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Xiamen Airlines seeks to expand operations
Xiamen Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China to expand its business licence coverage. The carrier is permitted to operate...
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IATA: Bombardier foresees success for CS100 in Africa
Bombardier expects a "strong uptake" in CSeries orders in Africa, as it expects a doubling of its fleet in the continent over the next three to five years.
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Delta plans Atlanta-Leon/Guanajuato service
Delta Air Lines is seeking authority to launch flights between Atlanta and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico, from 19 December. SkyWest Inc-subsidiary ExpressJet...
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NewsPICTURES: Air Canada Rouge 767-300ER arrives in Mirabel with new livery
Air Canada Rouge's first Boeing 767-300ER touched down at Montreal-Mirabel International airport on 1 June. Mirabel-based maintenance firm Avianor...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Pratt completes first flight of PW1100G engine
Pratt & Whitney kicked off the flight-test campaign for its PW1100G powerplant with its maiden sortie on 15 May as the manufacturer focuses on validating its performance
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ANALYSIS: Flight test advances Neo engine's certification push
First flight of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G took off on 15 May, exactly as it was planned more than two years ago - and ended only moments ahead of a rain...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tough times for 747-8
The 747-8 tends to stand apart in Boeing's product line-up, but lately it has been for all the wrong reasons. As Boeing wonders how much faster it...
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NewsAirbus confirms BA A380 to display at Paris air show
Airbus has confirmed that British Airways' first A380 will be displayed during the Paris air show which begins on 17 June. Flightglobal reported in...
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing launches final assembly of 787-9
Boeing workers started a months-long process of joining the wings, fuselage sections and systems of the first stretched 787-9 on 30 May in Everett, Washington,...
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IATA: Cargo pains continue for Asian carriers
Asia's network carriers are facing major challenges posed by the grim state of the global air cargo industry. Association of Asia Pacific Airlines...
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IATA: MEA showed interest in 'promising' CSeries
Middle East Airlines had been considering the Bombardier CSeries and the Airbus A319 as options for opening thinner routes, but says the thinking process...
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IATA: CSeries first flight on track for June
Bombardier is on track to conduct first flight of the CSeries by the end of June but this will not happen before the Paris air show, which begins on 17 June. "CSeries...
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NewsBombardier appears to name Odyssey as CSeries customer
Bombardier appears to have identified Odyssey Airlines as the previously undisclosed customer behind a CSeries order, which is set to be unveiled at the...
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus powers up flight-test A350
Airbus has powered up the prototype A350-900's engines for the first time, after starting the auxiliary power unit. The aircraft is fitted with two...
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NewsA350 prototype transfers to flight-test team
Airbus's first flying prototype A350 has been transferred to the airframer's flight-test team, although a date for a maiden sortie has yet to be established. The...
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NewsBA A319 inquiry confirms fan cowl doors left unlatched
UK investigators have confirmed that fan cowl doors were left unlatched after maintenance before a British Airways Airbus A319 suffered loss of the cowls...
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NewsSyria to buy more MiG-29s from Russia
Moscow is to sell at least 10 more RAC MiG-29 fighters to existing operator Syria, according to Russian sources ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: BA A380 begins end of 747's reign
As its 747s start to bow out, BA's first major long-haul fleet change in over 15 years has raised the challenge of the A380 entering service in the same window as the 787
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NewsChina Southern to receive first 787
China Southern Airlines will be taking delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft on 31 May. The aircraft is due to arrive at the carrier's base in...
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NewsPARIS: Let the battle of the 100-seater aircraft commence
Bombardier, Embraer and others have a lot riding on there being sustainable demand for new airframes in the 100-seat segment, but big players still doubt the market's viability