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PARIS: AFI KLM E&M eyes GEnx and Trent XWB engine MRO
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance plans to support General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines - or both of them. New-generation...
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PARIS: CFM racks up Paris orders over Pratt & Whitney
CFM International will walk away from Le Bourget with orders for more than 1,000 of its Leap next-generation narrowbody turbofans for the Airbus A320neo family.
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PICTURES: LOT revises livery as 787 makes Warsaw appearance
Polish flag-carrier LOT has unveiled a revised livery as it celebrated the arrival of a Boeing 787 at its Warsaw base. Its new colour scheme will strongly...
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Russia orders Tu-134 withdrawal after fatal crash
Russia is setting out a timetable to withdraw Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft from operation, days after the fatal loss of an airframe on landing at Petrozavodsk.
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PARIS: A350-1000 diverges from commonality with sisters
Airbus's A350 programme manager estimates the A350-1000 will retain 70% commonality with the smaller A350-800/900 after changes have been made to the large twinjet to improve payload and range.
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Eight more 787s fall off Boeing order book
Boeing's 787 order backlog has fallen by eight aircraft, although it is unclear which customer is responsible.
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PARIS: A320neo order analysis
Notwithstanding the need to firm up a large proportion of its order count, Airbus's success at the Paris air show has demonstrated positive market reception to the manufacturer's A320neo.
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Singapore Airlines takes wider aim with new strategy moves
a pact Goh Choon Phong has deliberately taken a low profile since becoming chief executive of Singapore Airlines at the start of the year, but two...
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PARIS: European customer orders 10 CSeries twinjets
Bombardier has secured another firm order for its CSeries programme, after an unidentified European customer booked 10 of its CS100 twinjets. It disclosed...
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European low-cost carriers ponder capacity crunch
Capacity control is central to the near-term outlook at European low-cost giants EasyJet and Ryanair, as they face uncertainties over rising fuel costs and...
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PARIS: LHT builds new hangar in Berlin
Lufthansa Technik has broken ground on a new line maintenance hangar at the future Berlin Brandenburg International airport.
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PARIS: Virgin Atlantic extends EcoPower engine wash agreement
All red - and green - Virgin Atlantic has extended its EcoPower engine wash agreement with Pratt & Whitney for its General Electric CF6-powered Boeing 747 fleet.
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FAA fines AirTran $250,000 for non-compliance
AirTran Airways is facing a $250,000 fine from the US FAA for allegedly operating a Boeing 737 on four passenger flights when the aircraft was not in compliance...
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PARIS: Boeing roughly defines 787-10X performance
The conceptual Boeing 787-10X, a stretch of the 787-9 due for entry into service in 2013, will have seating for 320 passengers and a range capability of 6,900nm
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NewsPARIS: Airbus confirms undisclosed tentative A380 deal
Airbus has disclosed that it has signed a tentative agreement for 10 A380s with an undisclosed customer. The airframer said the agreement amounted...
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NewsPARIS: Massive AirAsia deal caps Airbus order frenzy
Low-cost carrier AirAsia finally let everyone fully in on the worst-kept secret at the Paris show, with a spectacular firm order for 200 A320neos.
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NewsPARIS: Uncertainty around A350-800 plans
Uncertainty is growing around the true status of Airbus's plans for the A350-800, following the announcement of a revised development schedule for the three member widebody family earlier this week.
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NewsPARIS: AirAsia places 200-strong A320neo order
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has placed a firm order for 200 Airbus A320neo twinjets. They will be powered by CFM International Leap engines.
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PARIS: Japan's Skymark firms options on two A380s
Japan's Skymark Airlines has amended its agreement for Airbus A380s, exercising options for another two of the type.
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Cargo's new connections
Fresh blood is shaking up the air freight market, and changing trade patterns emerging. But how much of a threat will they be to established carriers? ...