All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 234
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MEBA: Sabena wins Airbus completion contracts
Sabena Technics (stand 620) has won a contract from an undisclosed Middle East VIP operator to perform cabin modifications on two Airbus A320s and a single...
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Delta to avoid 50-seat jet maintenance with fleet restructuring
Delta Air Lines says that it will avoid performing heavy maintenance on its 50-seat regional jets, as it moves away from the small jets. "We're never...
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Trent XWB undergoes critical blade-off test
Rolls-Royce is examining data after performing the crucial blade-off test for the Trent XWB powerplant, the engine which will power the Airbus A350 aircraft family.
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NewsRolls-Royce test-flies first 787-9 demonstrator engine
Rolls-Royce has flown the demonstrator engine for the Boeing 787-9, a higher-thrust version of its Trent 1000 powerplant. The manufacturer says it...
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MEBA: Bombardier enhances its parts support in Middle East with expanded Dubai depot
Bombardier is jetting to the rescue of Middle Eastern customers with grounded aircraft by ramping up the number of spare parts it has available in the region.
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MEBA: No such place as home, says VistaJet's Flohr
Thomas Flohr, founder of VistaJet - which last month placed the sector's biggest ever transaction, for 56 Bombardier Global aircraft with 86 options - yesterday...
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NewsAIG to sell up to 90% stake in ILFC to Chinese investors
American International Group (AIG) will sell up to a 90% stake in aircraft lessor International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) to a consortium of Chinese...
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NewsAmerican pilots ratify tentative agreement
American Airlines pilots have voted to ratify a tentative contract agreement by a margin of more than 47 percentage points. The Allied Pilots Association...
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NewsGermanwings takes over nearly 30 Lufthansa A320s
Lufthansa will move 52 aircraft to its low-cost subsidiary Germanwings for the planned transferral of its decentralised European network next year. Starting...
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China Airlines to order six Boeing 777-300ERs
China Airlines has received approval from its board to place an order for six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
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NewsDelta orders 40 CRJ900s in $1.85b deal
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has finalised a commitment for 40 Bombardier CRJ900s in a deal worth $1.85 billion at list prices as part of its regional fleet...
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ANALYSIS: Enders strengthens grip on new-look EADS
European aerospace industry champion EADS is set to embark on the most radical governance shake-up in its 12-year history, which will see Paris and Berlin...
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NewsOwnership revamp heralds new era for EADS
The directors of Airbus parent EADS and its core shareholders have agreed to overhaul the company's ownership structure to enable it to be managed under...
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NewsChina Southern takes 10 A330s as emissions dispute eases
China Southern Airlines has agreed to acquire 10 Airbus A330-300s, in a sign that the rethink on the European emission-trading system has helped resolve a dispute over long-haul jet orders.
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NewsA330 incident sparks urgent angle-of-attack sensor action
European safety regulators are ordering operators of Airbus A330s and A340s to incorporate a new emergency procedure to cope with blocked angle-of-attack...
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Jet-Etihad agreement possible by end-2012: sources
Talks between Jet Airways and Etihad Airways about a comprehensive tie-up, including the possibility of the latter taking an equity stake in the Indian carrier,...
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Fastjet in talks to buy grounded 1time
African low-cost start-up Fastjet is in negotiations to buy grounded South African budget operator 1time Airline from parent company 1time Holdings. 1time...
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NewsPICTURES: First flying A350 prototype rolls out of assembly line
Airbus has completed primary structural assembly of the first flying prototype A350-900, and transported it to the testing station next to the assembly line in Toulouse.
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Fokker Elmo to develop EWIS for Comac ARJ21
Fokker Elmo has been selected to cooperate on the development of an electrical wiring and interconnection system (EWIS) for the Comac ARJ21 aircraft. The...