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WORLD AIRLINERS: Narrowbody cargo conversion market recovers
Surging demand for narrowbody freighter and combi conversions is prompting suppliers to launch new products and increase capacity
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Slow recovery begins for widebody cargo conversions
Widebody freighter conversion orderbooks are thin but providers are confident the market is on the verge of a dramatic turnaround
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Russia bids to best the west
Ilyushin and Tupolev are struggling to keep their passenger aircraft lines open in the face of fierce competition from abroad
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WORLD AIRLINERS: China and Russia press ahead with new breed of narrowbodies
Chinese and Russian airframers aim to unsettle the Airbus/Boeing duopoly as they press on with new single-aisle programmes
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Bombardier details Gulf Air CSeries pitch
Bombardier is emphasising the runway performance, range and geared powerplant of its 110-seat CSeries CS100 airliner as it strives to triumph in Gulf Air's three-way regional jet order contest.
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FAA proposes Pratt & Whitney 777 engine directive
The US FAA plans to issue on 2 November an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring US operators of Pratt & Whitney PW4074 and PW4077-powered Boeing 777s to...
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Delta TechOps examines offering V2500 engine maintenance
Delta Air Line's maintenance division is evaluating expansion of its engine overhaul offerings to include services on the International Aero Engines IAE V2500s powering Airbus A320 narrowbodies and McDonnell Douglas MD-90s.
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MAJ Aviation to open Singapore general aviation hangar
MAJ Aviation is investing S$8 million ($6 million) to set up a general aviation hangar at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park.
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NewsShuttle Discovery's final flight delayed
The shuttle launch originally scheduled for 1 November has been pushed back by one day due to helium and nitrogen leaks on space shuttle Discovery, NASA...
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NewsGulf Air strives to overcome gripes with regional fleet
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air admits that its experimentation with regional jets has thrown up difficulties with passenger perception as well as operational...
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Switzerland's Hello bringing in A320s to replace MD-90s
Switzerland-based carrier Hello is introducing Airbus A320 twinjets to replace its Boeing MD-90 fleet, and has signed a maintenance agreement covering five...
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Kiowa Warrior steals spotlight at AUSA
After surviving two attempts to field a replacement scout helicopter, the Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is only getting stronger as the US Army considers...
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Export credit under scrutiny
Difference remains over moves to overhaul export credit agency support as end-of-year target date looms, writes Lori Ranson in Washington
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Focus: bmi turnaround strategy
When former Jet Airways chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer took leadership of bmi late last year, he had a Herculean task ahead of him.
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Regional rise
Aircraft from China, Japan and Russia are poised to enter the regional jet market, but will they make an international impact? Flightblogger MARY...
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Regional cargo conversions' role reversal
The transformation from small passenger airliner to freighter has led to an increase in popularity for some aircraft types BAE Systems Converting...
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Working Week - Joanna Stanley: From the cabin to the courts
From the cabin to the courts Londoner Joanna Stanley studied law at the London School of Economics, but took time out to work as an Emirates crew...