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NewsFirst fully-furnished Airbus A380 to make simulated 5h trip with 474 passengers this week
Airbus expects to undertake a 5h “virtual first flight” of the cabin installed on A380 MSN002 in Hamburg this week, as it prepares to begin the first passenger flight trials of the ultra-large aircraft.
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Pictures: China's Chengdu FC-1 fighter performs first flight with JSF-style engine inlets
Changes to China’s Chengdu FC-1 lightweight fighter are clearly visible in recently released photographs (pictured below) of the redesigned fourth prototype’s first flight on 28 April. Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)-style “diverterless” engine inlets lead the design revisions.
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NewsPictures: Airbus begins flight testing first Singapore Airlines' A380
The first Airbus A380 for launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA) completed its maiden flight from Toulouse yesterday.
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GE/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance makes bid to power revamped Airbus A350
Engine Alliance, a General Electric and Pratt & Whitney joint venture, is studying the revamped Airbus A350’s increased thrust requirement.
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NewsWhen to let go? Why Airbus must avoid paying the price for A350 indecision
Airbus is proposing an all-new widebody family, but has it made the age-old blunder of waiting too long to let go of its existing products?
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NewsAirline criticism of Airbus A350 forces airframer to make radical changes to fuselage, wing and engines
Airbus is working on a dramatic redesign of its planned A350 long-range widebody twin that is aimed at an all-new aircraft family capable of leapfrogging the rival Boeing 787 as well as the 777.
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JetBlue slashes A320 capacity growth to offset mounting fuel cost burden
Turnaround plan will see 12 deliveries deferred and up to five twinjets removed from fleet after first quarter loss
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NewsEmirates pushes Airbus to integrate A350 technology on A340-600
Dubai carrier wants airframer to migrate technology from A350 to improve -600 or face losing its deferred order
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NewsArmavia Airbus A320 crashes near Yerevan
113 reported dead as leased aircraft is lost in Black Sea
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NewsScandinavian Airlines seriously mulls Sukhoi RRJ for SAS regional affiliates
SAS is giving serious consideration to Sukhoi’s Russian Regional Jet in a deal for that would make the Scandinavian carrier the first Western major to commit to the Russian aircraft family.
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NewsEmirates expects Airbus A380 delivery mid-April 2007, reports record 2005 profits of $675m
Airbus has told Emirates that it can expect its first A380 to be delivered in mid-April next year. The announcement comes as the airline reports record profits of $675m for 2005.
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Flaps set wrongly on Mandala 737
Investigators say incorrect configuration meant twinjet was unable to get airborne when taking off from Medan