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NewsTunisair to increase range of Airbus A319 fleet
Tunisian flag-carrier Tunisair has ordered an extended-range Airbus A319 and is to modify up to another three A319s in its fleet to the same higher-range configuration.
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NewsAirbus begins installation of A380 wing reinforcements as interim fix after test rupture
Airbus has begun to install a strengthening package on to the wing of a completed A380 as an interim solution after the static-test specimen suffered a premature rupture during its ultimate load test.
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NewsCanada: ‘Old data’ led to October 2004 crash on take-off of MK Airlines 747 freighter
Canadian investigators are recommending the installation of systems to warn crews of inadequate take-off performance following the fatal loss of an MK Airlines Boeing 747-200 freighter during departure from Halifax nearly two years ago.
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Bill could halt federal funding of US airport A380 upgrades
Representative labels spending to prepare 18 hubs as ‘patently unfair’ on taxpayers
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Fuel cell team targets certification
Researchers open talks with EASA as efforts continue to reduce size and weight of proposed aircraft power system
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NewsEADS new CEOs hint at further restructuring after Forgeard, Humbert departures
EADS’s new chief executives have hinted that further management changes at EADS and Airbus are on the cards, following the resignation of Noël Forgeard and Airbus chief executive (CEO) Gustav Humbert over the A380 débâcle.
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Boeing marks beginning of 787 major assembly with centre wing construction in Japan
Boeing today marked the beginning of major assembly of its 787 with the start of Fuji Heavy Industries’ (FHI’s) construction of the aircraft’s centre wing section.