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TAME and GE sign five-year CF34 maintenance deal
Ecuador's TAME and GE Aviation have signed a five-year OnPoint services deal for the maintenance of the carrier's General Electric CF34-10E engines, which...
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NewsBoeing returns 777 line to seven per month
Boeing has returned 777 output to seven per month, marking the line's transition to the higher rate with the roll out of a 777 freighter. The company's...
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Aveos wins new maintenance business from Mexico’s interjet
Canadian aerospace services company Aveos has secured new business from Mexican carrier Interjet for the repair of Airbus A320 components. The five...
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NewsEngine incident grounds Poland's MiG-29 fleet
The in-flight shutdown of an RD-33 engine has led the Polish air force to temporarily ground its MiG-29 fighters ...
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Lifting hopes: new production freighters' prospects assessed
After a long period during which new freighters were rare, three new types have come along almost at once. How will these widebody cargo carriers change the sector?
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Cathay A330 turns back after engine stall warning
A Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A330 turned back to Singapore Changi Airport on 16 May after a stall warning from one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.
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Spirit plans to monitor its fleet ramp-up
US low cost carrier Spirit Airlines has declared it intends to closely monitor its fleet ramp-up to 65 aircraft by year-end 2015 to "reduce the risk of overextension...
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NewsZodiac's SiT in talks with Boeing over seat-centric IFE for 787
Zodiac's SiT business has entered talks with Boeing in hopes of gaining linefit offerability for its seat-centric in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on...
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NewsAirbus more confident it can manage A320 production hike
Airbus could make a decision over increasing its single-aisle production rate within days after gaining confidence that it can manage the ramp-up in the...
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Airbus sticks to A350 schedule as first-quarter earnings rise
Airbus is sticking to its schedule of starting A350 XWB final assembly at the end of this year, with entry into service in the second half of 2013.
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Skywest to expand fleet with A320 and Fokker 100
Western Australian regional carrier Skywest has acquired an option from Avation Plc to lease an Airbus A320. This will be on an operating lease for...
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PWC: Roomier fuselage key for next generation turboprop
Pratt & Whitney Canada this summer will begin assembling portions of its next-generation turboprop engine in anticipation of a launch platform for a clean...
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787 fleet fitted with new software
Boeing's 787 fleet has been fully upgraded to operate the latest electrical system software that was developed following the fire aboard test aircraft ZA002 in November, the airframer has confirmed.
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News2020 too late for Southwest 737 replacement
The end of the decade is "too long to wait" for an all-new aircraft to replace its ageing 737 Classics, according to Southwest Airlines.
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SIA posts strong full-year result, plans to retire 747-400s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported a S$1.09 billion ($876 million) fiscal full-year net profit, compared with the previous year's S$216 million net profit...
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NewsBattle for 145-seat market heats up
The 100- to 149-seat aircraft market could become more crowded following last week's revelation that Embraer is considering developing an aircraft directly...
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DHL Express acquires 13 A300-600s for freighter conversion
DHL Express has acquired 13 Airbus A300-600s which are to be converted into freighters by EADS' EFW division in Dresden. The aircraft will replace...
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Qantas to scrap 31 flights tomorrow due to engineers' strike
Qantas Airways plans to cancel 31 flights tomorrow morning and delay several others as a result of a planned strike by its engineers.
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Alenia boss: 'We will invest' in 90-seat turboprop
Alenia Aeronautica is committed to developing a 90-seat stretch of its regional turboprop family, with or without its ATR partner EADS.
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Delta and Virgin Australia finally receive antitrust nod from the US
Nearly two years after they first applied for antitrust approval for a transpacific joint venture, US regulators have proposed to approve the tie-up between...