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Matt Perkins appointed Vice-Chair of UKspace
Dr. Matt Perkins, CEO of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, has been elected Vice-Chair of the UK Industry Association for Space (UKspace), the trade association of the UK space industry UKspace aims to grow the UK space industry, promote awareness for the industry in government, media and the public, and act as a forum for […]
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Qatar Airways in Talks with FC Barcelona to Boost Business Links
Airline CEO Meets President Of Catalonia And Mayor Of Barcelona Meeting Follows Announcement Of New Strategic Partnership Between Qatar Airways And Football Giants FC Barcelona High level meetings between Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker and senior officials of Catalonia have taken place in Barcelona on the back of yesterday’s announcement that the […]
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Qatar Airways to Become Global Partner of FC Barcelona
Airline Name To Feature On First Team Shirts From Start Of 2013/14 Season 04 Mar 2013 Qatar Airways will enter into a strategic partnership with football giants FC Barcelona that sees the airline’s brand name appear on first team shirts from the start of the 2013/14 season. The three-year agreement with the runaway Spanish league leaders […]
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Qantas to Order A330s and new B737-800s
The Qantas Group today announced it would upgrade its entire fleet of Airbus A330s and order new Boeing 737-800s to drive its strategy in the international and domestic markets. Beginning in late 2014, the Group will reconfigure the interior of 10 Airbus A330-300s and 20 A330-200s with a new flat seat in business class, refreshed economy cabin […]
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Qantas Domestic Wins Most Punctual Airline Title
Qantas Domestic takes 2012 title for most punctual airline Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) confirm Qantas as the most punctual domestic airline in the country. Leading the board in both on-time departures and arrivals, the statistics also highlighted Qantas as the airline with the fewest cancellations […]
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EADS Researchers Battle Against Irksome Winds
At EADS Innovation Works, the company’s research centre, scientists are working on a system that can identify turbulences and gusts already before the aircraft flies into it. It is based on the LIDAR sensor principle. LIDAR stands for LIght Detection And Ranging – using light to discover obstacles and measure how far away they are. To this end, the […]
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Malaysia Airlines to Order 36 ATR 72-600s
ATR and the flag carrier Malaysia Airlines today signed a purchase agreement for 20 firm ATR 72-600s, plus options for 16 additional aircraft. The deal is valued at over US$ 840 million, including options. The signature of this new contract follows a Memorandum of Understanding announced by the airline in December 2012. With today’s signature, […]
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Airbus Delivers First A320 with Sharklet to Jetstar
Airbus has delivered its Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices to Jetstar Japan. Jetstar Japan, one of Japan’s low-cost carriers (LCC), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Japanese carrier for the type. Sharklets are an option on new-build A320 […]
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Qantas Release First Half 2012/13 Financial Results
The Qantas Group today announced statutory profit after tax of $111 million and underlying profit before tax of $223 million for the six months ended 31 December 2012. The Qantas Group today announced statutory profit after tax of $111 million and underlying profit before tax of $223 million for the six months ended 31 December 2012. The result is […]
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Ilyushin Finance Co. to Order 42 Bombardier CSeries Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Moscow-based, national leasing company, Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 32 CS300 aircraft and options for an additional 10 CS300 aircraft. Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Moscow-based, national leasing company, Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 32 CS300 aircraft and options […]