All air transport news – Page 1357
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EADS Socata seeks funds for new aircraft
EADS Socata is seeking external investment to help fund development of a new twin-engine business...
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Boeing further obscures timing of 737 replacement
Boeing has further obscured the timeline for introducing a 737 replacement...
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Constellation's year of preliminary design reviews sees mixed progress
Leaders of NASA's return-to-the-Moon Constellation programme are reporting steady progress despite a delay from September to November of the Orion crew exploration...
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NewsAirbus approaches A350 design freeze but has two years to refine -1000's wing
Airbus expects to finalise the A350 XWB's "aero-lines" in July as it heads for the...
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NewsAirbus plays down “A350 XWB overweight”
While Airbus does not deny the A350 XWB programme has a weight issue, it says that the 8t figure reported by a German newspaper is inaccurate.
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NewsThailand and Vietnam establishing new flying schools
Thailand and Vietnam are taking steps to train more pilots by establishing new pilot training schools. Bangkok...
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Fleet slashed as American unveils new capacity plan
American Airlines’ parent AMR Corp will retire at least 75 mainline and regional jets as part of a newly unveiled plan to slash 2008 domestic capacity in the face of record high fuel prices, growing economic concerns and a difficult competitive environment.
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Sukhoi Superjet takes to the air
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 prototype finally took to the air on 19 May, initiating the twinjet's delayed flight-test programme. The first flight of the...
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Qantas adds more airports in RNP trial
Qantas has launched required navigation performance proving flights at a number of airports in Western Australia and Queensland as part of the carrier's...
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Network 2008: Alighting in Aruba
David field Washington The Dutch island airport of Aruba in the western Caribbean has new management in the form of a team from Amsterdam's Schiphol,...