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Pegasus takes on Turkish with Doha and Athens services
Pegasus Airlines will launch services from Istanbul to the capitals of Qatar and Greece. The carrier will operate thrice-weekly flights from Istanbul's...
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FL Technics partners with Airline Component Services
Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics is placing structural spare parts for Boeing 737NGs with UK airframe equipment specialist Airline Component Services. The...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: CFM aims for smooth Leap into service
Design freeze of the CFM Leap-1B for the Boeing 737 Max means that all three versions of the single-aisle powerplant have formally entered the assembly stage. CFM's...
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Australian Transport Safety Bureau commends Citation X crew
The crew of a Cessna Citation X (VH-RCA) has been praised by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau for dealing well with a windshield crack at very high...
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Plans for Changi terminal 5 expected by end 2013
Details on Changi airport's long-term master plan, including that for a fifth terminal, will be released by the end of 2013, says Singapore's transport minister...
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NewsPICTURE: NetJets receives first Signature-series Phenom 300
NetJets has taken delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300 - part of an order signed in 2010 for up to 125 of the seven-seat business jets that will form...
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Embraer to consider stretched E-Jets and turboprops
Embraer will consider a stretched version of its second generation E-Jet and a possible turboprop, after the update to its current E-Jet family is in the...
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NewsHonda Aircraft delays HA-420 again to late-2014
Honda Aircraft says today that certification of the HA-420 HondaJet is delayed by roughly one year to late-2014 as development of the light jet's all-new...
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SpaceX Grasshopper moves to New Mexico
SpaceX is moving its reusable rocket test bed to Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The move confirms big plans for the test...
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NewsIcon A5 faces new delays on FAA weight exemption request
Icon Aircraft must supply significantly more data about the A5 amphibian before the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will consider a long-standing...
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NewsPentagon maintains Chinese fifth-gen jets will not be operational before 2018
The Pentagon maintains that it does not expect either of China's fifth-generation fighter programmes to become operational before 2018. "We do not...
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Mitsubishi reiterates Q4 first flight for MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft has reiterated its expectations that the first flight of the MRJ regional jet will occur during the fourth quarter, despite outside concerns...
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NewsEasyJet plans live trial of ash-detection technology
EasyJet, with Airbus and Nicarnica Aviation, is preparing for the final airborne test of a volcanic ash detection system called AVOID. The UK budget...
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Mitsubishi and ANI cancel MOU for MRJs
Mitsubishi Aircraft and Hong Kong-based ANI Group have cancelled their memorandum of understanding for five MRJ regional jets, say executives.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: RAF Typhoons put through paces at Red Flag
The UK Royal Air Force's fast jet inventory has undergone a dramatic transformation over the decade since its Operation "Telic" involvement during the second...
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NewsNTSB calls for urgent battery tests before 787s resume commercial flights
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting an urgent new round of testing on the Boeing 787's lithium-ion batteries in hopes of finding...
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Ascent Aviation plans to add A320 MRO services in 2013
With the planned maintenance, repair and overhaul approval for Airbus A320s due to be granted by October, US maintenance provider Ascent Aviation Services is gearing up for business expansion in Latin America.
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NewsWestJet orders 10 737-800s, defers five 737-700s
Calgary-based WestJet has struck an agreement with Boeing to purchase 10 737-800s, and defer five 737-700s scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2015 to...
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ANALYSIS: What is driving American's sale and leaseback financing spree?
American Airlines has financed nearly all of its new aircraft with sale and leaseback (SLB) deals during the past two years, breaking from other US mainline...
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Finnair sells engine MRO shop to GA Telesis
US aftermarket support firm GA Telesis has taken over Finnair's engine overhaul shop in Helsinki. The Nordic carrier decided in April 2012 to close...