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Emirates to have 90 A380s in 2017
Emirates is to take delivery of all 90 of its Airbus A380s by 2017, confirming that the additional 32 ordered today will not be replacements for earlier aircraft.
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ILA: All go for EADS algae demo
Airbus parent EADS (hall 7, stand 100) is to make an environmental breakthrough at ILA by flying an aircraft powered by a biofuel composed purely of algae.
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NewsILA: Emirates orders 32 more Airbus A380s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has ordered another 32 Airbus A380s, the single biggest deal for the type.
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Air France to begin Tokyo A380 service on 1 September
Air France will deploy its fourth Airbus A380 on the Paris-Tokyo Narita route from 1 September. The carrier will operate the route three times a week...
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ILA: Aerotec shows off its composites bulk
Airbus's Premium Aerotec division has brought to ILA a mock-up of its pressure bulkhead for the Airbus A350 XWB, as evidence of its expertise in carbonfibre-reinforced...
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NewsPICTURES: Further details emerge following 747-8F tug collision
Further details have emerged after one of Boeing's 747-8F flight test aircraft struck an airport tug causing significant damage to the exterior of the number...
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Aires plans to acquire at least seven additional Q400s
Colombia's Aires plans to replace its entire fleet of 11 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200s with larger Q400s over the next five years.
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How to use less fuel and stay safe
As the cost of aviation fuel continues to rise, can airlines find more efficient ways to operate their aircraft?
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Business briefs
Ukrainian and Russian representatives appear to have reached a compromise on a new formula for handling integration of their countries' aircraft industries
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot is citing a notable reduction in the number of on-board incidents fuelled by intoxication, after banning alcohol sales...
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PICTURE: Cargolux unveils new livery on 747-8F
European cargo operator Cargolux has unveiled an updated livery ahead of its planned year-end delivery of Boeing's 747-8 freighter. Cargolux calls...
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ILA: Rolls-Royce’s E3E demonstrator completes week’s work in Stuttgart
The latest core engine built as part of Rolls-Royce's two-shaft engine research programme has completed 40h of running at Stuttgart University's altitude...
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NewsILA: Germany's first Euro Hawk to fly next month
Northrop Grumman (display V, stand 674) and EADS (hall 7, stand 100) are exhibiting a full-scale replica of Germany's Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicle at the...
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IATA AGM: Gulf Air bearing its painful turnaround
Gulf Air's well documented condition may be showing signs of improvement as David Kaminski Morrow discovers
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IATA AGM: Lufthansa high profile in Berlin with A380 First Class debut
Host airline Lufthansa will be high profile in the Berlin area this week as it takes centre stage at the city's aviation festival with its latest acquisition.
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IATA AGM: Malaysia Airlines sets sights on growth
Chief executive Azmil Zahruddin sets sights back to expansion as it prepares to renew its fleet, Graham Dunn reports
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NewsIATA AGM: JAL plans mindset transformation
Japan Airlines (JAL) aims to transform in the coming months from a bureaucratic-entity into a carrier focused on its commercial aims and profitability.
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Boeing eager to nail down timeframe for cleansheet narrowbody
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney says he still prefers to replace the 737 with a cleansheet design unless airline demand fails to mature before 2025.
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Republic expects Frontier 3Q load factor to reach 90%
Republic Airways Holdings expects its Frontier Airlines subsidiary to post load factors of at least 90% this summer as the low-cost carrier starts to benefit...
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NewsIberia places A320 order on behalf of British Airways
Five Airbus A320s firmed as an order by Spanish flag-carrier Iberia last month after actually destined to be delivered to merger partner British Airways.