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Tiger Airways Australia launches Sydney base
Tiger Airways Australia has begun services from Sydney, its second base. Three Airbus A320 aircraft will progressively be based in Sydney and operate...
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Thai Smile takes delivery of first Airbus A320 aircraft
Thai Smile, a subsidiary of Thai Airways International, took delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft on 28 June. Powered by IAE V2527-A5 engines,...
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NewsRolls-Royce reveals more details of Trent proposal for 777X
Rolls-Royce has revealed further details of the turbofan it is proposing to power Boeing's 777X concept, indicating that the engine's composite fan could feature as few as 18 blades.
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NewsPutin calls for relaxation of flight rules for light aircraft over Russia
Russia should relax flight regulations to allow light aircraft and helicopters to fly over large cities, President Vladimir Putin said today, but warned...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Interview with Rolls-Royce civil aerospace president Mark King
Mark King is president of civil aerospace for UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, and is at the forefront of his company's efforts to achieve an unprecendent ramp-up in production rates for its Trent family of large, three-shaft turbofans.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: China bids to boost airliner manufacturing presence
The Farnborough air show provides a platform for China to showcase its ambitions to become a global force in airliner manufacturing, but significant challenges remain
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NewsChina’s ABC Leasing orders 45 C919s
China's ABC Financial Leasing has ordered 45 Comac C919 aircraft. The order by the Agricultural Bank of China's leasing arm is the second for the narrowbody...
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NewsSweden signs new support deals for Gripen fleet
Saab has secured contracts worth $520 million to support operations with the Swedish air force's Gripen fighters through 2016 ...
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NewsAirbus photo points to new A320 factory in Alabama
New evidence shows Airbus is likely to open a new final assembly line building A320neos on US soil on 2 July. The announcement reportedly scheduled...
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LATAM to rationalise widebody fleet
LATAM Airlines group plans to reduce the number of widebody aircraft types in its combined fleet, and it will carry out a study to decide which aircraft...
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NewsChinese Shenzhou capsule lands from space station docking, advertising accomplishment
The landing of the crewed Chinese Shenzhou-9 capsule after 13 days docked with space station Tiangong-1 marks a major checkpoint in the nation's space programme...
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BA expects business traffic hit during London Olympics
With less than a month to go before the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games, British Airways is preparing for a temporary fall in business traffic.
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NewsDelta IV launches US reconnaissance satellite
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy has successfully launched NROL-15, a classified US government reconnaissance satellite, from Cape Canaveral,...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing spools-up bicoastal 787 lines to boost bottom line
Boeing has established bicoastal 787 production lines as it strives to rapidly ramp up the type's output rate
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NewsPICTURES: Comac ARJ21 undergoes water ingestion tests
Comac has started water ingestion and flooded runway tests for its ARJ21 regional jet programme. On 28 June, the ARJ21-700 travelled at high speed...
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NewsATK makes progress on Liberty launch vehicle development
The ATK Liberty launch vehicle development effort is making steady progress, completing a software milestone and tests on the second stage fuel tanks. ATK...
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Ryanair scales back on Moroccan presence
Ryanair has cancelled 34 weekly services in Morocco, citing higher charges levied by the country's airports authority, ONDA. The carrier will withdraw...
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NewsAirbus: Conditions not yet met for US assembly line
Airbus insists that there are conditions which would need to be met before it could consider a possible production line in the USA. It says that "no...
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Comac, Safran form joint venture for C919's wiring systems
Comac subsidiary Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing and Safran group subsidiary Labinal have formed a joint venture to work on wiring systems for the Comac...
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NewsRostekhnologii lease arm firms order for 35 MS-21s
Russian state corporation Rostekhnologii's leasing arm Aviakapital-Servis has firmed an order for 35 Irkut MS-21 twinjets. The deal, inked in Moscow,...