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Industry reaches the peak
As high oil prices stifle airline efforts to restore profitability, there were warnings at the recent IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) that this is as good as it gets for the industry.
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Pictures: First Westernised Tupolev Tu-204 freighters for China prepared for delivery by Aviastar
The first of five westernised Tupolev Tu-204-120CE freighters for Chinese carriers is being prepared for delivery at the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk .
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NewsHong Kong's Cathay Pacific orders six Boeing 747-400ER Freighters powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4062A engines
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has ordered six Boeing 747-400ER freighters in what it says is its biggest ever single commitment for new cargo aircraft.
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NewsPicture: First Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 expected to start flight tests next month
The Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 flight test aircraft is expected to take to the air next month. The aircraft is being prepared for hand-over to Airbus’s flight-test department.
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Airbus presses GE to power A370 with new GEnx to counter R-R Trent 1000 engine offer on revamped A350
Airbus is trying to convince General Electric to develop an engine that it can offer on the revamped A350 family, which is now being proposed to potential customers powered only by versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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NewsBoeing unveils its 787 flight-test plan with four R-R Trent 1000-powered, 2 GEnx aircraft
Boeing has revealed its certification flight- and ground-test plans for the 787, which will include six aircraft, four for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered version and two for the General Electric GEnx-70B1 variant.
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Question time: the A380 delay saga
The A380 delay saga has left more questions than answers – not least of which is who and what is to blame
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NewsAirbus battles to complete A380 testing by year end to fulfil SIA delivery pledge
Airbus has a battle on its hands if it is to complete certification of the A380 in time to deliver the first aircraft to Singapore Airlines (SIA) before the end of the year.
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Boeing expects China to reallocate Xiamen's cancelled Boeing 787 orders, take six more 737-800s
Boeing expects the three 787 orders dropped by Xiamen Airlines in favour of six Boeing 737-800s to be reallocated to another Chinese carrier, effectively adding six aircraft to China’s standing narrow- and widebody order with the US manufacturer.
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NewsBombardier to choose between stalled CSeries and stretched CRJ900X with larger wings and more power
Canadian airframer Bombardier will decide by the end of the year either to restore its CSeries mainline airliner programme or direct resources to developing a uprated version of the CRJ900 regional jet.
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NewsChinese carrier Xiamen Airlines becomes first operator to cancel a firm Boeing 787 order
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines has become the first operator to cancel a firm 787 order. The cancellation was booked as an unspecified drop of three 787s on Boeing’s latest online net order report.
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NewsLaunch customers 'unhappy' with Airbus A380 delay, EADS warns of €2bn lost earnings
EADS issued a warning saying that its revision to the A380 production schedule will cost the company at least €2 billion as launch customers have expressed concern over delivery delays of up to seven months.
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Singapore Airlines to order 20 Boeing 787-9s in latest blow to Airbus's A350 campaign
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is preparing to announce a major order for Boeing 787s, Flight has exclusively learnt.
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NewsAirbus A380 hit by new programme delay
The Airbus A380 is facing another serious programme delay, but first delivery to launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA) is still expected by the end of the year.
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OpinionAirbus's A350 rethink splits customer opinion, with delays concerning Yemenia as Finnair takes a relaxed view
Airlines with Airbus A350s on order have given a mixed response to the proposal to relaunch the aircraft with a raft of major improvements that will delay its entry into service by several years.