Airframers – Page 716
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NewsBoeing 787 production frozen as fastener issue bites
On-going replacement of thousands of Boeing 787 fasteners has frozen the production line, as the airframer conducts a formal assessment of the programme's...
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NewsHazy hopes to close ILFC buy-back by March 2009
International Lease Finance (ILFC) founder and chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy says discussions are underway with various potential investors to buy back the...
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Difficult times lead to greater co-operation between airports and airlines on charges
Airlines and airports have always locked horns on airport charges. But with both sides suffering from the effects of the global slowdown, are they beginning to help each other out?
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Aircell confirms fifth customer as Gogo goes live on Virgin America
Aircell has secured a fifth North American airline customer for its in-flight broadband service Gogo and says talks with a sixth carrier have reached very...
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Kuwaiti start-up Wataniya unveils first destination
Kuwaiti start-up carrier Wataniya Airways has unveiled Dubai as its first destination, and will begin operating the route twice-daily from 8 February next...
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Bombardier pushes back CRJ1000 service entry to 2010 first quarter
Bombardier has pushed back its entry-into-service calendar for the CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010. The...
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Lufthansa CityLine to cut 14 CRJ200s and 20% of staff
Lufthansa CityLine is to cut 14 of its 22 Bombardier CRJ200s and 20% of its 2,500-strong workforce by 2010 as part of a plan to drive down its cost base. CityLine...
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Avianca in negotiations to acquire Ecuador’s AeroGal
Synergy Aerospace, the Bogota based corporate parent of Colombia's Avianca, VIPSA in Ecuador and Ocean Air in Brazil, is in negotiations to acquire Ecuador's...
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Airbus and Boeing heading for significant fall in orders this year
forecast max kingsley-jones london Orders look set for large fall this year Airbus and Boeing tally after 10 months down almost 30% on same point...
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Colgan selects ExelTech for Saab maintenance
Canadian maintenance, repair and overhaul company ExelTech Aerospace secured new business from Pinnacle subsidiary Colgan Air to perform heavy maintenance...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: Air France paints A320 in retro colours for 75th anniversary
Air France has become the latest carrier to repaint one of its aircraft in a retro livery, decorating this Airbus A320 to commemorate the airline's 75th...
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Rolls-Royce modifies early Trent 900s to meet EASA directive
Rolls-Royce has rolled out a modification to Trent 900 engines on the Airbus A380 to counter the vane-cracking issue outlined in a European airworthiness...
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Ethiopian Q400 deal takes Dash 8 programme to over 1,000 orders
Ethiopian Airlines inked a deal with Bombardier for eight next generation Bombardier Q400 turboprops, with options for four more aircraft.
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ANA defers decision on A380 or 747-8 order
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has deferred a decision on an order for ultra-large aircraft and is now unlikely to choose between the Airbus A380 and Boeing...
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Airbus to certify airbags in A320s
Airbus has been granted special certification conditions from the US FAA to allow the airframer to certify inflatable airbags in the passenger restraint...