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India's Indigo undergoing management change
Indian low-cost carrier Indigo Airlines is undergoing a management change with its president and CEO Bruce Ashby resigning. Ashby says he will be leaving...
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Indonesia's Citilink secures five 737s on lease for relaunch
Garuda Indonesia's low-cost carrier Citilink is re-launching on 1 September with two Boeing 737 'Classics' on lease from Aviation Capital Group and in the...
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PICTURE: Transaero introduces first 777-200s
Transaero has introduced its first two Boeing 777-200s, becoming the only Russian airline to currently operate the twinjet. The 306-seat, Pratt & Whitney...
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American opts to complete Boeing avionics upgrades in Tulsa
Management at American Airlines has decided to perform upgrades to avionics on its Boeing 757s and 767s in Tulsa instead of Kansas City, MO as part of plans...
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Thailand's airlines facing difficult times
One carrier has already been grounded and other players are finding the going difficult...
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Southwest eyes 4Q for Internet trial
Southwest Airlines intends to trial Row 44's Ku band-based connectivity service during the fourth quarter, somewhat later than originally planned. The...
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Alliant Techsystems gets NASA green light to launch
NASA has set 21 August as the first opportunity for Alliant Techsystems (ATK) to launch...
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Emirates raises the service bar with its new A380
Dubai's fast-growing Emirates has taken delivery of the first of its huge order for 58 Airbus A380s Even before Emirates had started its first commercial...
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P&W completes GTF tests on 747SP, readies for A340 trial
Pratt & Whitney is preparing to begin flight testing its GTF geared turbofan demonstrator with Airbus next month after completing the first phase of trials...
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Business Briefings
US trade negotiators are vowing to closely scrutinise the state aid being provided...
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Virgin Atlantic in talks over Virgin Nigeria exit
Virgin Atlantic Airways is negotiating the disposal of up to its entire 49% Virgin Nigeria stake and may withdraw its branding from the carrier as part of...
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Volaris accelerates A319 deliveries and prepares for first A320
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris plans to take delivery of its first Airbus A320 in November and has significantly accelerated deliveries for A319s. Volaris...
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EasyJet swaps 25 A319 orders for A320s
EasyJet has implemented its plans to convert some A319 orders to A320s, switching 25 over to the larger variant, according to Airbus's latest July sales...
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First phase of GTF flight testing complete
Pratt & Whitney has completed the first phase of flight testing for its Geared Turbofan-PW1000G demonstrator as it prepares for test flights with Airbus...
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PICTURE: First BAe 146-200QT for Amerer Air rolled out
Amerer Air has taken delivery of its first BAe 146QT freighter. The ex-Flybe aircraft (G-JEAJ) was the first 146 to undergo cargo conversion by Aerostar...
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NewsLessors swap freighter orders to passenger to fill 787 gap
US leasing companies Aircastle and Guggenheim Aviation Partners are responding to the increased demand for widebodies, in the wake of Boeing 787 delivery...
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Tianjin airport plans second runway to aid A320 test flights
Tianjin's Binhai International Airport will build a second runway by May 2009 to help in the test flights of the Airbus A320 aircraft will be manufactured...
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Airliner census: Fleets continue to grow
Our annual survey of the world's airliners shows an increased number of Western-built aircraft in operation at the expense of an ageing Russian fleet
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Excessive TCAS evasion injured 20 on Taiwanese 757: inquiry
Taiwanese investigators have found that a Boeing 757's unnecessarily fierce descent during a collision-avoidance manoeuvre injured 20 people on board the...
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NewsContrasting fortunes: 1,000 up for A330 as last airline delivery for A340-300 is completed
There were contrasting fortunes for the executives in Toulouse last month. As Airbus chief salesman John Leahy and his team...