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UK CAA issues lithium battery warning
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued a warning against sending lithium batteries by airmail or taking them on board flights.
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Jat Tehnika plans to offer A320 MRO from 2012
Belgrade-based maintenance provider Jat Tehnika plans to extend its support capabilities to include Airbus A320 family aircraft. The first phase will...
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Pegasus extends MRO contract with Turkish Technic
Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Technic have agreed to extend their existing Boeing 737 Next Generation wheel and tyre services contract. The current...
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PAL signs maintenance deal with SR Technics
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has selected SR Technics to provide repair cycle management (RCM) and engine maintenance services. The RCM agreement will...
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Evergreen moves into A320 maintenance
Phoenix, Arizona-based Evergreen Maintenance Center (EMC) has expanded its support capabilities to include Airbus A320 family aircraft. The company...
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Ukraine's Air Onix eyes March launch
Ukrainian start-up Air Onix is making preparations to introduce passenger services from Simferopol in Crimea. The locally-registered carrier, which...
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NewsEtihad orders 10 more 787s
Etihad Airways has ordered an additional 10 Boeing 787-9s, making it the largest customer for the type. Abu Dhabi's national carrier also signed up...
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Qantas' talks to start premium carrier continue; domestic bookings back to pre-strike levels
Qantas Airway's CEO Alan Joyce said on Monday that talks to set up an Asia-based premium airline are still ongoing and that the airline's domestic bookings...
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NewsF-22 oxygen system malfunctioned moments before crash
A US Air Force report has said the regular oxygen system stopped working before a fatal Lockheed Martin F-22 crash in Alaska last November.
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Airbus lawsuit details sharklet patent dispute
Airbus's lawsuit against Seattle-based winglet specialist Aviation Partners follows a claim by the US company that the airframer should pay royalties over...
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Labour board drops Boeing complaint
The US National Labour Relations Board has dropped its complaint against Boeing, following an eight-month saga that culminated 7 December with the 74% approval by...
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NewsEmbraer first flight bodes well for US production line
Embraer says there were no anomalies in the 2.5h first flight of a US-built Phenom 100 business jet from the Melbourne international airport on 8 December,...
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Airlines outline plans for Latin American and Caribbean growth
The Caribbean and Latin American markets are central to the growth plans of airlines looking to take advantage of the region's resilience to the current...
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Lufthansa Technik to close Hamburg aircraft painting facility
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has decided to close its aircraft painting facility in Hamburg and, as a result, has stopped the development of a laser-based paint...
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NewsAir Force awards reusable booster contracts
Andrews Space, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have been awarded contracts to design, fabricate and test systems under the reusable booster system flight and...
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NewsIdling approaches on tap for Capital region in 2012
A slate of new "green" optimised arrival and departure procedures for three major "metroplex" airports near Washington DC will go live in stages starting...
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NewsVIDEO: L-3 and Lufthansa get moving with e-taxi demonstrator
Lufthansa and technology company L-3 Communications have conducted taxi trials with an Airbus A320 equipped with electrical motors on both main landing gears...
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NewsAirbus begins mating A350 cockpit to forward fuselage
Airbus has commenced mating of the cockpit section of its first A350 to the twinjet's forward fuselage at its Saint Nazaire plant in France. The mating...
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LIMA: Eurocopter seals raft of Malaysia deals
Eurocopter made several announcements at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), including the production rollout of Royal Malaysian...
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Hainan Airlines' long-haul 787 to have 215 seats
China's Hainan Airlines has unveiled the basic cabin configuration on its first Boeing 787 aircraft, due to be delivered in September 2012. The aircraft...