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Sale of French stake in Nice and Lyon airports attracts worldwide interest

A frenzy of interest has been created since the French government announced the country’s intention to relinquish its 60% stake in Nice Côte d’Azur and Lyon-Saint-Exupery airports. Interest is particularly keen owing to a continued increase in traffic and stakes in two of the country’s busiest airports will present investors with relatively stable assets in

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Norwegian Avinor selects WAM from Saab

Defence and security company Saab has been selected by Avinor Air Navigation Services, Norway’s air navigation service provider, to deploy multilateration technology for air traffic surveillance coverage across all of Norway along with surface surveillance for Norwegian airports. Avinor’s NORWAM system will provide air traffic surveillance data to the ARTAS (advanced surveillance data system) tracker

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Air France KLM to cut long-haul routes by 10% if pilots resist changes

In its previous restructuring program Air France KLM only managed to shed 9% of its workforce, or 6,413 employees through voluntary departures, while a further 800 jobs will have to go if the airline is to meet its new target of €1.8bn in cost-cutting. Currently the airline is suffering from heavy competition from both Gulf

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Head of America’s Airbus wants to see reform of ATC system

The Airbus Group Inc. Chairman and CEO, Allan McArtor, has spoken openly at an International Aviation Club lunch meeting, stating that the US national air traffic control system needs to be “free from political shenanigans” and taken out of the federal procurement system, continuing, “It’s high time to move beyond words and into action.” McArtor,

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Commsoft OASES client, JSC UVT AERO awarded AOC to start scheduled regional flights in Russia

Commsoft  announced that start-up Russian airline, JSC UVT AERO, a user of its MRO IT system, OASES, was awarded its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) on July 8th, by the Federal Transport Agency of the Ministry of Transport for the Russian Federation. The regional airline is based in Bugulma and Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan,

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Aeroflot to rescue ailing Transaero with 75% stake purchase

Transaero, Russia’s second-largest airline, has been struggling to stay afloat after the airline’s net debt totaled RUB106 billion at the end of 2014. An Aeroflot spokesman was quoted as saying “Transaero will be completely overhauled and integrated into the Aeroflot group.” According to a Transaero statement, the deal was concluded during a meeting with Igor

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Rivals likely to benefit as more strikes loom at Lufthansa

For an airline struggling to maintain its market share against stiff opposition, further strikes at Lufthansa could see it struggle further after a period of 18 months where numerous strikes have already cost it hundreds of millions of euros. Currently Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), which represents approximately 5,400 pilots at Lufthansa, has agreed to certain concessions

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