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NewsIATA ups air transport loss forecast for 2006 to $3bn from $2.2bn
IATA has increased its forecast for industry losses this year to $3 billion from $2.2 billion but sharply reduced last year’s loss estimate.
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NewsAirbus 'A370' could hand Rolls-Royce big engine prize
UK engine manufacturer set to sign for revamped A350 while General Electric ponders threat to GE90
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NewsJAL formally accepts oneworld invitation
Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken another step towards joining the oneworld alliance by accepting a formal letter of invitation from the multilateral grouping.
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General Electric Rolls-Royce F136 alternate engine for Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter stalled in April
The General Electric Rolls-Royce F136 alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) suffered a stall during GE-sponsored testing in Ohio in April, it has been revealed.
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NewsBritish Airways to phase out former British Caledonian Airbus A320 fleet
British Airways is to phase out its ageing fleet of CFM International CFM56-powered Airbus A320s, with the first aircraft to leave the fleet at the end of year.
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Flight TV: ILA Berlin flying display excerpts
Unable to make it to the ILA Berlin air show last month? Well Flight TV was there on your behalf. Here is a specially-edited collection of clips of the flying display, featuring flights of the Airbus A318 and A380; the Eurocopter Tiger UHT; the world première of the ...
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NewsBoeing studies use of 787 electro-chromic window shade technology for the 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing says trade studies for the yet-to-ordered 747-8 Intercontinental include the possible use of electro-chromic window technology now in development for the 787 in place of standard plastic shades.
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P&W sets out to turn down heat on F135 Joint Strike Fighter engine
Pratt & Whitney is working to reduce temperatures in its F135 Joint Strike Fighter engine as the US Department of Defense comes under criticism for its decision to cancel development of an alternative engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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Atlas axes plan for full merger of its Atlas Air and Polar Cargo subsidiaries
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reversed plans for completing a full operational merger between its Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo subsidiaries after opting to retain separate certificates for the two carriers.