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NewsUS airline mulls 'going all the way' with Aircell wireless IFE, Ka-band connectivity
At least one US airline is considering "going all the way" with Aircell by offering the firm's suite of commercial products, including its new wireless in-flight...
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Boeing confirms final 787 electrical software installation completion
Boeing has confirmed it has completed development and installation of revised 787 electrical systems software on its test fleet, modified after an electrical...
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NewsAir Canada's chief aware of pitfalls in launching a new LCC
Air Canada's management is using lessons learned from previous industry attempts in launching a low cost carrier within its legacy structure. The...
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LatAm MRO providers capped by US moratorium: Aeroman
North and South American route structures have made Latin American MRO operations ideal for servicing narrowbody aircraft, although while there is growth...
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Virgin signs A330 support deal with Air France-KLM MRO arm
Virgin Atlantic has inked a 12-year component support contract for its Airbus A330 fleet with Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance. The power-by-the-hour...
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Failure to redistribute passengers caused serious A320 tailstrike
Failure to redistribute passengers on an Airbus A320 led the aircraft to strike its tail on take-off from Verona, Italian investigation agency the ANSV has found.
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NewsPICTURES: Korean A380 begins final flight tests
Korean Air's first Airbus A380 (MSN35) has started final flight tests from the airframer's Hamburg Finkenwerder plant, ahead of delivery to Toulouse in preparation...
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Field extends useful life of Dash 8s with flightdeck upgrade
Field Aviation has completed the first major modernisation of the flightdeck of a Bombardier Dash 8 turboprop.
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Improving single-aisle capability key to low-cost carrier progression
The continuous improvement in single-aisle airliner capability has been central to the development of low-cost airlines. That is the view of Blair Pomeroy, consultant with Oliver Wyman, who expects that the availability of a re-engined Airbus A320neo - and any counter-offer from Boeing - will provide further opportunities for airlines ...
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NewsImproving single-aisle capability key to low-cost carrier growth
Continuous improvement in single-aisle airliner capability has been central to the development of low-cost airlines, according to Oliver Wyman consultant...
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Republic alludes to A320neo place holder deposit
Frontier Airlines parent Republic Airways Holdings has placed an aircraft place holder deposit with Airbus for the re-engined A320neo, according to a company...
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NewsPICTURE: 'Virgin Australia' new name for Virgin Blue
The second decade of Virgin Blue's operation will see the airline re-brand as "Virgin Australia" to help shed its low-cost image in favour of being a formidable...
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Size of 737 successor will aid E-Jets decision: Embraer's Curado
An announcement from Boeing in the coming months about its plans for replacing current single-aisle types will not necessarily trigger an immediate response...
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Korean Air orders five A330-200s and two 777-300ERs
Korean Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for five additional A330-200s, and plans to order two Boeing 777-300ERs.
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Embraer posts $105.1m 1Q net profit
Brazilian regional jet manufacturer Embraer has more than quadrupled its first quarter income to $105.1 million from $24.1 million in the same period last...
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NewsAF447 recovery team retrieves cockpit-voice recorder
Search personnel have located and raised the cockpit-voice recorder of the Air France Airbus A330 which crashed in the South Atlantic, two days after retrieving...
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US carriers seize acquisitions to survive
US regional carriers are pursuing acquisitions as a means of survival but how the industry will change is open to question
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US regionals look to supersize
Large regional aircraft - jets, mainly, but turboprops too - are the next big thing, with interest from airlines likely to centre on aircraft with 90 seats or more
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Business briefing
HAMPSON HITS MILESTONES ON $53 MILLION DEAL MANUFACTURING Aerostructures supplier Hampson Industries "experienced an improved final trading quarter"...
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NewsPICTURES: Crashed AF447 flight-data recorder found and retrieved
Search teams have located and recovered the flight-data recorder from the crashed Air France Airbus A330-200. The crucial cylindrical memory unit,...