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NewsMexicana leases two A330s to enter Madrid market
Mexicana has leased two former Excel Airways Airbus A330-200s to enable it to launch flights from Mexico City to Madrid early next year...
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OpenSkies to reconfigure L'Avion 757s as part of integration
British Airways' premium transatlantic operation OpenSkies is intending to reconfigure the aircraft of French counterpart L'Avion...
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CFM appears set to have engine MRO in China
Engine-maker CFM International is proceeding with plans to turn shareholder Snecma's engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint-venture with Air...
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French aerostructures supplier Daher buys 70% stake in EADS Socata
Daher has purchased a 70% stake in fellow French manufacturer EADS Socata in a deal which will create a leading aerostructure supplier generating nearly...
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PICTURE: An-124 flies Superjet 100 airframe to fatigue-test centre
Sukhoi has transported the fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 airframe (MSN 95006) to Novosibirsk...
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Wireless IFE continues to challenge suppliers
Challenges associated with bringing wireless in-flight entertainment systems on board aircraft remain great enough that hardware giants Panasonic and Thales...
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Airbus launches noise technology centre at Southampton University
The Airbus Noise Technology Centre has been launched at the University of Southampton in the UK. The centre, which has annual running costs of more...
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Uzbekistan Airways to take four more 767s and A320s
Uzbekistan Airways is to acquire four more Boeing 767-300ERs and another four Airbus A320 aircraft as part of a fleet expansion. The Tashkent-based...
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NewsBoeing delays 787 first flight and battles fastener issue
Citing the extended work stoppage of the 57-day machinists' strike, Boeing says the 787 will not accomplish its goal of flying by the end...
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Embraer considers development of larger aircraft
Embraer is studying the possibility of developing a larger commercial aircraft either alone or in partnership with another company, but says it has no near-term...
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GKN clarifies materials choice for A350 spar
GKN has asked us to clarify that it is no longer proposing the adoption of Cytec 977-2 resin material for use in the Airbus A350's composite wing spar. Airbus...
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China, Taiwan to allow cargo flights in expanded air pact
China and Taiwan have firmed up an historic agreement that will allow for many more passenger flights between the two sides as well as regular cargo flights.
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Jetstar expects its first 787 deliveries to slip to 2010
The Qantas low-cost subsidiary Jetstar expects that deliveries of its initial Boeing 787s will slip by several months to 2010. Boeing is "still promising...