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Boeing opens Charleston line amid controversy
Boeing has officially opened its new North Charleston, South Carolina 787 final assembly line, amid an ongoing dispute between the airframer and its largest...
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NewsFAA updates guidance for installing satellite voice to support ATS
The US FAA has issued a draft update of an advisory circular (AC) that provides guidance on airworthiness approval for designers, manufacturers, and installers...
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P&W confident in GTF maintenance support plan
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is confident that the maintenance support strategy it is putting into place for its geared turbofan (GTF) engine will satisfy airline...
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ANZ probes GE CF6-80 engine problem
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is investigating an incident involving a Boeing 767-300, which had its left hand General Electric CF6-80C2 engine shut down after an...
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Alcoa unveils 3rd generation aluminium lithium alloys and technologies
Alcoa has announced new aluminium-lithium alloy and structural technologies enabling airframers to "build dramatically lighter and lower-cost" short-haul...
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Red Wings owner prepared to hand airline over to the govt
Russian carrier Red Wings' owner has proposed transferring control of the company to the government in the hope of progressing the Tupolev Tu-204SM project. National...
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NewsAviation biofuels on verge of official certification
Certifying body ASTM International looks set to approve the use of hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel for use in commercial aviation, opening up the possibility...
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Virgin America considering electronic flight bag switch
Virgin America is considering switching from using a mounted Class II electronic flight bag in the cockpits of its Airbus A320 family aircraft to an installed Class III EFB to support NextGen technology.
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NewsQatar Airways finalises deal to acquire 35% of Cargolux
Qatar Airways has finalised its agreement to acquire 35% of Cargolux, ending the Luxembourg State's temporary participation in the freight carrier. The...
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PICTURES: MAS' first A380 enters final assembly
Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) first Airbus A380 has entered the airframer's final assembly line in Toulouse. The superjumbo jet, which entered the line...
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Bombardier order traction begs for large carrier endorsement
While Bombardier celebrates virtually back-to-back CSeries orders after a year-long fallow period, the firm is still seeking a major purchase by a blue-chip...
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CFM pleased with eCore 2 initial performance
CFM reports that it has begun tests of second full-scale engineering core (eCore 2) at 50/50 partner GE's Cincinnati facilities, with runs at operational...
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News747-8 twins to make Paris debut
Boeing's new twin 747-8 variants are set to make their international debut at the 2011 Paris air show, 42 years after the first 747-100 made its first introduction to the world at the biennial aerospace gathering in 1969.
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A350-1000 gains performance through thrust and design rethink
Airbus is to confirm plans at the Paris air show for a significant redesign of the A350-1000 in an effort to increase the largest XWB variant's competitiveness...
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Airbus takes deliveries to 217 over first five months
Airbus sold just seven aircraft in May, but the airframer typically holds order disclosures in reserve in the weeks before the Paris air show.
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First ANA 787 pilots complete training
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the airframer have completed pilot training in Seattle for the first crews who will operate...
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NewsBoeing plans 747-8F Luxembourg visit after Paris
Following its planned international debut at the Paris air show, Boeing's jumbo 747-8 freighter will visit launch customer Cargolux at its Luxembourg base...
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Vladivostok Avia A330 snags construction fence on landing
Russian investigators are examining why a Vladivostok Avia Airbus A330-300 struck a construction work fence while landing at Moscow Vnukovo airport, where...
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Bombardier wins CSeries order from an unnamed customer
Bombardier's predicted CSeries order momentum is continuing after the airframer secured a firm order for three CS100 aircraft from an unnamed customer.
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NewsBoeing prepares for pilot training surge as 787 nears service
The industry will have to train 466,650 new pilots and nearly 600,000 new technicians between now and 2029 according to the latest update of Boeing's industry training needs forecast.