Business | Aviation
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Monday Mar 18
flydubai touches down at Sri Lanka’s new airport
Carrier to start scheduled operations to its second destination in Sri Lanka on May 21
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Monday Mar 18
Airbus wins landmark Lion Air order
Order could top 200 jets worth $20 billion at list prices
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Monday Mar 18
Iberia strike called off after deal
Workers accepted proposals to reduce the number of jobs cuts to 3,100,
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Saturday Mar 16
Abu Dhabi named best airport in the Middle East
Airport also had biggest overall improvement in Airport Service Quality satisfaction results
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Friday Mar 15
Price war intensifies in Indian aviation market
Experts feel it could be suicidal for the industry in the long run
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Thursday Mar 14
SkyCargo strengthens its cool chain service
Specialises temperature-sensitive products
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Wednesday Mar 13
Boeing gets nod to test new 787 battery
$15 billion 737 order from Ryanair seen
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Wednesday Mar 13
EU set to suspend airline carbon tax
Bloc agrees on legal text to suspend aviation charge for one year
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Wednesday Mar 13
Gulf airlines to lead air cargo growth
There are early signs that an upturn is on the way, says IATA
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Wednesday Mar 13
Boeing’s Dreamliner battery plan wins approval from US Federal Aviation Administration
Redesign of 787’s power cell approved by US FAA, but still no date on when plane will fly again
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Tuesday Mar 12
Emirates launches $1b sukuk
The 10-year sukuk carries average weighted life of 5 years and was launched at 300 basis points over 5-year midswaps
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Tuesday Mar 12
Emirates flies A380 to Mauritius
Special flight to mark 45th anniversary of independence
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Tuesday Mar 12
Airbus sees A320neo orders
Aimes to sell 200 current-generation models this year
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Tuesday Mar 12
AirAsia buys 49% of Zest Air
Philippine unit of AirAsia expands foothold in airline market
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Tuesday Mar 12
Business Aviation – An industry misunderstood
Businesses that rely on aviation did better during he recession
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Monday Mar 11
Jazeera Airways ups market share on various routes in 2012
Kuwaiti carrier grabbed a 16 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Dubai route in 2012 over the previous year
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Monday Mar 11
Etihad Airways switches flights to New Queen Alia Airport in Amman
New airport is designed to accommodate the rapid increase in passenger number
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Sunday Mar 10
New Aviation Consortium formed
Seen as a solution for SMEs looking to increase their leverage with suppliers and service providers
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Sunday Mar 10
Supreme Court dismisses Kingfisher plea against tax demand
Airline says it is in negotiations with the investors for the revival of grounded fleet
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Sunday Mar 10
Air India likely to end fiscal year with Rs650m positive EBITDA
Increase marginal but would be big boost for airline with negative numbers in 2011-2012
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Saturday Mar 9
Air Arabia takes delivery of second aircraft in 2013
Air Arabia has now received 16 of the 44 A320 aircraft
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Saturday Mar 9
Delta Air Lines chief opposes US policy on knives
It is the first major airline to join backlash to the policy
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Thursday Mar 7
Abu Dhabi Air Expo closes with more than Dh2 billion deals
50% of exhibitors booked for 2014 at Al Bateen Executive Airport
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Thursday Mar 7
Dassault to increase sales by 10% in Mena
Jet manufacturer plans to achieve 10% growth in the region this year
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Thursday Mar 7
US still has questions about Dreamliner
Transportation secretary wants a thorough review
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Mariner of the Seas in maiden call on Dubai
1,020-feet-long cruise ship en route to Singapore and China
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GCC, Mena oil exporters face growth decline
IMF projects their average GDP to fall from 5.7% in 2012 to 3.2% in 2013
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Profits hit by Eurozone crisis, Vodafone says
Vodafone’s businesses in Italy and Spain have been hit hard by the region’s sovereign debt crisis
