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NewsRIAT: L-3 unveils Spydr surveillance aircraft
L-3 Communications has unveiled its Spydr system demonstrator for small ISR aircraft at RIAT in the UK ...
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NewsP&W Rocketdyne fires J-2X
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has announced the first firing of the J-2X, the liquid fuel rocket that will power the second stage of the Space Launch System. The...
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NewsLufthansa commences daily biofuel flights with A321
Lufthansa has launched the world's first regular scheduled commercial flights powered by biofuel. For six months, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 will fly...
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Jetstar to increase Singapore-based Airbus fleet by end-2011
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia will have 17 Airbus A320-200s and four A330-200s based at its Singapore hub by the end of 2011.
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Israel to issue trainer request by early August
A request for proposals for an advanced jet trainer for the Israeli air force should be released by the first week of August ...
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Dubai Aeropace Enterprise wipes out its 737 backlog
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has cancelled its remaining 35 Boeing 737s on order, eliminating its entire narrowbody backlog, Boeing confirms. The airframer's...
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NewsAmeco Beijing plans merger with Air China Technics
Air China plans to merge its maintenance arm, Air China Technics, with its MRO joint venture with Lufthansa, Ameco Beijing, to become a major global maintenance,...
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Finnair to operate Amsterdam-Helsinki biofuel flight
Finnair has become the latest airline to announce plans to operate flights partially-powered by biofuel.
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Boeing looks distantly at 60 737s per month
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh is asking his product development team to examine what it would take to ramp its 737 final assembly line to 60...
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Epic LT - Experimental Rocket
We took a spin in the zippy Epic LT turbine single, reborn following its manufacturer's brush with bankruptcy
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NewsThai to retire 50 aircraft over next six years
Thai Airways International plans to decommission 50 aircraft over the next six years, up from its previous aim of retiring 38 aircraft.
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NewsUS safety regulators push FAA to bolster MD-11 hard landing prevention
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is strongly urging the FAA to adopt new regulations specific to Boeing MD-11 aircraft to stave off a raft of hard landings that began in 1993 and continued through 2010.
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Boeing and ANA complete 787 service ready validation
Boeing and 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) have completed the service ready operational validation (SROV) trials, covering routes to and from Tokyo's Haneda International airport.
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EasyJet to sell two A319s through AMS Aircraft
EasyJet is to sell two of its Airbus A319s. UK-based AMS Aircraft said it has been given an exclusive mandate to remarket two of the carrier's A319s,...
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NewsNext round of demo flights under Inspire project set to begin
The next round of demonstration flights under green air traffic management initiative Inspire is scheduled to take place this month.
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NewsIrish lessor LCI bullish on CSeries prospects
Irish lessor Lease Corporation International is confident it will be able to place its Bombardier CSeries twinjets with financially healthy carriers, and envisages firming CSeries options as the programme continues to gain momentum.
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Thomas Cook issues profit warning, reviews UK business
European tour operator Thomas Cook Group has launched a "fundamental strategic and operational review" of its UK business as it continues to be hit by difficult...
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NewsCheaper oil means trouble
Jet fuel prices are trending down with crude, but that may be bad news for airlines
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NewsBoeing seeks to mitigate assembly risks
Airframer reviews how much aircraft production process is outsourced to ensure minimal disruption to final assembly line