All Airframers news – Page 594
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News
Firms focus on supply chain for camelina-derived jet fuel
Alternative aviation jet fuel supply chain integrator BioJet Corporation has been partnering with camelina seed producer Great Plains Oil and Exploration...
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LAN continues to grow passenger traffic
Chile's LAN for the seventh consecutive year has registered double-digit growth in full-year passenger traffic, reporting an 11% increase in RPKs and a 16%...
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Clean avgas substitute aims for summer approval
A test fuel specification for SwiftFuel , a biofuel designed to replace leaded avgas, could...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The German carrier sealed a long-term engine maintenance deal with SR Technics and an engine finance agreement covering a dozen spare powerplants...
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Lao Airlines purchases two ARJ21s
Lao Airlines has signed an agreement with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) to purchase two ARJ21-700s, making the airline the first export...
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Qatar enlists Airbus in pursuit of alternative fuels
Qatar Airways has joined forces with Airbus to launch a new environmental initiative aimed at producing biomass-to-liquid (BTL) jet fuel.
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China Southern plans services to Male and Istanbul
China Southern Airlines has applied to start a new service between Guangzhou and Male, and another service between Beijing and Istanbul via Urumqi.
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Opinion
Comment: Age before beauty
Delta Air Lines boss Richard Anderson asserts that operating costs of his fuel-thirsty Boeing MD-80s are more than a match for the 737-800, an airliner design...
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News
Guggenheim cancels orders for two Boeing 747-8Fs
Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) has cancelled half of its 747-8F order, the company confirms.
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NewsANA abandons 787-3
Boeing's orderbook for the 787-3 has dwindled to zero following a decision by Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) to convert its remaining 28 orders for the...
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Airbus' 2009 orders on course to exceed Boeing's
Airbus appears virtually certain to exceed Boeing's declared year-end net order total of 142 aircraft when it discloses its 2009 figures next week.
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NewsAer Lingus slashes operations at London Gatwick base
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is cutting back its London Gatwick base, less than a year after opening the station in a bid to expand its European operations.
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KAL's Jin Air launching services to the Philippines
Korean Air's (KAL) low-cost carrier Jin Air is planning to launch services from Seoul Incheon to Clark in the Philippines, potentially making it Jin Air's...
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Australia's Skywest secures its first A320
Avation, an aircraft leasing company linked to Australia's Skywest Airlines, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an Airbus A320 that it plans to lease...
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Aeromexico may join Mexicana in launching Dulles service
Aeromexico is considering launching service to Washington Dulles, which last month became the newest US gateway for rival Mexicana.
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NewsFLIGHTBLOGGER: Airbus lays groundwork for A320 re-engining
Airbus has moved closer to launching a revamped A320 family after signing agreements with CFM and Pratt & Whitney which will lay the groundwork for re-engining the twinjet,
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NewsBoeing's improved 4Q deliveries reflect 2008 machinists strike
Boeing's 144% increase in deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2009 was largely the result of a disruption in production during late 2008 when the company's...