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AIRSHOW CHINA: Hainan orders GEnx engines for two 787s
Hainan Airlines has placed an order for General Electric GEnx-1B engines to power two additional Boeing 787s it recently ordered. The airline has also...
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SwiftAir to enhance Southwest's IFEC offering
Soon-to-be acquired Row 44 has teamed with Dallas-based technology company SwiftAir to provide interactive in-flight travel guides for Southwest Airlines'...
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ANALYSIS: Will FastJet speed low-cost model in Africa?
The launch of flights later this month from high-profile pan-African start-up FastJet is the latest attempt to kick-start the spread of the low-cost carrier...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Boeing 747-8 technical description & cutaway
Boeing raised the stakes in its bid to wrest the 'big-jet' crown from Airbus in June when Lufthansa introduced the 747-8, which is much more than just a stretch
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Qatar interested in proposed 787-10X: Al Baker
Qatar Airways has exprerssed its interest in Boeing's proposed 787-10X if the airframer receives board approval to proceed with the double stretch of the...
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Interjet said to sign for 40 A320neos
Airbus is declining to comment over reports that Mexican carrier Interjet has tentatively agreed to acquire 40 A320neo twinjets. The airline's chairman,...
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier makes big push at Zhuhai
Bombardier has outlined a case for its CSeries aircraft in China, as it continues its quest for its first Chinese customer for the type. Speaking...
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NewsQatar receives first 787 at Seattle ceremony
Qatar Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 at a special ceremony in Seattle on 12 November.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Comac reveals commitments for 50 more C919s
Comac has kicked off the first day of Airshow China by announcing commitments for 50 of its C919 narrowbody aircraft. The commitments come from Chinese...
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ANALYSIS: Creaking Italian market shows signs of crisis
Back in February Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC launched a probe - a verifica straordinaria, as it puts it - into the financial well-being of the...
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Airbus to install RFID tags on seats and life vests from 2013
Airbus is to introduce radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for seats and life vests on all in-production aircraft models in 2013. The manufacturer...
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NewsLibya's Afriqiyah defects to A350-900 with renewed order
Libya's Afriqiyah Airways has become the latest airline to defect from the Airbus A350-800, switching its order to the larger -900 and opting to take another four of the type.
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NewsSAS to sell Wideroe and ground-handling under last-ditch plan
SAS Group has unveiled a last-ditch effort to restructure the ailing Scandinavian company, warning that union agreement is essential to obtain the support needed for new financing.
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ANALYSIS: IAG determined to tackle the pain in Spain
One thing few people would doubt about International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh is his willingness to tackle structural issues in the industry....
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IAG slashes Iberia A340s but indicates additional BA 777s
International Airlines Group will bring in additional Boeing 777s for British Airways but slash Iberia's Airbus A340s and A320s under its fleet plan to 2015. Deliveries...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Canada feels pressure on US routes
Air Canada is seeing some compression to its yield on services to the northeast USA, even as it ramps up flights to the region, say executives at the Montreal-based...
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IAG to make €113m cash offer for Vueling in early 2013
International Airlines Group (IAG), the British Airways and Iberia parent, will make a cash tender offer for the outstanding share in low-cost carrier Vueling...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Boeing vs Airbus in China
With Comac's C919 on the horizon, Boeing and Airbus must battle to sell Chinese carriers on the merits of their respective re-engined Max and Neo
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NewsPeru signs deal for 20 KAI KT-1 basic trainers
Peru will obtain 20 Korea Aerospace Industries KT-1 basic trainer aircraft ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: China’s burgeoning leasing market
Over the past decade, policy changes have allowed Chinese lessors to become major domestic players, their maturity reflected in burgeoning order books