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Indonesia's Sriwijaya to get 737-800s and turboprops
Indonesia's third-largest commercial airline, Sriwijaya Air, is planning to acquire Boeing 737-800s by the end of the year and later add turboprops. The...
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Business briefing
Orbital Sciences is to acquire the spacecraft development and manufacturing business of General Dynamics'...
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Air Arabia signs up for SITA datalink
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has selected SITA to provide datalink services for its Airbus A320 fleet. Air Arabia has signed up for the...
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P&W to begin full GTF engine testing for CSeries in August
Pratt & Whitney will begin full engine testing of its PW1000G geared turbofan for the Bombardier CSeries twinjet this summer.
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Opinion
Comment: Dutch dreams of Fokker revival
In the 1990s the Fokker JetLine family - comprising the 70 and 100 models - was in a fight for supremacy at the top end of a sparsely populated regional...
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NewsVibration damage prompts 737 elevator tab checks
Boeing 737 operators are being ordered to check elevator control tabs after an aircraft diverted following severe elevator vibration and extensive damage...
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Toxic cabin air accepted as reality, but illness still denied
After years of denying there is a health problem for crew and passengers from toxic cabin fumes, UK and US authorities are seemingly poised for a dramatic change
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IAE partners still grappling with engine offering for new narrowbodies
Pratt & Whitney stands ready to break away from its current partners in the International Aero Engines (IAE) consortium and offer its geared turbofan engine...
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Service-ready 787 software tested ahead of TIA
Boeing is testing a service-ready 787 software load as part of its final steps toward the US FAA Type Inspection Authorisation (TIA), clearing the way for...
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NewsFAA fines American $787,500 for maintenance violations
Officials from the US FAA are seeking to collect $787,500 in fines from American Airlines for three instances of maintenance violations. The agency's...
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NewsEASA suspects dual-engine icing in A330 incident
European safety regulators have identified another suspected dual-engine icing event, involving a Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A330, and ordered precautionary...
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UTAir to lease up to 15 CRJ200s
Russian carrier UTAir is to reinforce its regional arm by introducing up to 15 Bombardier CRJ200 passenger jets.
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BA cabin crew union warns of second wave of strikes
British Airways' cabin crew union has warned of a second wave of strikes after 14 April if their dispute with the carrier remains unresolved.
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NewsBA CityFlyer starts introducing Embraer 190s
British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer has received its first Embraer 190 aircraft as its regional fleet overhaul nears completion. The new 98-seat...
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United cites its advantage in competing for Haneda slots
United Airlines believes the timing of the slots becoming available at Tokyo Haneda airport create a favourable advantage its bid to launch flights to Haneda...
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Three northeast flights in the USA impacted by bird strikes
Three separate bird strike incidents in the northeast USA in the past 24h have caused schedule delays or damage for three airlines. At approximately...
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Cabin-air treatment system suffers early in-service problems
BAE Systems has admitted that early customers have encountered problems with its Quest AirManager cabin-air treatment system, launched in September 2009...
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Boeing completes initial 747-8F airworthiness tests
Roughly one month after launching the flight test campaign, Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing of the 747-8F.
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FAA mandates Airbus collision avoidance modification
The US FAA has finalised an airworthiness directive (AD) that will require operators of more than 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft to update critical avionics...
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NewsUnited Airlines firms A350 order
United Airlines has firmed its order for 25 Airbus A350-900s, taking the order backlog for the twin-jet family to 530 aircraft.