Aircraft

United Airlines works to reconnect with customers and restore battered reputation

From new plane interiors to revamping airport lounges to being on time, airline aims to bolster image with fliers -- Ruehl Bulan perches on the left rear exit of a United Airlines jet and flings seat cushions, three at a time,...

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Gene Kerrigan: Good times roll for the political cronies

Let's start with a correction to a previous column. And this gives us an opportunity to bring you some good news, some indication that things are better than we thought they were. It was the week in which we suffered flooding....

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Pakistan says new U.S. Afghan policy should not disturb regional balance

By Abdul Hadi Mayar KABUL, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has urged the United States that the new policy of Obama administration on Afghanistan must not disturb balance (of power) in South Asia. Gilani said increase in number of...

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Indian Navy keen to buy newer generation aircraft

By Gulshan R. Luthra. Delhi, India, 06:00 PM IST The Indian Navy has floated a Request for Information (RFI) for a newer generation of aircraft which can operate from the two indigenous aircraft carriers it will commission over...

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Israeli aircraft strike Gaza targets

Palestinians check the damage on a smuggling tunnel following an Israeli airstrike on the border between Egypt and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. The Israeli military said its aircraft have attacked...

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Big-ticket fighter project's big week

THE national security committee of cabinet will consider this week whether to go ahead with Australia's biggest defence contract - spending at least $16 billion on 100 Joint Strike Fighters - or to delay the purchase because of...

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Model of chopper that crashed off N.L. failed first test by 20 minutes: FAA

HALIFAX, N.S. - A test to certify the model of helicopter involved in a fatal crash off Newfoundland showed it would remain airborne for "around 10 minutes" - about one third of the time required - if oil leaked from its...

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Kabul based Safi Airways increases capacity to Frankfurt.

Nov 22, 2009 (Al-Bawaba via COMTEX) -- Five months since the inauguration of the Frankfurt-Kabul route, Safi Airways, the international airline from Afghanistan, will now operate this route with an Airbus 340-300 from early...

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BAE Sytems holds 'early talks' with Qatar Airways

BAE Systems is in early talks with Qatar Airways to provide a fleet of six Avro Business Jets (ABJ) for Qatar Executive, the airline's VIP corporate charter operation. Steward Cordner, Vice-President of ABJ, which debuted at...

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Tanker talk's back, bases get bolstered, sending soldiers home

Forgive me if there is a touch of opinion scattered through this week's military notes column. Tanker trouble After spending a year in a holding pattern, political squabbling over a potential $40 billion Air Force tanker...

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