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Friday July 3, 2009

In observance of the Independence Day holiday in the US, the next edition of Daily News will appear on Tuesday, July 7. [ more ]

French BEA: 'Very far' from establishing AF447 crash cause; A330 hit water intact

Friday July 3, 2009

The lead investigator examining the May 31 Air France A330-200 accident said yesterday that malfunctioning pitot probes were "one of the factors but not the only one" that led to the aircraft's going down in the Atlantic Ocean and declined to cite a cause of the crash. [ more ]

Austrian announces 1,000 job cuts, still confident on Lufthansa takeover

Friday July 3, 2009

Austrian Airlines Group said yesterday that it will need to cut an additional €200 million ($281.6 million) in costs and will slash 1,000 jobs to help it achieve the savings target. [ more ]

AACO warns against 'tit-for-tat' emissions schemes

Friday July 3, 2009

Arab Air Carriers Org. Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha estimated that inclusion of aviation in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme will cost his member airlines around €200 million ($281.6 million) in 2012, the first year that carriers are scheduled to be included. [ more ]

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Sunlight at tunnel's end: Industry players at Paris Air Show believe recovery is coming

The 48th Paris Air Show (June 15-21) got off to a dreary start. The first day was plagued by heavy rain and traffic jams at Le Bourget's entrances, to say nothing of the global economic downturn that has dragged on airlines' and OEMs' bottom lines. Before the event even started, Airbus hinted that production cuts in 2010 and 2011 may be necessary and carriers signaled that the traditional big air show orders would not be forthcoming. MORE


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