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The Download: expanded carrier screening, and how Southeast Asia plans to get to space
It’s a scorching October day in Bangkok and I’m wandering through the exhibits at the Thai Space Expo, held in one of the city’s busiest…
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Expanded carrier screening: Is it worth it?
The other end of the screening spectrum is transforming too. Carrier screening, which tests would-be parents for hidden genetic mutations…
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Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to the Caribbean as Trump ramps up anti-drug operations
The Department of Defense is sending the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier and a strike group to the Caribbean, an escalation in the Trump…
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UAE carrier Etihad announces launch of direct flights to Kabul
Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad said Friday it is launching flights to Kabul, making it the latest airline to offer direct routes to the Afghan…
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Budget Chinese carrier Spring Airlines mulls Hong Kong listing: sources
The airline has been more consistent in posting profit than the country’s main state-run carriers Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines…
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SIA shares sink over 7% as analysts downgrade carrier on sharp Q1 profit drop
Analysts downgraded their calls on Singapore Airlines (SIA) and slashed price targets for the national carrier after its profit plunged…
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Low-cost carrier model not dead, but may not work at every airport: Iata chief
The budget airline model is not dead, but it does not always work at every airport, said Willie Walsh, director-general of the…
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Low-cost carrier model remains viable, but may not work at every airport: Iata chief
The budget airline model is not dead, but it does not always work at every airport, said Willie Walsh, director-general of the…
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Indonesia’s sovereign wealth funds Danantara loans US$405 million to flag carrier Garuda
Garuda will receive about US$111 million of the funding, with the remainder going to Citilink for maintenance of about 15 grounded jets…
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Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara loans US$405 million to flag carrier Garuda
Garuda will receive about US$111 million of the funding, with the remainder going to Citilink for maintenance of about 15 grounded jets…
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Russia’s first ice-class LNG carrier begins sea trials
Russia's first ice-class LNG carrier has begun sea trials, advancing its efforts to expand in the global LNG market despite US sanctions,…
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US aircraft carrier returns to allied naval base near China seas
An American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on Friday returned to its home port in Japan, a security ally of the United States, for…
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State carrier Garuda Indonesia appoints new CEO
STATE-run Garuda Indonesia said on Friday (Nov 15) it had appointed Wamildan Tsani Panjaitan, a former acting head of budget Lion Air who…