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Airlines Not Worried About The Cost Of Real-Time Aircraft Tracking
Major airlines are united on the need for the real-time tracking of commercial aircraft following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and have not raised cost as a concern, a senior official with the ICAO...
Air Berlin Considers Splitting In Two
Air Berlin’s management is considering splitting the group in two, German magazine Focus reported on Sunday, citing remarks by one of the company’s senior managers. Air Berlin could be divided into a unit tha...
Airbus Company Says Airbus 330 Revamp Would Not Impact Profit Goals
Airbus Company will not allow a proposed revamp of the A330 to blow it off target in delivering profit improvements, the chief executive of parent Airbus Group said. Europe’s largest aerospace player will stick to ...
NTSB Wants More Boeing 787 Battery Tests
The US NTSB on Thursday called for lithium-ion batteries on Boeing 787 Dreamliners to undergo more testing to ensure they are safe. The National Transportation Safety Board urged the Federal Aviation Administration to de...
Boeing Wants To Look Like Apple
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney said the company wanted to be more like Apple in the way it innovates, rather than doing a “moon shot” development every 25 years. Speaking in Seattle at an annual conferen...
Emirates Airlines Could Buy More A380’s If Airbus Upgrades
Emirates would be interested in buying more A380s if Airbus brought a revamped version of the superjumbo onto the market, much like it has done with the A320neo. Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier said on Monday that...
