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NasJet takes delivery of new Gulfstream G550, under aircraft management for regional client |
www.ameinfo.com | Feb 11, 2012
NasJet-the largest private jet company in the Midde East takes delivery of another managed aircraft, making the company the leading Gulfstream operator in the region. "This also uniquely positions...

Toulouse to be EADS ‘centre of gravity’ - FT.com
www.ft.com | Feb 10, 2012
Tom Enders, the incoming EADS chief executive, is planning to relocate the headquarters of the European aerospace manufacturer from Paris and Munich to Toulouse in a move that will test the delicate Franco-German balancing act at the top of the

FitchResearch
www.fitchratings.com | Feb 10, 2012
Fitch Ratings About Us Contact Us Press Room Events Help Search Sign in Autologin Printer-Friendly Page Click Here for Printer-Friendly Version Fitch Affirms St. Louis, MO Lambert-St. Louis Int'l Airport Revs at 'BBB'; Outlook to Stable Ratings Endorsement Policy 10 Feb 2012 3:52 PM (EST) Fitch

Red Tape - Airlines secretly cash in on unused tickets
redtape.msnbc.msn.com | Feb 10, 2012
With so much talk about airline fees lately, you might overlook perhaps the largest source of ancillary revenue for the industry — and a big headache for you — that lets airlines make money for nothing.

Ace Aviation moves to shutter holding company - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com |
Montreal-based company to distribute $300-million in cash and 11% airline stake to shareholders

CultureLab: Drones vie with supersonics for the future of flight
www.newscientist.com | Feb 9, 2012
<p><em>Paul Marks, senior technology correspondent</em></p><p><img alt="rexfeatures_926235a.jpg" src="http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2012/02/09/rexfeatures_926235a.jpg" class="mt-image-none" style="" height="460" width="600" /><i>(Image: David Crump/Daily Mail/Rex Features )</i></p>

NASA Mission Takes Stock of Earth's Melting Land Ice
www.waterlink-international.com | Feb 9, 2012
In the first comprehensive satellite study of its kind, a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team used NASA data to calculate how much Earth's melting land ice is adding to global sea level rise. Using satellite measurements from the ...

Airline is 'optimistic' over holiday plans (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Feb 9, 2012
An airline and package holiday chief has denied that ‘staycationers’ – people taking their holidays in Britain due to austerity – pose a threat to the overseas breaks business.

Job cuts 'could leave MoD lacking the staff it needs to run itself' | UK news | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 9, 2012
Ministry of Defence is planning to cut 54,000 jobs without a coherent strategy, a parliamentary watchdog warns

Newsvine - Boeing CEO: 787 problem won't slow production
www.newsvine.com | Feb 8, 2012
The CEO of Boeing says the latest problem with its new 787 will not slow production.