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Call for common sense

The Christmas Day drama that saw a Nigerian passenger arrested in Detroit for allegedly attempting to blow up a Delta/Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam as the aircraft prepared to land in the U.S. city has sparked a new round of debate and protests from airlines about the knee-jerk reaction of authorities to introduce new security measures.
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World's first LCC alliance puts pressure on majors

Some may regard it as an unholy alliance, but the announcement last month that sometime bitter rivals, Australian low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar and Malaysian LCC, AirAsia, are to co-operate on a variety of major cost-savings may be a precursor to an even bigger challenge for the region’s full-service carriers. TOM BALLANTYNE reports.
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Newcomers face tough task

This year is destined to be a landmark year for the first Chinese home-grown regional jet, the ARJ21, as the airplane is due to receive certification and make its first deliveries to Chinese customers.
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Haneda hubbub, Narita rallies

Out of the blue last October, Japan’s new transport minister, Seiji Maehara, announced that in future he would promote Tokyo’s Haneda airport as Japan’s major 24-hour international hub airport. This effectively triggered a huge shift in the long established separation policy of airport functions in metropolitan Tokyo, namely Haneda for domestic flights and Narita for international operations.
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