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Digital ATC Tower for London City Airport

    It has been announced that London’s City Airport is to become the first UK airport to build and operate a digital Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, with a multi-million pound investment in the technology. Working closely with NATS,

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Irish AOC for SAS

SAS is establishing a new AOC in Ireland and opening operational bases in London and Spain.  The airline says it is taking the measures to make it more competitive in the face of intense price pressure and rising demand for

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Green Light for Norwegian

Norwegian Air International’s (NAI’s) foreign air carrier permit has finally been approved by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), paving the way for the carrier to begin transatlantic services between Ireland and the US. Ireland-based NAI had originally applied for

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PIA Eyes SriLankan A330s

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has confirmed it is in negotiations with SriLankan Airlines concerning the wet lease of four Airbus A330-300s. The Pakistani national carrier has been looking for additional widebody jets to operate its new premier service, which is

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easyJet Begins EU AOC Process

Luton-based low-cost carrier easyJet has started the formal process of acquiring an air operator certificate (AOC) in another European country after the UK voted to leave the EU. The airline currently operates on a UK AOC which enables it to

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