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Boeing logs 46 new orders, 6 cancellations
In a flurry of end of the year changes to its order book, Boeing has received orders for almost four dozen aircraft, including 11 787s from an unidentified...
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Boeing wins NASA contract for new aircraft monitoring system
NASA has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $2.1 million to design, implement and demonstrate an aircraft health evaluation system that will monitor in...
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Electric Lightning crash prompts safety, ejection seat checks
South Africa investigators are urging authorities to evaluate all ex-military aircraft flying on the civil register and mandate immediate safety inspections...
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NewsAirlink grounds all Jetstream 41s over engine concerns
Embattled South African regional carrier Airlink has grounded its entire British Aerospace Jetstream 41 turboprop fleet, after another safety incident. The...
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Emirates to use A380 on Saudi Arabian route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to open Airbus A380 services to Saudi Arabia, with operations to Jeddah early next year.
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NASA: all is well on Boeing 747SP open-door front
NASA reports positive results from initial open-door testing of its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia), a research platform that includes...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
While British Airways looked like plunging into industrial strife over pensions, Japan Airlines secured 90% approval for a proposed 50% cut...
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Garuda converts $95m debt into shares
Garuda Indonesia is converting $95 million owed to Indonesia's Bank Mandiri into shares, which will give the bank a 10.6% stake in the airline. The...
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CAL plans Taipei-Miyazaki service
Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) plans to start a new service between Taipei and Miyazaki in Japan's Kyushu island.
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China Eastern completes share sale, raises 6.4bn yuan
China Eastern Airlines has raised 6.4 billion yuan ($939 million) in capital, after completing a sale of shares. The 1.35 billion Shanghai-listed A-shares...
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Star partners apply for transpacific antitrust immunity
Roughly a week after Japan and the US reached a historic open skies agreement, Star Alliance members All Nippon Airways (ANA), Continental Airlines and United...
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A400M clears normal flight envelope on 2nd flight: Airbus
The Airbus A400M has cleared its entire normal flight envelope on its second test flight completed earlier today, the manufacturer says. Coming 12...
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PICTURES: Russian-built An-148 starts revenue flights
Russian carrier Rossiya has introduced its Antonov An-148, the first Russian-build example of the twin-jet, to revenue service. It commenced operations...
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Airbus submits patent for airspeed error monitoring
Airbus has submitted a US patent application for an independent means of monitoring an aircraft's pressure-based airspeed measurement for errors.
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NewsLockheed receives F-16 contract for Morocco
Lockheed has been awarded a nearly $841.9 million contract by the US government to deliver 24 F-16 Block 52 fighters under a previously announced deal with...
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NewsUK initiative urges use of fixed ground power over APU
Fixed ground power should ideally be prioritised over other electrical sources for aircraft at airports, recommends a collaborative code of practice newly...
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NewsLAN orders 30 A320s
Chilean operator LAN Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 new A320 family aircraft as part of the carrier's fleet renewal. LAN plans...