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  • A350-1000 could demand extra assembly line

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    EADS is to look into supplementing assembly capacity for the A350 following the increased interest for the A350-1000, the largest member of the family. The...


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  • Air launch systems begin to come of age

    10:45 14 May 2013

    An ageing Airbus A300, currently used to train astronauts in zero- g flight, is about to find another use as the first...


  • VIDEO: Flightglobal expert analyses Bagram 747 crash sequence

    17:44 30 April 2013

    The fatal departure of a National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400F from Bagram air base on 29 April has been caught on amateur...


  • IAG firms up 18 787 options for BA; indicates possible Iberia order

    21:23 03 April 2013

    International Airlines Group (IAG) plans to convert 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner options into firm orders for British...


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  • EBACE: AMAC makes big brand statement in Geneva

    News | 23 May 2013 13:00 | Murdo Morrison

    Only four years after setting up in competition to established completion houses Jet Aviation and Lufthansa Technik, Switzerland's AMAC Aerospace is making...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-AMAC-makes-big-brand-statement-in-Geneva-386181/

  • Atlas Air issues Ex-Im bond on final 747-8F delivery

    News | 22 May 2013 09:36 | Olivier Bonnassies

    Cargo carrier Atlas Air has issued a US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) -guaranteed bond to refinance a new Boeing 747-8F aircraft. The 12-year $143 million...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Atlas-Air-issues-Ex-Im-bond-on-final-747-8F-delivery-386226/

  • Midair USA ramps up Florida expansion

    News | 21 May 2013 19:43 | Kristin Majcher

    <p>Maintenance firm Midair USA is progressing with transitioning a portion of its business in Rome, New York to a new hangar at Melbourne International airport...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Midair-USA-ramps-up-Florida-expansion-386200/

  • Air Pacific closes ECA financing on A330

    News | 21 May 2013 15:23 | Olivier Bonnassies

    Air Pacific has closed financing of its second Airbus A330-200 with KfW IPEX-Bank and Helaba, jointly arranging a European export credit agencies (ECA) facility. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-Pacific-closes-ECA-financing-on-A330-386174/

  • Boeing conducts test flight of 747-8 with PIP

    News | 21 May 2013 15:15 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

    <p>Boeing has completed a test flight of a 747-8 Intercontinental with a performance improvement package (PIP), including enhanced General Electric GEnx-2B...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-conducts-test-flight-of-747-8-with-PIP-386173/

  • Heavy vehicle alert as 747 crash inquiry continues

    News | 21 May 2013 08:56 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    <p>US flight-safety regulators have issued an advisory bulletin warning cargo carriers of the importance of correctly restraining heavy vehicle loads.</p><p>It...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Heavy-vehicle-alert-as-747-crash-inquiry-continues-386135/

    • Blogs about 747

  • Flight to Paris - Nous sommes arrivés

    Blog | 13 May 2013 14:46 | Michael

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs//2013/05/flight-to-paris---nous-sommes.html

  • Thank Phuket, it's Friday

    Blog | 10 May 2013 16:03 | Dominic Perry

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures//2013/05/thank-phuket-its-friday.html

  • Taming the dragon

    Blog | 29 Apr 2013 16:10 | Murdo Morrison

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international-editors-blog//2013/04/taming-the-dragon.html

  • Week on the web 23 April

    Blog | 23 Apr 2013 13:12 | Murdo Morrison

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international-editors-blog//2013/04/week-on-the-web-23-april.html

  • BA A380: Thatcher would have (probably) approved

    Blog | 09 Apr 2013 10:42 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business//2013/04/ba-a380-thatcher-would-have-pr.html

  • Russian PAK-FAs escort Boeing 747

    Blog | 29 Mar 2013 20:41 | Dave Majumdar

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2013/03/russian-pak-fas-escort-boeing.html

  • Straight & Level 19 March

    Blog | 19 Mar 2013 11:48 | Murdo Morrison

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international-editors-blog//2013/03/straight-level-19-march.html

  • Powering up to Paris

    Blog | 18 Feb 2013 15:44 | Murdo Morrison

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international-editors-blog//2013/02/powering-up-to-paris.html

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