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NewsProblems in manufacturing process led to Trent 900 failure: ATSB
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says that a problem in the "manufacturing process" led to the 4 November uncontained engine failure on a Rolls-Royce...
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NewsUSMC splits unmanned cargo resupply contract
Rivals Lockheed Martin and Boeing will both provide unmanned cargo resupply services to the US Marine Corps under a split $75 million fixed-price contract...
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NewsBombardier hopes for new CRJ orders in the coming months
Bombardier is aggressively "going after" three-to-four customers interested in its CRJ-700/900/1000 aircraft, and hopes to clinch some of those deals in...
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NewsSpaceX, NASA plan Falcon 9/Dragon launch for 7 December
Plans are in place for SpaceX to launch its Falcon 9 demonstrator in NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme on 7 December from...
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Officials plans gradual reopening of Aeroparque airport
The Aeroparque downtown airport in Buenos Aires is set to reopen gradually to commercial airline operations after remaining closed for runway and terminal...
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NewsRaytheon, Northrop Grumman take opposite paths on F-16 AESA sales
The rivals for a market to upgrade the radars on international Lockheed Martin F-16s are pursuing different strategies ...
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Watchdog: FAA needs NextGen business case for airlines
A new report by the US government accountability office (GAO) is critical of the US FAA for not yet having a strategy in place to convince airlines of the...
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Cirrus operator OpenAir enjoys double-digit growth
OpenAir, a US regional Cirrus SR22 operator, says it is experiencing 30% revenue growth year-over-year despite the downturn.
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P&W: CSeries fan excels in testing
Pratt & Whitney says the new-development bi-metallic 18-blade fan for the PW1524G geared turbofan engine for the Bombardier CSeries airliner is demonstrating double-digit performance margins in initial engine-level testing.
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NewsSouth Korea buys four new C-130Js
South Korea has signed a production order for four C-130J-30 tactical transports, with Lockheed Martin to deliver the fleet from 2014. "Because it...
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Bombardier believes A320neo heightens GTF credibility
Bombardier believes the selection by Airbus of the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan engine (GTF) as one of two powerplant choices for the A320neo...
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Mis-selected flaps led Finnair A320 to drop below glideslope
Finnish investigators have disclosed that a Finnair Airbus A320 descended far below the glidepath to Helsinki after the first officer unintentionally selected...
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RAK to bring in 737-800s as route network expands
United Arab Emirates carrier RAK Airways is to introduce a pair of Boeing 737-800s to its fleet and expand its network to a fifth destination, the Egyptian...
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Peruvian air force to get 12 Twin Otters
The Peruvian defence ministry has signed a deal with Viking Air for 12 DHC-6-600 Twin Otters for the nation's air force ...
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TAM extends V2500 maintenance contract with MTU until 2019
Brazil's TAM Linhas Aéreas has extended its existing International Aero Engines V2500 engine maintenance agreement with MTU Maintenance Hannover until mid-2019....
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Pratt & Whitney sets 'dramatic' cost reduction plan for F-35 engine
Pratt & Whitney has unveiled a new cost-reduction goal as the F135 engine programme nears the end of a seven-year testing phase that was partly marred by...
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NewsBoeing keeps protest options open as KC-X questions linger
Boeing wants answers to "unresolved questions" before moving beyond a US Air Force blunder that sent proposal data to the wrong bidding teams for the KC-X tanker contract, the company says.
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EASA orders A310 landing gear checks
Cracks in two Airbus A310s have led the European Aviation Safety Agency to institute two more airworthiness directives on main landing-gears of type variants A300B4, C4, and F4, A310, and A300-600 and -600(ST).
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NewsAB25: anniversary reflections from Giovanni Bisignani
To mark the 25th anniversary of Airline Business, 25 leading airline industry executives who have helped shape the sector over the last quarter century, give their reflections on the last 25 years and the challenges for the years to come. IATA director general and chief executive Giovanni Bisignani paints ...
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AB25: anniversary reflections from Giovanni Bisignani
"The biggest challenge today is to bring governments along with the speed and breadth of change that the industry needs."