All Orders & Deliveries news – Page 119
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NewsChina Airlines rules out large widebody order
Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines (CAL) is unlikely to commit to either the Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8I for the near future. "Our financial situation...
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Business aviation in brief
VIP TANKS Fokker Services has delivered the first auxiliary fuel tank system installed in a VIP-configured Fokker 100, to an undisclosed customer....
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LAN confirms plans to take early 787 delivery slots
Chilean Oneworld carrier LAN Airlines has confirmed an agreement with Boeing to accelerate the delivery of 10 of its 32 Boeing 787s on order by three years....
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Boeing completes 787 flutter and ground effects testing
Boeing has completed aeroelastic flutter testing and ground effects testing with its first two 787 test aircraft. This clears the way for the formal US Federal...
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NewsSenate silent on in-flight mobiles as FAA Reauthorisation passes
In-flight connectivity stakeholders are cautiously optimistic that a permanent federal ban on the airborne use of cell phones will not be enacted in the...
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Indocopters' third MRO facility in Bangalore to open soon
Indian helicopter sales and support company Indocopters will open its third maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for Eurocopter rotorcraft in Bangalore...
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Opinion
Comment: Powering on
New engines for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies may not be a silver bullet solution to environmental, competitive and economic challenges - but they're still the way to go
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Aircraft financiers predict the future
Aircraft lessors have had a wild ride through recession - what does 2010 have in store?
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Embraer sees further decline in commercial deliveries for 2010
Embraer predicts it will deliver 90 commercial aircraft in 2010, continuing a downward trend that saw the Brazilian airframer deliver 122 airliners in 2009...
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NewsIridium may yet make its mark in aircraft cabin connectivity
Iridium is looking at ways to provide the aviation community with a seamless upgrade path to obtain enhanced voice and data services after it launches its...
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Blended wing body is NASA's green focus
NASA hopes new research can realise the huge fuel savings promised by a radical shift from traditional airframe shapes
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No urgent safety issue with Koito-fitted Airbuses: EASA
European regulators have found no immediate evidence that the falsification of data from Japanese seat manufacturer Koito Industries poses a threat to Airbus...
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Albanian start-up Star to use A320s from Tirana
Albanian start-up carrier Star Airways is to lease a pair of Airbus A320s from US lessor International Lease Finance (ILFC). Star Airways, which has...
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NewsILFC A380 deliveries pushed back by one year
US lessor International Lease Finance (ILFC) has pushed back by one year the deliveries of its Airbus A380 aircraft.
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NewsDepth of Koito seat problem still being assessed
Airbus and EASA are still working to assess whether seats manufactured by Koito Industries and currently fitted to in-service aircraft meet airworthiness...
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Air China suspends trading with possible capital injection
Air China has suspended trading of its shares, pending a possible capital injection from its parent company and a potential private share placement.
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Russian helicopter industry continues to chalk up rapid growth
Russian helicopter manufacturers continue to increase production despite the global economic downturn, which has forced nearly every Western manufacturer...
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HELI-EXPO: Cobham expects HeliSAS certification on Bell 206/407 and AS350 by year-end
Cobham Avionics expects to finally certify its new Stability Augmentation System (SAS) on the Bell 206 and 407 in the third quarter of 2010 and is confident...
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BAE spots Russian opportunity for RJ85
BAE Systems is targeting Russia for the first time in a bid to sell a batch of Avro RJ85s coming off lease from Lufthansa.
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Boeing overseeing testing on Koito seats
Boeing says it is working with embattled Japanese aircraft seat maker Koito Industries to ensure that testing of new seats is performed correctly.