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SIA posts 5% fall in November traffic
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has posted a 5% fall in passenger traffic in November, but says traffic demand has been "encouraging" as the economy shows signs...
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NewsBoeing completes 787 maiden sortie
Boeing has completed the maiden flight of its flagship 787 Dreamliner, the world's first majority composite jetliner. The aircraft - designated ZA001...
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AltAir Fuels and 14 airlines sign biofuel MOU
Fourteen airlines and alternative fuels producer AltAir Fuels have entered a memorandum of understanding to negotiate the purchase of roughly 50 million...
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US Army rethinks Fire Scout, STUAS and unmanned cargo aircraft
US Army training and doctrine staff have completed a new analysis that reconsiders the service's commitment to the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned...
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US may approve Taiwan UH-60 Black Hawks sale by year-end
The Obama administration could send a formal notification by the end of 2009 to the US Congress about its intention to sell 60 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk...
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Ukraine's Aviant completes its first serial An-148
Ukrainian airframer Aviant has completed assembly of its first serially-built Antonov An-148 regional twin-jet. The aircraft is to be rolled out by...
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Nepali start-up plans daily Kathmandu-New Delhi service
New Nepali carrier Alpine Air plans to start daily Kathmandu-New Delhi services in January 2010, and hopes to commence flights to other parts of Asia and...
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Boeing rises
Boeing The airframer gained stock market altitude as news that its long-delayed 787 flagship project may finally take off lifted shares beyond $56 to a 52-week...
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Decision time in Seattle?
United Airlines makes a habit of upsetting its creator when it comes to buying new airliners. With origins that can be traced back to the in-house airline...
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BA set to invest heavily in OpenSkies after abandoning sale
British Airways appears prepared to invest heavily in its all-premium transatlantic operation OpenSkies, after deciding against both selling the division...
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Shenzhen Airlines plans services to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok
China's Shenzhen Airlines has applied to start a Xian-Shenzhen-Kuala Lumpur service and a Xian-Shenzhen-Bangkok service.
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China's Hainan applies to start five new services
China's Hainan Airlines has applied to start five new services to Algiers, Jeju and Singapore.
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China Eastern plans services to Fukuoka and Kuala Lumpur
China Eastern Airlines plans to start a daily Wuhan-Shanghai-Fukuoka and daily Zhengzhou-Shanghai-Kuala Lumpur service.
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India estimates $120 billion in aviation investment by 2020
As much as $120 billion in investments could be absorbed by India's aviation sector by 2020, the country's civil aviation secretary, M Madhavan Nambiar, said on 8 December during the US-India Aviation Partnership Summit in Washington.
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China Eastern posts 8% growth in November traffic
China Eastern Airlines has reported an 8% increase in RPKs in November, helped by growth in the domestic and international markets.
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Thales to provide avionics support for EVA Air A330s
Taiwan's EVA Air has selected Thales to provide avionics services and support for its fleet of 11 Airbus A330 aircraft. The five-year repair-by-the-hour...
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Jetstar Asia to launch Singapore-Shantou service
Jetstar Asia plans to launch a thrice-weekly service from its Singapore hub to Shantou in China on 2 February, making it the first airline to begin international...
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Airbus begins manufacuturing A350 XWB structure
Airbus has produced the first structural component for the A350 XWB at its plant in Nantes, France. The all-carbon centre wingbox panel has a surface area...