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Europe's airlines 'on a knife edge'

: Latest News; Tuesday, 26 March 2013

This year is expected to be another profitless year for the European airline industry, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

White Easter for UK?

: Latest News; Tuesday, 26 March 2013

One man has died in deep snow, roads have been blocked, rail lines closed and power failures have affected many areas of the UK, with airline delays and cancellations common.

Abus Dhabi meet racks up AED3bn

: Latest News; Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) says the total value of sales at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013 have topped AED3 billion.

FAA to close 149 towers - at least

: Latest News; Tuesday, 26 March 2013

The US's Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) says due to budget cuts, it will close 149 aviation control towers from April 7, though it will keep 24 open that previously were proposed for closure because "doing so would have a negative impact on the national interest".

Air Zimbabwe plans schedule resumption

: Latest News; Monday, 25 March 2013

Zimbabwe's Air Zimbabwe plans to reintroduce daily flights to Johannesburg within two weeks and ramp up to a full international schedule ahead of the upcoming United Nations (UN) World Tourism Organisation summit in Victoria Falls in August.

Stringent tests on Dreamliner under way

: Latest News; Monday, 25 March 2013

Plane maker Boeing is to subject its B787 Dreamliner battery system to Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics* (RTCA), a standard that the company helped develop but didn't use on its problem-hit jet.

New structure for Korean Air

: Latest News; Monday, 25 March 2013

South Korea’s Korean Air plans a new holding company structure via two new entities - Hanjin KAL Holdings and Korean Air - after the board of directors approved the move on 22 March to increase the company’s asset value and improve transparency.

Turkish inks Airbus order

: Latest News; Thursday, 21 March 2013

Turkey's Turkish Airlines has inked a contract for up to 117 A320 aircraft. "We are placing our biggest-ever order with Airbus," said Faruk Cizmecioglu, the airline's chief marketing officer. The carrier already operates 75 A320 aircraft.

FedEx cuts forecast

: Latest News; Thursday, 21 March 2013

US-based FedEx has cut its full-year forecast after a worse-than-expected quarterly profit attributed to customers switching to cheaper-than-airfreight alternatives.