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Qatar, Saudi up aviation cooperation

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Qatar and Saudi Arabia have agreed to improve cooperation between the two countries’ aviation markets with a deal recently signed by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) and the Qatar Authority for Civil Aviation. “By this agreement, we aim to develop rules and regulations and facilitate air transportation procedures between Saudi Arabia and Qatar,” said Ayman Bin Baker Naseef, supervisor of GACA’s central department for … [Read more...] about Qatar, Saudi up aviation cooperation

OECD cuts China’s growth figure again

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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will cut its 2009 economic growth projection for China to below 6.5 per cent, the Wall Street Journal reported. The OECD's previous forecast, made in November, was 8 per cent, but Richard Herd, the organisation's chief economist, said it was unlikely China will achieve this goal. Last week, the World Bank revised its projection for China's GDP growth to 6.5 per cent from 7.5 per cent. Herd said the OECD's revised figure, which is … [Read more...] about OECD cuts China’s growth figure again

OECD cuts China's growth figure again

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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will cut its 2009 economic growth projection for China to below 6.5 per cent, the Wall Street Journal reported. The OECD's previous forecast, made in November, was 8 per cent, but Richard Herd, the organisation's chief economist, said it was unlikely China will achieve this goal. Last week, the World Bank revised its projection for China's GDP growth to 6.5 per cent from 7.5 per cent. Herd said the OECD's revised figure, which is … [Read more...] about OECD cuts China's growth figure again

India’s newest cargo carrier to take off in May

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India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May Defying the global air cargo slowdown, GR Gopinath, founder of budget carrier Air Deccan, is planning to start operations of his cargo airline in May. His company, Deccan Cargo Express Logistics (DCEL), will take delivery of three Airbus 310 freighters from the first week of April onwards. With plans to offer end-to-end logistics solutions, DCEL's freighters will fly begin with a Dubai-Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong route. Eventually the all-freighter … [Read more...] about India’s newest cargo carrier to take off in May

RR rushes to find Trent 777 icing solution

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Rolls-Royce is working to find a modification to its Trent 800 engine following recommendations by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). A second interim report on last year's crash of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 at London Heathrow said modifications were necessary to reduce the risk of ice in fuel lines which the AAIB suspected causing a flow restriction and thrust rollback of the Trent engines. The AAIB recommended that regulatory authorities make mandatory any measures Boeing … [Read more...] about RR rushes to find Trent 777 icing solution

India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May

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India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May Defying the global air cargo slowdown, GR Gopinath, founder of budget carrier Air Deccan, is planning to start operations of his cargo airline in May. His company, Deccan Cargo Express Logistics (DCEL), will take delivery of three Airbus 310 freighters from the first week of April onwards. With plans to offer end-to-end logistics solutions, DCEL's freighters will fly begin with a Dubai-Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong route. Eventually the all-freighter … [Read more...] about India's newest cargo carrier to take off in May