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Asiana awards five-year GE CF6 engine contract to EGAT
Asiana Airlines has awarded its General Electric CF6 engine service contract to Taiwan-based Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT). This five-year...
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NewsKingfisher appeals to pilots to show up for work
Ailing Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is appealing to its pilots to show up for work and to the tax authorities to unfreeze its bank accounts as speculation...
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NewsBoeing targets year end 777X launch
Boeing is targeting a year-end board launch for its conceptual 777X, in time for a late decade service entry, said the company's commercial unit CEO, Jim...
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NewsSpaceX finishes crucial dress rehearsal before space station launch
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket due to launch the first commercial flight to the International Space Station (ISS) has passed a crucial launch simulation. Called...
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NewsAvionics update paces G280 final certification
Gulfstream Aerospace says an avionics software update is the chief item standing between its new G280 super midsize business jet and the global market.
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NewsHangar 8 snaps up South African operator Star-Gate
London Oxford Airport-based Hangar 8 has acquired South African business aviation operator Star-Gate Aviation as it looks to expand its presence on the continent.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman completes repairs to RAF E-3D Sentry
Northrop Grumman has completed work to repair a damaged wing spar on a Royal Air Force Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft ...
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NewsESA delays Ariane 5 launch to resupply Space Station
A day after completing final assembly of the Ariane 5 rocket and its Automated Transfer Vehicle payload loaded with supplies for the International Space...
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NewsKingfisher owes Bank of Scotland $21.6m: UK High Court
Kingfisher Airlines owes Bank of Scotland $21.6 million in overdue lease payments for 10 ATR 72-500s, the UK High Court has ruled. Bank of Scotland...
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NewsUK's Chinook upgrade nears operational milestone
The UK's Project "Julius" to modernise up to 46 Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters is nearing initial operational capability ...
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NewsPICTURE: Diverted ANA 787 pays unexpected Heathrow visit
One of Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787s has become the first of the type to arrive at London Heathrow after diverting from Frankfurt Main. The...
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Crowded Frankfurt airspace trialling wide-area multilateration
Frankfurt region air traffic controllers have embarked on the second phase of a wide-area multilateration (WAM) technology trial that promises to improve aircraft tracking in even the most congested airspaces.
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NewsPeru considers Super Tucano, KC-390 offers
The Brazilian and Peruvian governments have signed a wide-ranging defence agreement covering mutual assistance and the procurement of new materiel and services for the latter's armed forces.
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Meggitt provides avionics for Chinese Y-8 transport
Meggitt Avionics has been selected to provide improved avionics for four Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft operated by the Chinese military. Under the...
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Japan's Peach Aviation launches first flight
Japan's low-cost carrier Peach Aviation started operations on 1 March, with the launch of two commercial domestic services.
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NewsFrontier increases seat count on its A320 fleet
Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Frontier Airlines is adding six seats to its Airbus A320 fleet. Frontier senior vice president of commercial...
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Air Astana confirms $1.3bn Boeing order
Air Astana has confirmed an order for four Boeing 767-300ERs and three 787-8s, valued at $1.3 billion at list prices. However, it has not specified an engine...
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NewsBA and Lufthansa carve up BMI Heathrow slots
Newly-released data for London Heathrow show BMI's slot allocation for summer 2012 will fall by 42% compared with last year.
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NewsBombardier enters make-or-break year for commercial aircraft division
Bombardier's commercial aircraft division could be confronting a make-or-break year in 2012 with a dwindling order backlog and growing schedule pressure on its biggest development programme.
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Anaemic CSeries orderbook still a concern for Republic’s CEO
Republic Airways Holdings CEO Bryan Bedford is reiterating his concern over sluggish sales of Bombardier's CSeries narrowbody, but assures the company's...