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Aerospace should grow despite downturn: Blakey
Heavy demand from military customers and technology demands generated by emissions and noise regulation should drive a period of aviation industry growth despite global recession, according to Aerospace Industries Association chief executive Marion Blakey.
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Hawaiian prepared for latest interisland fare war
Hawaiian Airlines is more prepared for current price slashing by the newest competitor in the interisland market than three years ago when Mesa began undercutting...
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Socata sticks to plans despite surge in deferrals
Daher's newly acquired airplane division Socata is offering co-ownership deals and calling for regulatory change as it tries to ride out the downturn
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Gulf Air brings in 10 new A320s but rethinks 777 lease plan
Gulf Air's narrowbody fleet-renewal effort will see it introduce 10 new Airbus A320s over the coming year. However, the Bahraini airline has reversed plans...
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Aerolineas E-190 deliveries could begin in 4Q
Embraer is prepared to begin E-190 deliveries to Aerolineas Argentinas late this year should the renationalised carrier finalize a pending deal for 22 E-190s.
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JetBlue preps for Oasis installation
JetBlue Airways will offer passengers a broadband-like experience as the low-cost carrier begins installation of LiveTV's latest connectivity product, Oasis,...
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Pratt & Whitney to use 787 nacelle as baseline for GTF
As Pratt & Whitney continues to work with supplier Goodrich on the nacelle design of its PW1000G geared turbofan engine, the companies are using the nacelle...
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AAR examines possibility of offering E-Jet heavy maintenance
US maintenance, repair and overhaul company AAR is considering offering heavy maintenance on the Embraer 170/190 family as the number of aircraft in that...
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NewsAer Lingus to review long-haul order as demand collapses
Aer Lingus admits that it is to review its long-haul aircraft orders as the Irish flag-carrier reshuffles
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Lufthansa not deterred by widebody delivery delays
Lufthansa is not hiding its disappointment that its Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8I aircraft deliveries have been delayed by the airframers.
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Airmotive investment in Dublin V2500 line back on
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland's (LTAI) planned $40 million investment in a new Dublin engine line will go ahead following union acceptance...
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NewsNorthrop buys Swift's KillerBee UAS family
Northrop Grumman has acquired a line of small unmanned air systems (UAS) invented by Swift Engineering and formerly known as KillerBee. The acquisition...
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NewsTurkish 737 altimeter fault occurred on several flights prior to crash
Dutch accident investigators have determined that the radio-altimeter fault that is the focus of their probe
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KLM extends UK engineering portfolio to Embraer 170/190
Dutch carrier KLM's UK engineering operation has extended its line maintenance capabilities to Embraer 170/190 aircraft. The company is to begin servicing...
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NTSB asks for Boeing 757 manual revisions
The US NTSB is asking the FAA to require Boeing to make changes to 757 and 767 procedures and training materials based on a 22 September incident involving...
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NewsSukhoi confirms Su-35 prototype crash
Sukhoi has confirmed the company’s third prototype for the Su-35 programme crashed at Komsomolsk-on-Amur during high-speed ground tests.
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Swiss wants in-flight connectivity for all passengers
Swiss International Air Lines is taking a wait and see approach to in-flight Internet, saying it will only bring the service onboard if it can offer it to...
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Southwest works to firm Row 44 installation on a fifth aircraft
Southwest Airlines is still in the process of determining installation of a Wi-Fi system supplied by Row 44 on a fifth aircraft. The Dallas-based...
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Boeing passes 25% design release mark for 747-8I
Boeing's engineering team on the 747-8 Intercontinental has completed one-fourth of the design data needed to start building tools and parts.