pacific to lead demand in new aircraft
- Pilots committed to sharing Mesa’s success
- American donates MD-80 to Tulsa Tech
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on March 04, 2011
- Mexicana relaunch collapses
- IATA downgrades 2011 outlook
- Olympic, Aegean to appeal against EU ruling
- Norwegian sees profit fall but stays in black
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mark.wardle@nzalpa.org.nz posted on February 23, 2011
- Qantas posts half year profit boost, plans to increase domestic fleet
- Garuda announces leases of 10 B737-800s
- LAN order three B767-300ERs
- Number of flights in Europe up in 2010 – Eurocontrol
- A & F Aviation chooses A320s
- Eurocopter pays tribute to Jean Boulet
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