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Decision on offer made by Oct. 4.
Aigle Azur shareholder bids for XL Airways | The investment vehicle that wanted to take over French airline Aigle Azur has submitted a last-minute bid to save low-cost, long-haul carrier XL Airways with a plan to take on two of its four-strong Airbus A330 fleet and around half its staff. |
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Qantas plans for first Project Sunrise test flight | Qantas has revealed new details of research plans for its Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul commercial services initiative from Australia that includes a series of supporting test flights, the first of which is scheduled for later this month. |
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| Advertisement | | The skyrocketing popularity of e-commerce is creating opportunities for U.S. airports to expand their operations and enter the cargo business in a big way. | |
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UK launches project to electrify Islander for short-hop routes | A project to convert the nine-passenger Britten-Norman Islander to hybrid-electric propulsion for short-haul flights has kicked off in the UK. Project Fresson is led by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS), which plans to obtain and market a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the conversion. |
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AIR TRANSPORT WORLD MAGAZINE |
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Inside October Air Transport World Editorial: Aviation taxes don’t reduce emissions OP-ED: Why does EC remain silent on Air Italy subsidies? Interview with CEO of Swiss regional Helvetic Research projects focus on sustainable fuel, electric aircraft |
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