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A320 passenger to freighter conversion deal secured despite second delay
Airbus Freighter Conversion's launch customer for the A320 passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion programme has found a client to lease three of the jets, but target certification has been pushed back to late 2012.
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NBAA: NetJets to help FAA verify efficiency gains with WAAS
A series of pilot programs are beginning to generate data the US FAA hopes will confirm what it says are "dramatic savings in fuel, reductions in flight times and less variability in navigation."
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Precision follows Pemco in launching 757 combi conversion
Precision Conversions has joined Pemco World Air Services in launching a passenger-to-combi (P2C) conversion programme for the Boeing 757. Oregon-based...
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NewsStandardAero signs APU maintenance deal with Airnorth
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise subsidiary StandardAero has inked a maintenance agreement with Australia's Airnorth for the airline's Hamilton Sundstrand APS2300...
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NBAA: Sikorsky approves Harrods Aviation for S-76 modifications
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has expanded its aftermarket support network following its approval of UK business aviation services company Harrods Aviation to install modification kits on its S-76 helicopters in Europe
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NewsQatar Airways chief condemns critics of Arab expansion
Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker has lashed critics of Middle Eastern carriers' use of export finance, and their desire for expansion.
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Iberia officially opens Barcelona MRO facility
Spanish carrier Iberia has inaugurated a new MRO facility at Barcelona's El Prat airport, with operations due to begin in November.
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Airbus further delays certification of A320P2F
Airbus has pushed the target certification date of its A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme for a second time, to late 2012. Airbus...
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NBAA: Rockwell Collins launches Ascend information management system
Rockwell Collins has launched a new information management system called Ascend, with a goal to reduce flight operations costs by 7-10%.
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NewsBigger 787 variant to boost order share: Boeing
Boeing expects orders for the 787 Dreamliner to settle at an even split between the -8 and -9 variants as airlines lean towards the latter, bigger model.
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Boeing expects to secure 777BCF launch customer in early 2011
Boeing is confident of securing a launch customer for its 777 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) programme by mid 2011, and expects the 777-200ERBCF will be...
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Business lead
New York air taxi start-up is unlikely home for rebirth of an iconic aviation brand
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Rockwell Collins to provide IFE system for C919
China's Comac has selected Rockwell Collins to provide inflight entertainment (IFE) systems for its C919 aircraft. "Customers of the C919 aircraft...
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Tecnam NA: taking the electronic flight bag to the next level
Apple's iPad promises to transform the way electronic flight bags are used and could revolutionise flight training
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Electronic flight bags: must-have bags
Conceived as a paper-busting carry-on document reader, the electronic flight bag is emerging as the cockpit's key to advanced air traffic management applications
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From toys to tools: the electronic flight bag story
software NIALL O'KEEFFE LONDON From toys to tools AIRCRAFT Management Technologies is touting the electronic flight bag as a source of business...
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Airbus and Boeing approaches to electronic flight bags
Are the different approaches to electronic flight bags favoured by Airbus and Boeing really significant?
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This Week briefing
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems is soon to test-fly a second manned aircraft it intends to modify as an unmanned system
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digEcor secures Azerbaijan as its second L7 customer
Portable inflight entertainment manufacturer digEcor has a second customer for its latest product after Azerbaijan Airlines selected the digEplayer L7 as...
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Embraer designates Tianjin as an authorised service provider
Embraer has selected Tianjin Airlines as the first authorised service provider for operators of its aircraft in the Chinese market. The airframer unveiled...