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China Eastern invests RMB352 million in new Hefei airport
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to invest RMB352 million ($52 million) in the construction of the new Hefei Xinqiao International Airport in eastern China.
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Australia's MAp sells stake in Bristol airport, ups interest in Copenhagen Airports
Australia-based MAp Airports has sold its 35.5% stake in Bristol airport and acquired an additional 3.9% stake in Copenhagen Airports.
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Qantas to operate A380 on Melbourne-London route
Qantas Airways plans to start a service between Melbourne and London via Singapore on 18 January 2010.
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ANZ plans Sydney-Cook Islands service
Air New Zealand (ANZ) plans to start a non-stop service between Sydney and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from July 2010.
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Gulfstream G250 takes flight
Gulfstream has flown its second new business jet in as many weeks. The first prototype of the super-midsize G250, designed and built in partnership with...
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GAMA readies Sharjah operation for charter launch
UK business aviation services provider Gama Aviation is gearing up to launch charter services before the end of 2009...
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Tin triangle - display-flying the Vulcan
Avro Vulcan XH558 has had more comebacks than Elvis, but funds are urgently needed to keep the bomber airworthy. Display pilot Martin Withers DFC describes the joys and challenges of flying the venerable V-plane
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Working week: Getting comfortable at Cessna
Getting comfortable at Cessna Comfortable expanses within Citation business jets and the cosiness of each piston-single aircraft are the responsibility...
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This Week Briefing
F-35 PROGRESS WORRIES KEY US SENATORS FIGHTERS The US Senate Armed Services Committee chairman and ranking member Carl Levin and John McCain expressed...
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IATA continues to see improvement in passenger traffic trends
IATA's latest analysis of premium travel shows continuing improvement from the drastic declines carriers posted earlier this year.
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NewsCFM studies Airbus-specific variant of CFM56 engine
CFM continues to study a more efficient variant of its Airbus A320 family turbofan engine, the CFM56-5B. The advances will be based in part on progress...
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PICTURE: Dugan’s modified MD-80 reverser gets American scutiny
Engineers from American Airlines have closely examined a modified thrust reverser on a Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 designed by Dugan Kinetics for Boeing MD-80s...
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Business aviation in brief
In a sign of a market upturn, November business aircraft flight activity climbed 3% over the previous month, according to Aviation...
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Uncle Roger's Christmas quiz 2010
Welcome to Uncle Roger’s Festive Quiz. Before attempting it, get yourself a glass of your favourite tipple, and a have mince pie beside you to help stimulate your grey matter as you mull over the questions here
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The history of Uncle Roger’s Festive Quiz
Who is Uncle Roger? He is certainly a worthy piece of aviation history in his own right.
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Rockwell Collins wins supply deal for the MS-21
Rockwell Collins together with Russian partner companies Concern Avionica and Aviapribor have won an avionics supply contract for the Irkut MS-21 aircraft....
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Pratt & Whitney launches GTF core testing
Pratt & Whitney has begun core testing of its PurePower geared turbofan that will power the Bombardier CSeries, Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) and the Irkut…
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CFM to build LEAP-X engine in China after C919 deal
CFM International is looking to establish a Chinese final assembly line for engines, after formally confirming selection of its LEAP-X powerplant as the...
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General aviation in brief
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive for the Sikorsky S-92A helicopter. The AD requires...