Business | Aviation
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Sunday May 27
Qantas looks at splitting licence as Emirates studies closer tie-up
Turbulence hits carrier as it seeks to revive overseas operations
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Sunday May 27
India may retaliate in carbon tax row
Plans to bar Europe carriers if EU goes ahead with emission fee system
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Sunday May 27
Judge weighs AMR bid to tear up union contracts
Airline, employees clash in court over cuts to avoid bankruptcy Airline seeks to address labour costs
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Saturday May 26
India set to lose $29b in airport land scam
New accusations suggest country is developing a Russian-style form of crony capitalism
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Saturday May 26
AirAsia considering more Airbus orders
CEO says agreement will depend on price
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Saturday May 26
Airbus pitches wider seats for obese US passengers
A320s can make way for additional revenue for carriers
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Friday May 25
Air France briefs unions on cost-cutting revamp
But hints of headcount reduction will be avoided
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Friday May 25
Wing cracks result of design mix — CEO
Splits have forced Airbus to take more than a quarter of a billion euros repair charges
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Thursday May 24
Jet likely to order 100 planes for $3.75b
Move to support expansion of its European network, says Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
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Wednesday May 23
Emirates set to triple Spain services
The new service will follow the launch of a second Emirates' flight to Madrid on July 1
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Wednesday May 23
Duty Free seeks additional funds
Expects to finalise financing deal in a couple of weeks following strong interest from banks
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Wednesday May 23
Kuwait to invest $6b in airport expansion
Passenger terminal capacity to go up to 13m
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Tuesday May 22
Shaikh Ahmad opens Airport Show 2012
More than 5,000 visitors expected to attend Airport Show over a three-day period
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Tuesday May 22
Qantas to cut 500 jobs in engineering
Consolidation plans to save up to A$100m a year, but redundancies spark a fierce union backlash
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Tuesday May 22
Euro woes to snuff out Ryanair profit
Soaring fuel costs too will prevent it from repeating record growth, budget carrier warns
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Friday May 18
Air India crisis in tenth day as loss hits Rs1.88b
Strike and the subsequent flight cancellations by the airline have disrupted holidays and travel plans of hundreds
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Friday May 18
UAE's aerospace dream will make jets cheaper to fly
New player makes rapid progress in Al Ain
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Thursday May 17
Singapore Airlines to halt Abu Dhabi, Athens services
Cites weak demand, but move augurs well for Etihad
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Thursday May 17
Air India resumes flights to US and Europe
Sectors merged to carry more passengers
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Wednesday May 16
Plane bound to Moscow from UAE makes emergency landing
The jet made emergency landing in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia after losing cabin pressure, Interfax reported
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Wednesday May 16
Singapore Airlines suspends services to Abu Dhabi, Athens
Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it would suspend services to Abu Dhabi and Athens due to weak demand on both the routes
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Wednesday May 16
India, China fall foul of EU carbon law
Ten airlines hauled up for flouting emission norms given until mid-June to fall in line
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Tuesday May 15
Qatar Airways in strategic alliance with Flexjet
Deal at ongoing business aviation show in Geneva aimed at expanding private jet business
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Monday May 14
Private jet operator to move to DWC by 2013
Leasing negotiations have begun with others
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Monday May 14
Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air ink deal
Airlines enter into full codeshare agreement
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Greek exit could make Eurozone stronger
Departure will show limits of bailouts and allow remaining members to act much more like a unit
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UAE upholds values of free trade
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