In Quest For Effective And Environment-Friendly Airplanes
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eTN Staff Writer
LONDON - The aircraft industry is developing the More Electric Aircraft (MEA), with the ultimate goal of distributing only electrical power across the airframe.
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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Wants Vibrant Industry
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Manny Philipson, BusinessWorld Newspaper
When the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) a couple of years ago began the process of rejuvenating the local aviation industry, not very many observers ever believed the initiative could within
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40th Annual General Assembly Of The African Airlines Association
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Chris Mburu, eTN Ambassador
Nairobi (eTN) - Chief executive officers, chairmen, top managers, and directors of African airlines and other aviation officials from the continent are due to converge for a major aviation conference
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Airlines Offer Solutions, Call For Collective Action To Address Climate Change
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eTN Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, DC - The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, today expressed harsh opposition to the European Parliament's October 24 f
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Environmental Groups Applaud Effort To Develop Sustainable Fuel Alternatives
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eTN
SEATTLE, WA (September 24, 2008) - Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization o
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September 19 Crash in Columbia, South Carolina
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eTN
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 24, 2008) - The September 19, 2008 crash of a chartered Lear 60 business jet during takeoff from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Columbia, South Carolina killed four oc
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Aviation Authorities Failing To Do Their Job
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eTN
MALMÖ, Sweden (September 12, 2008)- "Airline passengers are unwittingly facing higher levels of risks due to the increasing amount of aircraft system faults being reported when commercially convenien
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African Aviation
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Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - Information was received that the region’s first true low-cost airline, Fly540, will be starting operations from Uganda by the end of next month, after obtaining its Air Oper
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Conference On September 1 In Amsterdam
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eTN
AMSTERDAM (August 18, 2008) - SANE (Sustainable Aviation Network Europe) organizes on September 1 the conference "Sustainable Aviation: Sound and Climate in Perspective" in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Limited Registration And Sponsorship Opportunities Available
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eTN
MIAMI, Florida (July 30, 2008) - More than 70 top-level executives representing more than 30 airlines have already registered for ALTA's upcoming Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference and Aviation L
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All Non-EU Countries That Are Members Of International Civil Aviation Organization State Opposition
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eTN
WASHINGTON,DC - The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, today voiced harsh opposition to the European Parliament approval of legisl
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Crucial Tools And Information Necessary To Prepare And Implement Crisis Preparedness Plans
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eTN
ALTA's (Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association) Aviation Crisis Preparedness Conference, designed to educate and arm executives with the crucial tools and information necessary to prepa
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Helps Airlines Stay Ahead Of Disruptive Events
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eTN
WSI Corporation today announced the latest release of WSI Fusion(TM), a proactive flight management solution that provides early insight into changing flight, airport, and airspace conditions enabling
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Aviation Industry
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Yusof Sulaiman
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - The Airline Distribution 2008 Conference went on as scheduled last week despite no-show speakers. Held here in the Malaysian capital, the event was hosted by the Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP).
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Sri Lanka Aviation
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eTN Staff writer
SriLankan Airlines has announced it has redoubled its efforts aimed at bringing more tourists to Sri Lanka from India, in support of the country’s tourism industry.
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Solomon Islands
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Charles Kereau
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (eTN) - The Australian-based SkyAirWorld company had entered Solomon Islands airline competition. Its inaugural flight from Brisbane in Australia to Honiara touched down at Honiara International Airport 10am local time Monday.
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CAPA
Asia Pacific aviation is entering "unknown territory", with a new industry structure potentially better positioned to cope with an economic downturn, according to Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison.
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Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Dark clouds are forming over the local travel and tourism industry after the US Federal Aviation Administration downgraded last week the Philippines' aviation safety rating and putting at risk the government's targets for this year.
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Aircraft manufacturers
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Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
Airbus is expecting to sell about 1,300 aircraft by the end of 2007. Boeing is up to 1,154 sales to date, with more expected.
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African aviation
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Abwao Oluoch l East African Business News
NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa's aviation experts and airline chiefs converged in Nairobi recently to explore ways of increasing access to financing for the acquisition of aircrafts amid growing fears that Africa's airlines may be flying into oblivion.
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