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NewsPARIS: Repaired A380 takes flight at Le Bourget
Three days after a taxiing prang temporarily grounded it, an Airbus A380 test aircraft was flown at Le Bourget yesterday. "Love is in the air again!" crowed the manufacturer on Twitter.
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NewsParis: Boeing and American Airlines join forces for EcoDemonstrator
Boeing and American Airlines are joining forces for the EcoDemonstration programme, aimed at evaluating technologies for implementation on the existing 737, as well as a conceptual New Small Airplane.
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PARIS: Alafco intends to take 30 A320neos
Kuwaiti leasing firm Alafco has tentatively signed for 30 Airbus A320neo twinjets, adding to its deal for six more A350-900s at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: IndiGo firms A320 MOU
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has firmed up its order for 180 Airbus A320s, including 150 A320neos, following a memorandum of understanding signed in January.
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PARIS: Fuchs develops coolant for titanium machining
Fuchs' global aerospace team has developed Ecocool S761B, a soluble oil coolant for use in both ferrous and non-ferrous metalworking applications, primarily designed for machining hard metals such as titanium including Ti 6-4 and Ti-5553.
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PARIS: ST Aerospace eyes new airframe for PTF conversion
ST Aerospace aims to add an additional aircraft type to its passenger-to-freighter conversion portfolio to increase its capabilities in the sector. The...
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PARIS: LAN orders 20 A320neos
Chilean-based operator LAN Airlines has ordered 20 Airbus A320neo twinjets, the latest in a series of agreements from Latin America for the re-engined type.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus and Boeing order round-up
Airbus (chalet S3 418) has identified its first potential customer for the A319neo after Frontier Airlines's parent, Republic Airways Holdings, tentatively...
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PARIS: ACSS surveillance systems ready for ATRs
L-3 and Thales joint venture ACSS has gained certification to install its T2CAS and dual RCZ-852 Mode S transponders on ATR 42/72-600 aircraft.
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PARIS: Tentative Republic 80-Airbus deal includes 40 A319neo
US carrier Frontier Airlines' parent Republic Airways Holdings has tentatively signed to take 40 Airbus A319neos and 40 A320neos.
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PARIS: Avianca-TACA signs MoU for 51 A320s
Latin American carrier Avianca-TACA has signed a memorandum of understanding for 51 Airbus A320 aircraft, including 33 A320neos.
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KLM to begin regular biofuel-powered flights in September
KLM is to begin a series of biofuel-powered flights between Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle in September.
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PARIS: UTAir orders 40 737-800/900s
Russia's UTAir has today struck an agreement for 40 Boeing 737-800/900s at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: Italy's Blue Panorama to acquire up to 12 Superjets
Italian carrier Blue Panorama is to acquire up to 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.
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PARIS: Comac's C919 benefits from Neo launch
The launch of the Airbus A320neo programme has had a side benefit for the indigenous Chinese Comac C919 aircraft project.
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PARIS: Europe approves ISS 757 glass cockpit
Exton, Pennsylvania-based avionics supplier Innovative Solutions & Support has been given supplemental type certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency for its retrofit "glass cockpit" display system for Boeing 757 aircraft.
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Qantas reaches settlement with Rolls-Royce over QF32
Australia's Qantas Airways reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce in relation to the uncontained engine failure on an Airbus A380 in November.
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NewsPARIS: HK Airlines orders 747-8I, to sign for A380s
Hong Kong Airlines is the undisclosed customer that signed orders for 15 Boeing 747-8I passenger jets. The deal was announced by Boeing during the Paris...
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PARIS: Aircelle preps A380 nacelle improvements
Aircelle is readying improvements to A380 nacelles as part of an Airbus programme to increase the reliability of the superjumbo.
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NewsPARIS: Carbon fibre or aluminium? Too early to forecast
Will the next-generation single-aisle aircraft be made of plastic or metal? No-one has given this more thought than GKN director of...