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NewsSixth and final 787 test aircraft completes abbreviated maiden flight
Boeing's sixth and final 787 Dreamliner has successfully completed its long-delayed maiden sortie, despite being cut short by a liquid cooling leak, programme...
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NewsAPU: Unsung hero of the engine world
APU manufacturers Honeywell and Hamilton Sundstrand are powering up to meet the demands of next-generation aircraft Standfirst_feature. Style for the feature standfirsts. These can be as many lines and to whatever column width is appropriate to the feature.
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US Airways selects Aeroframe for A330 maintenance
US Airways had chosen Lake Charles, Louisiana-based Aeroframe to handle airframe base maintenance on its Airbus A330s. Flightglobal's ACAS fleet database...
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More Frontier’s A318s head for scrap
More Airbus A318 aircraft are heading for part-out as parent company Republic Airways Holdings removes more aircraft out of the Frontier Airlines operation. CAO...
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NewsPICTURE: MRJ production begins
Production of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet is under way with the first metal cut for the aircraft's horizontal stabiliser.
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Switzerland's Sky Work: CSeries ideal for expansion plan
Swiss regional carrier Sky Work Airlines has identified the Bombardier CSeries as the ideal type for a planned expansion, although it is seeking interim capacity before the new twinjet becomes available.
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NewsSIA signs A340 maintenance deal with Airbus
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a maintenance and support contract with Airbus for its five Airbus A340-500 aircraft.
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NewsUTAir selects two Superjet variants to replace Tu-134s
Russian carrier UTAir has selected the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aricraft to replace its fleet of Tupolev Tu-134 twin-jets.
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SIA 777 diverted to Kolkata after reported bomb threat
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft flying from Moscow to Singapore was diverted to Kolkata early today after a reported bomb threat on board.
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New narrowbody order from United remains questionable
Now that United and Continental have officially closed their merger, the new management team plans to undertake an analysis of the combined carrier's fleet.
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NewsSouthwest answers US legacy consolidation with AirTran buy
After failing to acquire Frontier Airlines in 2009, Southwest Airlines has successfully wooed AirTran Airways to continue consolidation in the fragmented US airline industry.
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Luxair orders second 737-800
Luxembourg's flag-carrier, Luxair, has ordered another Boeing 737-800 following its decision to acquire a single example of the type earlier this year.
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PICTURES: Turkish Airlines takes delivery of first A330-300 and -200F
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 10 Airbus A330-300s and first of two A330-200 Freighters.
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Bombardier sees demand for higher-density Q400s
Bombardier is expecting to see increased demand for higher-density Q400s, although there appears to be little movement on a Q400X stretched derivative years after it was first mooted.
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Ethiopian prepares for 777-200LRs and 787s
Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to take delivery of its first Boeing 777, a -200LR that will be used on long-haul routes ahead of the introduction of Boeing 787s.
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NewsRossiya slams An-148 reliability
Russian state airline GTK Rossiya, the only current user of the Antonov An-148 regional airliner, has criticised the aircraft's reliability as unacceptable and listed a string of problems including door locks, engine and APU failures.
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Airbus to make preliminary A320 re-engining decision
Airbus is to make a preliminary decision today on whether to re-engine its A320-family aircraft, although the airframer states that it is still a long way...
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No change to 747-8I schedule despite freighter slip
Boeing has not made any changes to the schedule of the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger aircraft, despite pushing back the delivery date of the freighter...
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FLY enters sale and purchase deals on six aircraft
Operating lessor FLY Leasing has entered into several new aircraft transactions, which were announced today. The lessor signed a deal with flydubai...
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NewsBoeing pushes 747-8F delivery back to mid-2011
Boeing will delay first delivery of the 747-8 freighter by several months and add a fifth aircraft to the flight test fleet to correct a series of problems. First...