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Shandong Airlines to add 10 737s in 2013
China's Shandong Airlines plans to add 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet this year. Details are scant, but the carrier has committed to the aircraft...
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NewsEasyJet A320 options could buy time for fleet talks
UK budget carrier EasyJet is considering converting additional Airbus A320 options in order to buy time to complete its assessment of potential aircraft...
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NewsCessna stands behind lithium-ion batteries, plans roll-out on four jets after Q2
Cessna confirms that it intends to requalify lithium-ion batteries during the second quarter of 2013 and make them available to customers buying four of its jet models.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: JetBlue charts next moves in Latin America and the Caribbean
Long synonymous with its home base at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport, JetBlue is setting its sights south as it aims to increase its presence in...
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NewsAscend voted aircraft appraiser of the year
Flightglobal's Ascend advisory and data service has been voted aircraft appraiser of the year in the Airline Economics Aviation 100 Awards.
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ATR awaits shareholder approval of 90-seat turboprop
ATR has provided early details about its projected 90-seat regional turboprop, but is not confirming whether the programme will be formally launched this...
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NewsATR targets 80 orders in 2013
ATR chief executive Filippo Bagnato is confident the Franco-Italian airframer can achieve 80 new orders this year as it strives to maintain its backlog at...
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NewsATR lands 74 firm orders in 2012
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR took 74 firm orders during 2012 and delivered a total of 64 aircraft. The airframer detailed its figures during...
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Bangladesh’s Regent Airways to add two 737-700s to fleet
Bangladeshi carrier Regent Airways will receive two leased Boeing 737-700 aircraft to allow it to commence international operations in May. The two...
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NewsFlybe to cut fleet as part of restructuring plan
UK regional carrier Flybe's restructuring programme will involve reducing the fleet by seven aircraft compared with its previous growth plans.
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Sabena selected for Airbus A319 VIP modification
Sabena Technics has been selected by an undisclosed Asian customer to carry out the VIP cabin modification of an Airbus A319 airliner.
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NewsDamaged ANA 787 battery sent for CT scans
The damaged lithium-ion battery from All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787-8 has been sent to Japan's space agency for checks. Investigators from the Japan...
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Bombardier, South Korea in joint development talks for 90-seat turboprop
Bombardier is in talks with three potential South Korean partners to jointly develop a 90-seat turboprop aircraft.
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NewsMiscommunication between crew put Jetstar's A320 at risk of tail strike
Jetstar has added a module on incorrect thrust settings at take-off to its simulator training regime after an incident involving one of its Airbus A320s...
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IN FOCUS: Big data looks best in 3D
The death earlier this month of one of the more colourful characters in information technology marks a good time to consider one of the biggest challenges facing industry and government today, and one well known to aerospace decision-makers: too much data.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Boeing took output and order spoils in 2012
Boeing has stolen Airbus's delivery crown after Toulouse's near-decade on top in a clean sweep that also saw the US airframer become top dog in the order stakes.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Chinese airline fleet to hit 5,000 by 2031
China's airlines will operate more than 5,000 aircraft equipped with around one million seats by 2031, according to Flightglobal Insight's Airline Employment...
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NewsAirbus unconvinced over further A350 stretch
Airbus appears to be dismissing the possibility of a further stretch to the A350, despite the capacity gap between the A350-1000 and the A380. The...
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NewsComac's C919 central wing system passes critical design review
Comac's C919 narrowbody programme has passed a critical design review of its central wing system. A team of experts made the assessment on 17 January...
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AirAsia's Fernandes continues call for A330neo
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes is continuing to apply pressure on Airbus to re-engine its A330 widebody, even though the company appears to be ruling...