Airframers – Page 402
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NewsBoeing prepares for world tour of 787
Boeing's third-quarter earnings report on 26 October will provide the first concrete details about the company's expectations on the 787's long-term financial...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo considers moving operations from Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo may be forced to move some operations to other airports in Germany as a result of a night flight ban at Frankfurt, although it ruled out pulling its freighter fleet from the airport.
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NewsICBC Leasing orders 45 C919s, becomes launch customer
Chinese leasing company ICBC Leasing has inked an order for 45 Comac C919 narrowbodies and agreed to become the launch customer for the aircraft.
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Empire plans to double business jet fleet with two years
Empire Aviation Group , the Dubai-based business aviation charter and management company is aiming to double the size...
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NewsNorthrop: France is last snag in NATO AGS contract talks
Contract award for the NATO alliance ground surveillance (AGS) system is now on track to be completed in early November, Northrop Grumman has said.
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NewsAirbus working to keep deadline of final A350-900 assembly
With production of the Boeing 787 properly under way, after the airframer delivered the first example to Japan's All Nippon Airways in September, the pressure of attention will switch to Toulouse where Airbus is trying to keep to its deadline of beginning final A350-900 assembly by the end of this ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Welcome aboard White-Label Airlines
An industry sage once unkindly observed that the airline business is one which has never yet seen a box it cannot think within, so perhaps it is time to...
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NewsPICTURES: First A320 for Peach Aviation unveiled
The first Airbus A320 in the colours of new low cost carrier Peach Aviation has rolled out of the paint shop at the airframer's Toulouse site. It is...
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NewsANA knocks first 787 into boarding bridge
All Nippon Airways has admitted that its first Boeing 787 suffered some slight surface damage to its engine inlet cowl after it hit a passenger boarding bridge.
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NewsReport questions landings at National in sleeping controller case
A final report released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into an unresponsive controller incident that closed the Washington National...
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Brussels Airlines signs up for LHT Malta maintenance
Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines has entered into a maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) Malta for its services on the carrier's fleet of Airbus...
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NewsAir France and Airbus team for low emissions flight
Air France is laying claim to the world's lowest CO² emissions commercial flight, after operating a service from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly using a combination of 50% mix biofuel mix and new air traffic management technologies.
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Turkish Airlines trains Libyan pilots
Turkish Airlines has begun recurrent training in Istanbul for Libyan pilots of Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. Capt Menderes Cakici, flight training...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Sides dig in on distribution battle
Behind the headlines and legal wrangling dominating the distribution of airline fare data for nearly a year are two sides that staunchly believe their views...
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Air New Zealand lifting Virgin Austalia stake to stave off competitors
Air New Zealand increased its stake in Virgin Australia last month to cement their alliance and prevent other foreign airlines from disrupting their plans,...
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NewsBombardier upbeat on Q400 despite sluggish order in-take
Bombardier remains optimistic of the viability of its Q400 programme despite logging only seven orders so far in 2011 for the 70-seat turboprop
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NewsBoeing plots 787 line ramp up
Opening of second Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston to bring 10-a-month production target within airframer's sights
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus prepares XWB engine for flight test
Airbus will begin the flight-test campaign on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine over the coming weeks. The first XWB engine, which will power the A350,...
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Qantas grounds two more 767s as strike continues
Qantas Airways has grounded another two aircraft and warns of more to come as the ongoing strike by its engineers continues to cause a backlog on the maintenance...
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Japan Airlines long-haul 787s to feature 186 seats
Japan Airlines (JAL) has unveiled the cabin configuration for the Boeing 787s it will operate on its international long-haul services.