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IAE eyes role in new Chinese narrowbody
International Aero Engines (IAE) is in talks with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) over potentially supplying a powerplant for China's...
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Lufthansa unsure of in-flight Internet launch date
Lufthansa is less certain it will be able to offer high-speed in-flight connectivity on overseas flights this year, but remains committed to the offering. The...
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life-extension programme
Bombardier "does not see any roadblocks" to extending the structural life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% to 120,000 cycles. A growing number of the type is coming...
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NewsBoeing could offer all-new 777 replacement to rival A350 within four years
Boeing says that it could respond to any threat from the A350 XWB family with an "overwhelmingly superior" new airliner to replace the 777 before the end...
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NewsBritish Airways and Emirates will be first for new longer-range A380
British Airways and Emirates will take delivery of an improved version of the Airbus A380 from 2012 offering a slightly better payload/range performance...
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Airbus single-aisle output could revive next year
Narrowbody production could head back up by end of 2010
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PICTURES: Production under way of 4,000th A320 family aircraft
Production of the 4,000th Airbus single-aisle aircraft - an A319 - is under way at plants around Europe. The centre fuselage is pictured during assembly...
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NewsAir Astana to lease Embraer 190s for Central Asian routes
Kazakh flag-carrier Air Astana has confirmed selection of the Embraer 190 for its new regional jet operation, and will take delivery of a pair of leased...
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Airbus slows A380 final assembly ramp-up
Airframer decelerates output increase of ultra-large airliner as it evaluates customers' delivery needs in the downturn
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China's Shenzhen Airlines to employ 25 Taiwanese pilots
China's Shenzhen Airlines plans to receive 25 Taiwanese pilots as part of a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) initiative to help China overcome...
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: CSeries training facility CIASTA revealed
Bombardier's CSeries training facility that it will start erecting this fall in Mirabel, Montreal, is to be called CIASTA, which stands for "complete integrated...
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Airbus to test A350 fuselage/cabin behaviour early in flight-testing
Airbus has revealed the first details of the A350 XWB's flight test programme, which will involve five aircraft flying about 3,000h. The airframer intends...
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Airbus revises A350 Trent XWB thrust values following weight increases
Airbus has slightly bumped up the nominal engine thrust for the A350 XWB's Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines to counter the empty- and maximum-take-off-weight...
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PICTURE: Airbus reveals details of redesigned A350 galley layout
Airbus has agreed a revised rear galley layout for the A350 XWB after some customers had expressed their displeasure at the arrangement presented last year. The...
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A330/340 production rate aimed at 8.5 a month
Airbus executive vice-president programmes Tom Williams Williams says the airframer is "trying to settle A330/A340 production rate at around 8.5 a month,...
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing rolls out 787 in ANA livery
Boeing has painted its second test aircraft in the livery of All Nippon Airways (ANA), the 787 programme's launch customer. This is aircraft number...
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life extension programme
Bombardier has unveiled plans to extend the economic life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% as a growing number of the type come close to crossing the current 80,000...