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Bombardier insists it will not pursue stretched 'CS500'
Bombardier has no intention of adding a stretched version of its CSeries aircraft, loosely dubbed the CS500, to its new jet family.
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VIDEO: Chinook lifts Ferraris to mountain ice track
Ferrari has called on the services of the Italian army's helicopter fleet for a launch event staged high in the Dolomites ...
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NewsEngine issues further reduce Eclipse top altitude
A recurring problem with the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A engines powering the Eclipse 500 very light jet is behind a new mandate that will prevent operators of 259 US-registered twinjets from flying higher than 30,000ft (11,280m) as of 21 March.
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BAE asset management arm signs deal with Willis Lease
US-based engine lessor Willis Lease Finance has signed an agreement with the asset management arm of BAE Systems' regional aircraft division, under which...
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VIDEO: 747-8I completes gauntlet testing
Boeing has completed final gauntlet testing on its first 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft. The two days of testing were completed late on Sunday 13...
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Aeroflot to sell Nordavia to Nordstar parent: source
Aeroflot appears to be poised to spin off its regional subsidiary Nordavia after reaching a purchase agreement with the mining and metals conglomerate Norilsk...
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NewsQatar would prefer all-new Boeing to A320neo: Al Baker
Qatar Airways has hinted strongly that it would opt for an all-new Boeing narrowbody over the Airbus A320neo, as it edges towards a deal to acquire the Bombardier...
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NewsAustrian and Lufthansa test Japan flights for signs of radiation
Austrian Airlines yesterday sent a radiation expert from the Austrian armed forces on its scheduled flight to Tokyo Narita to measure radioactivity levels...
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Interview
Working Week: Douglas Schofield
Douglas Schofield is an aviation consultant and conference organiser who began his career as a wartime aviator before selling the Lockheed C-130 and early corporate jets. He is still involved in running events
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General Aviation - In brief
Piper Aircraft has appointed Piper Australia Aircraft Sales as the manufacturer's new aircraft sales agent for Australia
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Ukraine's Aerosvit to lease additional 767s
Ukrainian flag carrier AeroSvit has increased its long-haul capability by leasing additional Boeing 767s.
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PICTURE: EADS delivers wings for Neuron UCAV
Dassault has taken delivery of the wings for Europe's Neuron UCAV demonstrator ...
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Bombardier expects at least 300 CSeries orders by EIS: Scott
Bombardier says it will have secured some 300 orders for the CSeries by the time the new twinjet enters into service in 2013.
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Airbus sees overlap on A320 and A320neo production
Airbus is likely to continue building its current A320 narrowbody for some time after it begins delivering the new A320neo (new engine option).
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NewsBoeing to miss 787 performance spec: Albaugh
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh, for the first time, has acknowledged that the 787 will miss its intended performance specifications, though...
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Aeromil Pacific forms Australian training schools
Australian Cessna distributor Aeromil Pacific is establishing two pilot training schools this year in a bid to revitalise the country's general aviation industry and create Cessna buyers of the future.
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Boeing looks at increasing 737 output to 42 per month
Boeing is taking "a hard look" at advancing 737 production to 42 aircraft per month.
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Heli-Expo: AgustaWestland's understated overtures
AgustaWestland may be poised to emerge from the shadow of Eurocopter as the best-known European producer of civil helicopters and technology. The company's...
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Mikhail Simonov obituary
Interviewing Mikhail Simonov was not exactly conducive to working on tight deadlines. As one former Flight International journalist recalls, the experience...
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Israeli air force to take second look at V-22 Osprey
The Israeli air force is again evaluating the possible purchase of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. In 2009 the force stopped the evaluation...