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NewsNew retirements cut RAF VC10 fleet to four
The UK Royal Air Force has retired another two of its Vickers VC10 tankers ...
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NewsNTSB rebukes Boeing over Tokyo briefing on 787
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has rebuked Boeing for making public comments about the ongoing 787 battery investigation in a sign of...
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Virgin can deliver more value for Delta than for SIA: Bastian
Delta Air Lines president Ed Bastian is confident that the carrier can extract far more value from its shareholding in Virgin Atlantic compared with the...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Alliance membership, joint venture or both?
Airline partnerships can run their course or were wrong from the start, but if things aren't working out, carriers must act
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IN FOCUS: How personalisation is shaping airline ancillaries
Copying the low-cost approach to ancillary revenues often alienates passengers, but giving customers control of their journey can drive profits while promoting loyalty
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NewsFedEx to acquire up to 30 United 757s
United Airlines is to sell up to 30 Boeing 757s to freight operator FedEx Express, with deliveries of the twinjets set to start this year. Its agreement...
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NewsScoot confirms plans for mixed 787 fleet
Singapore Airlines' long-haul, low-cost subsidiary Scoot will convert some of its orders for Boeing 787-9s to the smaller -8 variant. The airline's...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Order flurry signals renewed hostilities over narrowbodies
March has turned into a busy month for the big two airframers. Undeterred by a subdued economic outlook, in the space of a week four airlines have unveiled...
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NewsBombardier sees no near-term replacement for Challenger despite rising competition
Bombardier has adopted a new strategy that includes no near-term replacement for the Challenger large business jet despite increasing competition. Guy...
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NewsPhase 2 talks on Bombardier-Comac collaboration begin cautiously
Bombardier is cautiously negotiating terms for the second phase of its collaboration agreement with Comac after coming away slightly disappointed with efforts...
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NewsSikorsky hands over five S-70i helicopters to Colombia
Sikorsky has formally handed over five new S-70i Black Hawk multi-mission helicopters to the Colombian army, the company says. The aircraft were accepted...
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ARSA: MRO market worth more than $65b in 2012
The global civil maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market in 2012 was estimated to be more than $65 billion in 2012, says a new study released by the...
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NewsIndustry calls for standards on hosted payloads
Better coordination and standardization is needed between government and industry to reap the benefits of hosted payloads, according to industry experts....
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NewsBeechcraft sues USAF over LAS decision
Beechcraft is suing the US Air Force in an attempt to prevent the service from continuing work on an effort to supply Afghanistan with a Light Air Support...
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NewsInvestigators probe fatal German police helicopter crash
German accident investigators are probing a fatal collision between two helicopters operated by the Bundespolizei federal police during a 21 March training...
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NewsSaab 2000 AEW customer signs five-year support deal
Saab has signed a $170 million contract covering in-service support for a Saab 2000 AEW customer ...
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NewsSpaceX Merlin 1D qualified for flight
SpaceX's new engine, the Merlin 1D, has been qualified for spaceflight in advance of its first launch. The engine, a heavily modified version of the...
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NewsPICTURES: Israel receives surplus CH-53s for spares
Five surplus US military CH-53 transport helicopters acquired for spares have arrived in Israel ...
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IN FOCUS: How to power A320neo is tough choice for airlines
How to power the A320neo is a far from straightforward decision for airlines, but their choices will help define the future of gas turbine engine technology
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Israeli air force gets set for M-346 transition
Israel's air force is to change its training model for new fighter pilots, due to the introduction of the M-346 from 2014 ...