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P&W pushes back detail design start on GTF
Pratt & Whitney has extended the preliminary design phase of its PW1000G GTF...
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Passenger desire for plug-and-play keeps IFE giants on their toes
Thales and Panasonic have moved aggressively to ensure their in-flight entertainment (IFE) hardware can support and enable different media applications and...
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Porter's growth plans eye US, Ontario cities, more frequencies
This airline may have a raccoon for its mascot, but Porter Airlines is very much a different animal among start-ups...
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NewsJet2 and Oxford Aviation seal five-year training deal
UK budget carrier Jet2 and Oxford Aviation Academy have signed a five-year deal covering simulator and ab initio pilot training.
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NewsP&W to begin testing 'advanced GTF' demonstrator by 2013
Pratt & Whitney aims to begin testing a demonstrator...
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OAK to cease Tu-204 production ahead of starting MS-21
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) plans to cease producing the Tupolev Tu-204 twinjet ahead of launching manufacture of the all-new MS-21 next-generation airliner...
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NewsBoeing links Heathrow, Atlanta Trent 895 engine rollbacks
Boeing says "similar factors" were likely at play in two Trent 895 thrust rollback incidents on Boeing 777-200ER aircraft last year.
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Opinion
Comment: EASA must stay clear of politics to meet its mandate
The European Aviation Safety Agency believes in its mandate to improve standards in aviation. It knows it does not operate in a political vacuum, but it should stay clear of politics
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EASA under fire over pilot flight time limitations
Pilot organisation the European Cockpit Association (ECA) has criticised the European Aviation Safety Agency for its proposal to transcribe existing "hard...
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Opinion
Comment: Defying logic? maybe
Logic seems to have deserted the airframers as airliner production rates head for record levels this year, while the world looks set for a global meltdown....
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China to complete A320-family wings
Airbus has decided that Xian Aircraft will complete the wings to be installed on Airbus A320-family aircraft assembled at Airbus Tianjin.
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India's airlines facing difficult times
Indian air transport climbed quickly in the past decade - now the country is at the epicentre of global gloom enveloping aviation
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Airliner output heads for record levels in 2009 despite downturn
Civil aircraft manufacturing is forecast to break all production records this year in the face of deteriorating trading conditions and financing shortages...
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Ryanair firms another 13 options for 737-800s
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has firmed another 13 Boeing 737-800 options, which will take the carrier's firm orders for the type to 172. The airline...
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US airlines brace for shift of premium traffic to the back cabin
US carriers are preparing for a drop in premium revenues as the economic downturn is forcing those passengers to transition to the back of the aircraft. Corporate...
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Russia delivers, barely
So far, there is little to show from drive to reinvigorate a once-proud aerospace industry
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Lufthansa Italia takes first step in Malpensa battle
German Star Alliance carrier Lufthansa has embarked on its move to stake a claim at Milan's Malpensa Airport by beginning operations with its new Italian...
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NewsBoeing resumes 787 production
Boeing has resumed 787 production after a two-month freeze that focused on replacing thousands of misplaced or errant fasteners embedded in every fuselage. Boeing...