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NewsFLIGHTBLOGGER: Boeing close to releasing 787 schedule impact after electronics fire
Boeing is days, if not hours, away from releasing its findings of the 787 fire investigation and disclosing the impact to the schedule for first delivery.
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Investigation: cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix in October drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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Jet Airways said to be unidentified ATR 72-500 customer
Jet Airways has emerged as the unidentified customer for an ATR 72-500 order that was confirmed in the first half of this year.
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Safi to wet-lease aircraft as Afghanistan faces EU blacklisting
Afghanistan's Safi Airways is to wet-lease aircraft to maintain its German route in light of the European Commission's blacklisting on safety oversight grounds...
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Volaris to expand Mexico City operation
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is planning to further expand its Mexico City operation as it takes delivery of six additional Airbus A319s over the next...
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Spanair looks to lease aircraft to replace 717s
Star Alliance carrier Spanair plans to retire its Boeing MD-80 fleet by the first quarter of 2012 and is looking to lease Airbus A320-family aircraft to...
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NewsEnhanced A320 logic to warn pilots of throttle retard oversight
Airbus A320 operators are being advised to modify the type's warning logic in a bid to provide additional safeguards against accidental failure to retard...
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Aerolineas to add six A330s and A340s in 2011
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program. Chief...
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas seeks to add A330s
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program.
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NewsTAM plans Jatropha crop after successful biofuel flight test
Brazil's TAM plans to grow a crop of Jatropha curcas for the purpose of aviation biofuel testing after successfully completing a demonstration flight using...
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Thales satcom system certified for 737, 777
Thales' multi-service 'TopFlight' satcom system has been certified for Boeing 737NG and 777 passenger aircraft following successful flight tests at Boeing.
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Tunisair-linked Mauritania Airways blacklisted by Europe
Tunisair affiliate carrier Mauritania Airways has been included on the European Commission's latest revision of blacklisted airlines.
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AB25: Former British Airways chairman and CEO, Lord Marshall
Working in air transport, alongside wonderfully committed people was, for me, a great and fulfilling experience. Over the past 25 years, I learned that it was not a business for those of a nervous disposition or anyone seeking a quick profit writes former British Airways chairman Lord Marshall.
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ALTA 2010: Aeromexico adds three 737-800s and one 767
Aeromexico is adding three Boeing 737s and one 767 to its fleet this month as part of a plan to further increase capacity ahead of the upcoming peak season.
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Qantas to resume limited A380 services
Qantas Airways will resume limited Airbus A380 services on 27 November, more than three weeks after an uncontained engine failure forced one of its aircraft...
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Opinion
Comment: Accident information rules must change
The commercial air transport industry and its regulators, all the way up to the International Civil Aviation Organisation, need to review their protocols...
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Opinion
Comment: No free ride to space
Saving money and developing a spacecraft to replace the Shuttle sound like mutally exclusive endeavours in cash-strapped Washington, but politicians aren't getting the real cost issue
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Business - bad week
ROLLS-ROYCE Despite being beset by criticism over its public handling of the uncontained failures of its Trent 900 and 1000 engines, under the wing of a...
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas to grow 737NG fleet through ILFC leases and new order
Aerolineas Argentinas has agreed to lease 10 ex-Virgin Blue 737-700s from ILFC and is planning to place an order with Boeing for 14 additional 737-700/800s.
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ALTA 2010: Aeromexico plans to launch Panama, resume Toronto
Aeromexico is planning to launch service to Panama City, Toronto and possibly Vancouver early next year as the carrier continues to look at new network opportunities...