All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 367
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NewsAzerbaijan Airlines A319 damaged in Istanbul incident
Rescuers are attending the scene of a runway incident at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in which an Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319 has been damaged. Images...
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Mexico's domestic market contracts in the half-year
Mexican carriers have recorded a slight drop in domestic passenger traffic for the first half of 2010 but a sharp increase for the second quarter.
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Panama homeland security signs for six AW139s
A deal for six AgustaWestland AW139 medium-twin helicopters is Panama's latest bid to boost the capability of its homeland security operation. The...
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Thai firms up order for seven A330s
Thai Airways International has finalised a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of seven Airbus A330-300s, following a memorandum of understanding signed...
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NewsFAA enlarges 747 slat fix to GE and PW-powered aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to extend the fix to prevent leading-edge flaps from retracting during take-off on Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747s, to the other versions of the aircraft.
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Majors’ mergers boost A380’s prospects in USA: Airbus
Airbus believes that the consolidation under way among the US major airlines will reinforce the case for the A380 in the region.
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Airbus ups stakes in single-aisle production war
Airbus and Boeing gamble on traffic recovery and take aim at narrowbody threats with boosts to A320 and 737 output
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Opinion
Comment: Output hikes: smart move or daft logic?
Airbus has backed up the Farnborough declaration by chief salesman John Leahy that the global recession is officially over, confirming that it will ramp...
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Business - briefing
EADS's first-half net income halved to €185 million ($245 million) as revenue held steady at €20.3 billion
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Aircraft engineers turn to biomimicry for greener designs
Biomimicry is becoming more popular with engineers as they look to nature for ideas on designing greener aircraft
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Aspire makes progress on improving air traffic management efficiency
The Asia Pacific Aspire collaborative effort is designed to make air traffic management greener. Is it succeeding?
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Porter Airlines orders additional Q400s
Canada's Porter Airlines placed a new order for four Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft with six options in a deal valued at an estimated US$120 million for...
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NewsArduous phase of flight-test effort awaits Dreamliner
Boeing is testing for "every ounce, every inch" of performance
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Cathay A350 deal may spur Boeing's 777 successor drive
After a summer dominated by talk of re-engining or replacing its narrowbody workhorse, Boeing's 777 widebody could move to the front of the clean-sheet queue, but blue chip customer Cathay Pacific's order for 30 300-seat Airbus A350-900s could shape the manner of the airframer's response.
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NewsDubai Aerospace Enterprise appears to cancel 25 widebody orders
Boeing has received cancellations for 25 widebody aircraft, widely believed to be from financially shaky UAE-based Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). The...
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Skywest targets 12 month timeframe for ExpressJet integration
Utah-based SkyWest Airlines is acquiring Houston-based ExpressJet for $133 million, net of shares it already owns, and plans to merge the Embraer ERJ operator...
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WestJet plans aircraft deferrals
Canadian carrier WestJet has announced that it will defer the delivery of one Boeing 737 next year, and two more in 2012, and has rescheduled the deliveries...
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Cathay Pacific leaves door open to ultra-large airliners, despite big twinjet deal
While Cathay Pacific has decided that the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777 will become the core of its fleet, the door is still open to a potential future deal for the ultra-large A380 and 747-8I