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NewsAirbus/Boeing single-aisle refresh plans edge closer
As Airbus steps up its evaluation of new technologies to refresh the A320...
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Business Briefs
German diesel powerplant maker Thielert Aircraft Engines is back in the black and being courted by prospective...
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Thailand buys third ERJ-135
Embraer has clinched a contract from the government of Thailand for a third ERJ-135. The regional...
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Good Week - Bad Week
PORTABLE IFE Makers of portable in-flight entertainment players could have a bumper year as cash-strapped airlines look for lower-cost alternatives to wired-in...
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GKN wing-walks up to tier 1
GKN's Airbus factory acquisition makes the firm an aerostructures heavyweight
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ANZ's first 787-9 delayed by 12 more months
Air New Zealand, which is launch customer for the Boeing 787-9, has revealed that first deliveries of the stretch variant have slipped by another 12 months...
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SkyEurope 737 lease termination prompts flight delays
SkyEurope Airlines is experiencing delays at its central European bases after six of its 14 Boeing 737-700s were taken back by the lessor. The aircraft...
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Blue Line set to launch transatlantic corporate charter with MD-83s
French corporate charter and sublease provider Blue Line is set to launch its transatlantic operation. The move...
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NewsGECAS terminates lease on six SkyEurope aircraft
Troubled central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines has had six of its aircraft taken back by US lessor GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS),...
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Civil airliner market set to soften
The world civil airliner market looks set to soften during the second half of this year on the back of weakening airline demand for narrowbodies. Order backlogs...
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NewsAirbus beats Boeing in 2008 orders battle
Airbus will move back to the top of the order rankings this week after Boeing declared a 2008 commercial aircraft net sales tally that fell 53% to 662 units. Airbus,...
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Judge ends bankruptcy proceedings against Bolivia's LAB
Bolivia's former flag carrier Lloyd Aereo Boliviano's (LAB) relaunch ambitions have moved a step closer following a Cochabamba court's decision to withdraw...
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NewsPICTURE: Mongolia's Eznis signs letter of interest for CSeries
Mongolia's number two carrier Eznis Airways has signed a letter-of-interest with Bombardier for seven CSeries aircraft, becoming the second declared potential...
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Investigators retrieve data from crashed A320's recorders
Investigators have succeeded in retrieving data from the flight recorders of the Airbus A320 which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in November. After...
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Source runway friction data from aircraft: UK investigators
UK investigators are proposing that on-board aircraft data be exploited as a source of runway friction information, following an inquiry into a series of...
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CityFlyer: E-Jet's speed against Q400 helped swing decision
British Airways CityFlyer says speed was a factor in the selection of the Embraer E-Jet over the Bombardier Q400 as it would have needed to order an additional...
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Boeing orders fall to five year low
Boeing has announced sales and production figures for 2008 showing commercial aircraft orders plunged 58% off a record year and deliveries declined nearly...
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NewsDornier 328 crash video emerges as Indonesian investigators prepare report
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) is working on the draft final report into the November crash on landing of a Dornier 328 turboprop...
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End in sight for biofuel trial programme
There are likely to be no further alternative fuel trials this year after the imminent flight test by Japan...
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First Q400 deferral as Horizon reaches deal with Bombardier
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air has reached agreement with Bombardier on a new schedule for Q400 turboprop deliveries, representing the first such...