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Zhuhai10: CFM and Comac near completion of C919 joint-definition phase
CFM International and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) are close to completing the joint definition phase for the C919 single-aisle narrowbody.
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Italy special: Alenia and the 787
Quality control issues on 787 have strained Alenia's lucrative relationship with Boeing. Another test looms on CSeries
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Italy special: Avio searches for a new chief executive after sudden death of Ragni
Avio is one of the Italian aerospace industry's oldest names and - Finmeccanica aside - its biggest employer with 5,200 staff: 90% of them at six production plants throughout Italy
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Comac launches C919 with commitments from CDB Leasing and GECAS
The Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) has announced the launch of its C919 narrowbody powered by the CFM LEAP-X1C engine with up to 100 commitments. Chinese...
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TransAsia to add A330s with latest Airbus order
TransAsia Airways has placed a firm order with Airbus for two widebody A330-300s and six single-aisle A321s.
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Italy special: Apulia and Campania: the aerospace engine room of the south
Campania and Apulia are regions to be reckoned with in Italian aerospace, and keen to promote themselves on a global stage
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EasyJet to pay first dividend in 2012
EasyJet announced that it will pay its first ever dividend in 2012 in respect of the year ending 30 September 2011. "EasyJet is highly cash generative...
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NewsZhuhai10: Comac releases C919 specifications
The Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) has released the specifications of its Comac C919 narrowbody jet.
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Zhuhai10: Boeing positive about Chinese narrowbody market despite C919 challenge
Boeing's narrowbody chief remains confident about the company's prospects in China, on the same day that five of the company's customers ordered the Chinese...
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NewsZhuhai 10: Comac announces launch C919 order for up to 100 jets
The Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) has announced a launch order of up to 100 aircraft for its C919 narrowbody.
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Italy special: Engineering strength in depth at Aerosoft
Evidence of the strength in depth of the aerospace sector in southern Italy can be found at Aerosoft, a design engineering house based in Naples, but with offshoots in Toulouse, Turin and Turkey and a sales office in Seattle, USA
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Apollo raises $213 million as it grows Fund
Apollo Aviation Group has raised $213 million from a broad array of domestic and international investors for its aviation fund, the Sciens Aviation Special...
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R-R pays price of silence
Engine maker's cautious response to Qantas Trent 900 failure blamed for share slide
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JetBlue names Emirates as seventh interline partner
Emirates has become the seventh interline partner for JetBlue, creating access to numerous US cities from Dubai, and allowing JetBlue's customers new connections...
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NewsUK's first MPL pilots join the line at Flybe
The first six pilots to hold British multi-crew pilot licences (MPL) are starting work as first officers in Flybe Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s.
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787 electrical fire raises prospect of further delay
Boeing again finds itself face-to-face with the prospect of delays to its 787 Dreamliner following an in-flight electrical fire that grounded its test fleet. The...
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Zhuhai10: Rockwell Collins signs up Chinese carriers
Rockwell Collins has inked a slew of agreements with several Chinese airlines ahead of Airshow China 2010 in Zhuhai. Xiamen Airlines, Tibet Airlines...
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NewsCockpit recorder overwritten in Qantas A380 engine incident
Investigators have discovered that the cockpit-voice recording of the Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure was overwritten because the adjacent engine could...
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FAA at controls during 787 fire
An FAA pilot was flying ZA002 at the time of the 787's emergency landing in Laredo, Texas, confirm those with direct knowledge of the incident.
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FAA: Manufacturers to set widespread fatigue life limits
Manufacturers of 4,198 airline transport aircraft will be required to set new life limits for their products under new rules to be issued by the US FAA on...