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Wizz Air agrees sale and leaseback of three A320s
Central European budget airline Wizz Air has agreed the sale and leaseback of three Airbus A320 aircraft with the relatively new vehicle Jackson Square Aviation. All...
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SriLankan Airlines to launch new business class seating and IFE system
SriLankan Airlines plans to equip its long-haul fleet's business class cabin with flatbed seating and new audio-video on-demand entertainment systems. The...
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NewsIsrael’s F-35 engine selection in dispute between rival manufacturers
An announced engine selection for Israel's first batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters has sparked a new dispute between rival manufacturers ...
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FAA: No additional time on duty and rest time rule
The US FAA has denied a request by the Air Transport Association, four other airline advocacy groups and at least two airlines to extend the comment period...
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Air Transat taps GuestLogix for broad retail programme
Canadian holiday travel carrier Air Transat has selected GuestLogix's so-called 'OnTouch' retail technology and merchandising platform to bolster its ancillary...
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Piaggio Avanti earns its medevac stripes in the USA
Air Ambulance Worldwide has become the first operator in the USA to use a Piaggio P180 Avanti II for medical evacuation missions
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Southwest and pilots reach tentative agreement covering the 737-800
Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with the independent union representing its pilots covering the addition of the Boeing 737-800 to its...
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Sikorsky promises jet-smooth helicopter ride with HMVS
Sikorsky has revealed plans to install an advanced hub-mounted vibration suppression system (HMVS) on a company helicopter in the next 12 months that promises a "jet-smooth" cabin experience.
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NewsEmbraer says it remains in negotiations over Chinese plant
Embraer has denied reports that it has decided to close its Chinese assembly plant Harbin Embraer, insisting that negotiations "have not been concluded".
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News45% of jet population to be on operating lease by 2020: Hazy
Aircraft leasing guru Steve Udvar-Hazy expects the operating lease industry to control 39% of the world's civil jet aircraft fleet by 2015 - and 45% by 2020.
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US runway safety figures respond to treatment
The number of serious runway incursions at US airports has fallen significantly for the second consecutive year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's assessment of its 2010 fiscal year to the end of September.
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Airbus opens UK landing gear test facility
Airbus has opened a €39 million ($54 million) A350 XWB landing gear systems test facility in the UK at Filton.
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Airbus stays ahead in delivery race
Airbus is holding its lead in the 2010 deliveries race, pumping out 380 aircraft in the nine months to the end of September – up by 22 units over its performance in the same period last year and bettering Boeing by 34 units.
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Virgin Galactic passes key milestone with first SpaceShipTwo free flight
The first landing of a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo-class vehicle on 10 October at the Mojave Air and Space Port marked a key milestone in the growth of commercial spaceflight.
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IAI looks for Panther investment
Israel Aerospace Industries is looking for a foreign partner to invest in the full development of its Panther/K-80 tiltrotor UAV ...
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NewsCathay mulls launching premium economy
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has indicated that it will launch premium economy seating on its flights, in response to demand for such a product on...
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United aims to challenge American on LA-Shanghai flights
United is seeking approval for new flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai, days after regulators approved service on the pairing by American Airlines.
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NewsBoeing signs up 45 customers for 737 Sky Interior
Boeing has secured orders for 1,100 737s with the airframer's new Sky Interior, accounting for more than half of its single-aisle backlog. The company says...
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NewsBombardier successfully mates CSeries composite wing, box
Bombardier has mated a portion of the CSeries composite wing to the airliner's composite wing box, and conducted a series of successful tests to mitigate...
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Cirrus explores physical, financial parachutes
Cirrus has begun preliminary flight tests of a two-stage “smart” whole airframe parachute system for the 2,725kg (6,000lb) SF50 Vision single-engined jet.