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NewsEurocopter X3 development carries on at speed
As Eurocopter presses ahead with development of its X3 technology demonstrator with a view to introducing the radical high-speed technology commercially in six years, the key challenge is not technical development, but finding an agency to certificate the machine.
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Thrust-reverser suspected in Sudanese 707 crash
Investigators are refining simulations of a Sudanese Boeing 707-330 freighter crash in order to determine whether a serious fault affecting the outboard...
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Airbus takes sales past five figures
Airbus spent its first 33 years building 5,000 orders on its books, but took only six more years to duplicate that level of sales and push its gross total into five figures in the final two days of 2010.
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NewsEurope’s new airline superpower arrives as IAG takes off
A “third European airline force” makes its debut today with the formal launch of International Airlines Group, created through the merger of British Airways and Iberia.
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A320neo deals cited as analyst downgrades Bombardier rating
Hard on the heels of two significant deals for the re-engined Airbus A320neo, Raymond James has downgraded its rating of Bombardier, saying it is increasingly...
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NewsEgyptair reaches out for third-party MRO business
Not content to rely on burgeoning parent-airline volumes, Egyptair's MRO arm is also targeting more trade with external customers
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Turkish Technic drives forward with huge new MRO complex
Turkish Technic is building a new MRO campus in Istanbul to cater for growing demand that is coming from all directions
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NewsMiddle Eastern boom lures global MRO players
Air France-KLM's maintenance arm is among the global players seeking a slice of the Middle East's MRO pie
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NewsNew hangars in prospect as Emirates scales up
What does it take to keep Emirates' rapidly growing fleet in the air? The airline's engineering arm is expanding to cope
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ATR believes market exists for larger turboprops
ATR is convinced that 30% of the demand for 3,000 turboprops over the next 20 years will be for larger aircraft, but is waiting for a "convergent" solution to extend its family to the 90-seat sector.
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NewsSouthwest waits for Boeing’s move to re-engine or re-design the 737
Southwest Airlines has underlined its allegiance to the Boeing 737 but has stressed its desire for a more fuel-efficient aircraft...
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Air China mandates eight A320/A321s
Air China has mandated two groups of banks for the financing of eight Airbus A320 Family aircraft scheduled for delivery in the second half of this year. The...
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Interjet lays out reasons for selecting Superjet 100
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet plans to deploy the fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets it has just ordered on thinner domestic routes and some...
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NewsGTF-powered A320neo and CSeries curry favour with Delta
Bombardier's clean-sheet CSeries aircraft and the re-engined Airbus A320neo, featuring the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G series geared turbofan engine, have emerged as front-runners in the competition to replace up to 200 narrowbodies at Delta Air Lines.
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ATR to increase annual production to 70 aircraft from 2012
ATR is intending to ramp up production to 70 aircraft per year from 2012, compared with around 50 at present.
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NewsVirgin America seriously looked at Bombardier’s CSeries before A320neo’s launch
Left with no options before a decision by Airbus to launch the A320neo, Virgin America seriously examined Bombardier's CSeries before becoming the A320neo launch customer.