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Taiwan close to finalising P-3C contract
Taiwan is set to take delivery of its refurbished Lockheed Martin P-3C ...
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Falling fuel cost is far from a panacea for US carriers
Optimism is fading for US airlines as their fourth-quarter results plummetted, and the first-quarter does not look bright
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Lion Air MD-90 in Batam landing incident
A Lion Air Boeing MD-90 late yesterday landed at Batam airport without its front landing gear extended, resulting in damage to the undercarriage and the...
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Delta TechOps plans to offer Airbus component services
Delta TechOps is looking at adding Airbus component services to its fast growing third-party business, using the expertise from newly acquired Northwest...
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NewsSecret files reveal US interest in UK HOTOL spaceplane
As the first UK-funded launcher technology programme in 22 years begins, Flightglobal.com can reveal secret US government interest in British Aerospace's 1980s' HOTOL spaceplane
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Sabre's low-cost inroads show GDS appeal
The traditional Global Distribution System is showing further strength as a tool for the low-cost carrier - an airline business model that long shunned this...
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WestJet plans major push into the Caribbean
WestJet plans to devote a major portion--as much as half--of its growth between 2009 and 2013 to transborder markets, in particular the Caribbean. Vito...
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Added 787 development work creates cost dispute
A Boeing 787 subsystem supplier is in "discussions" with GE Aviation Systems to decide which company will pay to complete additional development work. Crane...
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Norwegian to add 11 737-800s
In the first half of 2009, Norwegian plans to add five leased 737-800s while another four leased aircraft are scheduled for the second half ...
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Southwest pilots union warns of Buffalo approach hazard
Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) is warning its members of a safety hazard on the same approach to Buffalo Airport used by the Colgan Air Bombardier...
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PICTURES: First 777 freighter delivered to Air France
Boeing has delivered the first 777 freighter to launch customer Air France Cargo. The aircraft's delivery was marked at a ceremony on the afternoon...
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NewsIATA's Bisignani predicts massive 2009 delivery shortfall for Airbus and Boeing
IATA director general and CEO Giovanni Bisignani is predicting Airbus and Boeing will fail to deliver more than half of the aircraft they will produce in...
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NewsEmbraer cuts 4,000 jobs and delivery forecast
Embraer today announced laying off nearly 4,300 workers as it slashed its 2009 delivery forecast by 28 aircraft, lowering revenue guidance for next year...
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BA is A318's last airline customer after US abandons order
British Airways is the sole outstanding airline customer for the Airbus A318 following US Airways' decision to cancel its last three of the type. Fifteen...
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NewsAirbus cuts A320 production and freezes A330/340 rate
Airbus is cutting by two aircraft a month its production rate for A320-family jets, a shift that will come into effect from October this year...
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Probe into Virgin A340 bar fire finds wire protection missing
Initial inspection of Virgin Atlantic's long-haul Airbus fleet, after a fire emergency on an A340-300, has found a number of aircraft missing wiring-protection...
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V Australia receives AOC
Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier V Australia today received its air operators's certificate, clearing the way for it to have its inaugural flight on 27...