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Fourth postponement of Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport opening

Continued technical problems continue to dog the opening of Berlin’s new Brandenburg airport, meaning that the already three-times delayed opening will be delayed a fourth time and will not happen in 2017. The problems appear to remain connected with the smoke extraction system. According to Airportzentrale.de: “there are problems with several hundred doors and the […]

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Ukraine International Airlines completes implementation of PROS revenue management solutions

PROS (PRO), the revenue and profit realization company, reported that Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has deployed into production PROS Origin & Destination (O&D) and PROS Real-Time Dynamic Pricing (RTDP) solutions, both part of the company’s RevenuePRO portfolio of products. PROS O&D enables UIA to forecast demand and optimize network revenue associated with market trends and

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Rolls-Royce completes agreements with investigating authorities

Rolls-Royce has reached an agreement with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as well as the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) in relation to “bribery and corruption involving intermediaries in a number of overseas markets” according to a press release from the company, issued January 17. The agreements

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Sabre helps Emirates airline enhance traveller experience using merchandising technology

Sabre is supporting Emirates airline with industry-leading technology that personalises the travel experience for consumers by enabling them to easily purchase a range of customised fares. Sabre and Emirates have also signed a new long-term global distribution agreement to make the airline’s fares available to travel agents globally who use Sabre. Emirates operates more than

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Jeppesen teams with JAA-TO to explore offering European aviation training programs

Jeppesen and the Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organization (JAA TO) have signed an initial Memorandum of Understanding to determine the potential for co-offering European-based aviation training programs. The agreement will look to integrate JAA TO expertise in multiple fields of aviation safety with Jeppesen’s extensive pilot training, flight dispatch and licensing preparation capabilities. With the

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Lufthansa, airberlin deal focus of Ryanair’s attention

The news that Lufthansa plans to wet lease 38 aircraft from its competitor, airberlin, has resulted in Ryanair CCO, David O’Brien, announcing at a media briefing in London that the Irish low-cost carrier will soon be lodging a complaint based on the grounds it is anti-competitive. The deal between Lufthansa and airberlin, which was agreed

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Anguish for relatives as search for missing flight MH370 called off

In a statement issued from Sydney on Tuesday January 17, Malaysian, Chinese and Australian authorities have confirmed that the deep-sea search for the missing Malaysia Airlines’ Boeing 777-200ER, flight MH370, has been terminated without any evidence to support any theories as to where the jet may have crashed. The final location of Flight MH370, which

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Texas Air Composites now operating as – Aviation Technical Services Components –

Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has finalized the transition of Texas Air Composites (TAC), located in Fort Worth, TX, to the ATS brand and has renamed the company ATS Components. TAC, a Domestic 145 Repair Station specializing in composite structural fabrication, support and repair for regional/business-, commercial-, and military-grade aircraft, has been operating as an ATS

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Death toll reaches 37 after crash of ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 in Kyrgyzstan

A Boeing 747-400 operated by Turkish cargo operator ACT Airlines has crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas Airport at 7.31 Monday, local time; initial reports that the four-man crew all died, with 33 village residents also perishing. The plane was on a flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul and was due to land at Manas Airport, close

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