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Jul 16, 2012
Here is how Air Berlin can survive: Continue to cut costs, grow the long-haul network and everything will be fine eventually. But there are two problems for one of Europe's largest airlines: It does not have the necessary money to grow and, at the moment, there is not even an airport where the plan can be implemented.
Jul 16, 2012
The Airbus A350 is facing crucial milestones in the coming weeks, with final assembly of the first flight-test aircraft to start in September but wing assembly several weeks behind schedule. Airbus plans to confirm by the end of October the A350 schedule leading up to first flight. The wing is due to arrive that month for MSN1, the first flight-test aircraft.
Jul 16, 2012
Mongolia's airline industry could soon be coming to the fore internationally, because it has a remarkable number of carriers that are planning to connect this remote nation to its Asian neighbors.
Jul 16, 2012
Air New Zealand is facing a lot of change this year, as it simultaneously undertakes a leadership transition and a sweeping overhaul of its international business. Christopher Luxon (see photo) is central to both these shifts. As general manager of international operations, he has overseen the review of this segment, and he has also been named to take over as CEO when Rob Fyfe steps down at the end of the year.
Jul 16, 2012
Despite troubles, aircraft builders are eyeing bigger projects.
Jul 16, 2012
In just a few years, the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320NEO will be the new standard aircraft in the narrowbody market. While Boeing is still making crucial design decisions, Airbus has begun parts production for the new type.
Jul 09, 2012
Setting a standard for aircraft carbon dioxide emissions was never going to be easy. It requires the aviation community to agree on a single measure of fuel efficiency—a parameter at the core of competition between manufacturers.
Jul 09, 2012
The crash of an Air France Airbus A330 on June 1, 2009, was a major shock. But with French accident investigation agency BEA's final report released, valuable lessons can be learned, provided that conflicts between the parties involved can be overcome.