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NewsVIDEO: Leahy admits A380 near-term sales difficult but resolute in long-term demand
Airbus's chief salesman John Leahy is confident the airframer can achieve its target of consistently selling at least 30 A380s a year, but admits that this is proving a challenge in 2012.
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Elta, Bombardier offer special-mission version of Global 5000
Elta Systems has started to offer potential customers a special-mission aircraft based on the Gulfstream 5000 business jet, with Elta and Bombardier having...
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EasyJet to introduce allocated seating across network
EasyJet is rolling out allocated seating across its network in November, having completed a successful trial of the scheme on more than 6,000 flights. The...
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ANA 787 suffers hydraulic leak before takeoff
The world's first operational Boeing 787 was forced to return to the gate at Okayama after a leak in a hydraulic pump located in its port-side engine nacelle.
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Air China launches Shanghai-Lanzhou service
Air China has launched a four times weekly Shanghai Pudong-Lanzhou service. The service will be operated using Airbus A320 aircraft. The carrier...
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Embraer’s Phenom 100 gains type certification in China
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded Embraer with a type certification for its Phenom 100 executive jet to operate the aircraft in the...
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NewsIndia to require 1,450 new aircraft in next 20 years: Boeing
Boeing forecasts that Indian airlines will receive 1,450 aircraft valued at $175 billion in the next 20 years, with India to surpass China with the world's...
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NewsAmerican to implement new pilots contract
American Airlines received approval from the bankruptcy court to reject its pilots contract and implement a new term sheet today. US Bankruptcy Court...
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NewsNASA outlines commercial crew bids, justifies selections
NASA has released a statement on the selection of three spacecraft companies to develop crew transportation to low Earth orbit (LEO), laying out the relative...
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NewsViper Strike hits eight moving vehicles
A Cessna Caravan aircraft armed with MBDA Inc GBU-44/E Viper Strike bombs scored direct hits against several high speed vehicles during a recent two-day US government-sponsored test.
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NewsF-35B completes air start testing at Edwards AFB
The Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has completed a series of engine air start tests,...
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NewsA400M to appear in ILA flying display
Airbus Military has confirmed plans to send one of its A400M "Grizzly" development aircraft to the ILA Berlin air show next week ...
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First A320neo to roll off Hamburg production line
Airbus is intending to produce its first A320neo at the final assembly line in Hamburg, before opening production at other facilities. The airframer...
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NewsRyanair talks with Comac a 'genuine, serious commitment'
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has reiterated that its discussions with Chinese airframer Comac on the potential development of a stretched 199-seat variant of...
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NewsInnocon reveals Spider UAS for Indian contest
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has unveiled its candidate for a requirement to supply a new class of unmanned air system to the Indian air force and navy ...
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NewsIsrael and USA grant full certification for Gulfstream G280
Israel and the USA have granted full certification for the Gulfstream G280, four years after the super midsize business jet was launched. Deliveries of the $24 million aircraft are set to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, with the first aircraft destined for an unnamed US manufacturer.
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Virgin expands MRO partnership with LHT
Virgin Atlantic Airways has expanded its base maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for its Airbus A340 and Boeing 747 fleet, but also signalled...
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UK cabinet reshuffle paves way for third Heathrow runway
The decision by British Prime Minister David Cameron to remove Justine Greening from the cabinet post of transport secretary has airbrushed out a key political...
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JAL, BA expand codeshare on Tokyo-London routes
Japan Airlines (JAL) and British Airways (BA) will expand their codeshare agreement on Tokyo-London Heathrow routes. As part of the expansion, the...
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NewsAirbus predicts 20-year demand for over 28,000 jets
Airbus is forecasting demand for 28,200 passenger and freighter aircraft worth nearly $4 trillion over the next 20 years, an increase of 1.2% on its previous...