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NewsIN FOCUS: Big three engine manufacturers shift up a gear
Powerplant makers are vying to deliver the 10% fuel-burn improvement targeted by Boeing for the next generation of its hot-selling 777 widebody twinjet family. We investigate the likely offerings from General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.
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Belated inquiry probes Germanwings pilots' fume struggle
German investigators have disclosed that both pilots of a Germanwings Airbus A319 were badly affected by fumes while approaching Cologne, but details about the seriousness of the event only emerged a year after it took place.
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NewsPAL orders 10 A330s for $2.5bn
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has exercised options to buy 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft for $2.5 billion, with deliveries planned in 2013-2014. The deal...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Engine makers prepare to do battle on 777X
Boeing has enjoyed two decades of sales success with its flagship widebody twinjet family, but how are the engine makers preparing for the next generation 777X?
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NTSB corrects previous reports linking 747-8 engine failure to GEnx fan midshaft problem
US safety investigators have corrected a previous report that linked an engine failure on an AirBridge Cargo Boeing 747-8 to the fan midshaft cracks found...
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US Ex-Im approves AWAS and FlyDubai 737 deals
The US Export Import Bank approved export financing for four Boeing 737-800s for FlyDubai and AWAS today. Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of...
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NewsInterest in proposed 160-seat CSeries gathers pace with budget carriers
Bombardier's proposed assault on the low-cost market with a high-density configured CSeries is gaining momentum as the variant emerges as a genuine contender against the Airbus and Boeing re-engined single-aisles in several budget carrier evaluations.
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NewsPICTURES: Chinese ditching exercise uses full-scale mock-up jet
Chinese authorities have conducted a search and rescue exercise simulating the ditching of a twin-engined aircraft in water off Shanghai.
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NewsPICTURES: Thai receives first A380 at Toulouse ceremony
Thai Airways International has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380, becoming the ninth airline to operate the type.
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Thai Airways announces A380 route plans
Thai Airways will take delivery of its first Airbus A380 today and has announced the routes on which it plans to deploy the aircraft. The Star Alliance...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Is the weakness in the cargo market a temporary dip or a long-term trend?
"Our approach has primarily been to build our existing... large palletised bellyholds and combi capacities" Pierre-Olivier Bandet SVP marketing,...
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NewsUnited tests 787 in flights around Seattle
United Airlines is conducting training flights with its crews on its first Boeing 787-8 over Washington state, ahead of flying the aircraft to Houston Intercontinental...
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IN FOCUS: FastJet outlines African ambitions
FastJet, the new pan-African low-cost carrier backed by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, will launch operations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in early November and plans...
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NewsFire brought down Asiana 747F in just 18min
Stricken Asiana freighter, transporting batteries and hazardous chemicals, failed to reach safety during attempt to divert
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Airbus delivers 100th A320 assembled in Tianjin
Airbus has delivered its 100th A320 family aircraft, assembled at its final assembly line in Tianjin, to Air China. This delivery comes three years...
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NewsP&W works with Comac on C919 variant studies
Pratt & Whitney says that it is working with Comac on preliminary studies of new variants for the C919, a narrowbody currently powered exclusively by the CFM International Leap-1C engines.
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Japan grants Mitsubishi more MRJ design oversight
Japan has granted Mitsubishi Aircraft approval to carry out design inspections normally undertaken by the government, which will help expedite the progress...
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Inquiry advises Madrid fuel rethink after Valencia diversions
Investigators are recommending that Spanish authorities review fuel advice for Madrid-bound flights after three Ryanair weather diversions to Valencia each resulted in pilots declaring a fuel emergency.
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NewsUnited takes first 787
United Airlines took ownership of its first Boeing 787-8 on 22 September, the carrier announced today. It says that it will fly the aircraft, which...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Boeing insists ‘illegal’ A350 launch aid still flowing to Airbus
The long-running Airbus versus Boeing transatlantic trade war over government subsidies for airliner development has flared up again, with Boeing proclaiming...