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United expects no major fleet decisions for several months
The executive in charge of fleet planning for the new United Airlines expects it will take at least several months to make any key fleet plan decisions in...
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NewsStandardAero signs APU maintenance deal with Airnorth
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise subsidiary StandardAero has inked a maintenance agreement with Australia's Airnorth for the airline's Hamilton Sundstrand APS2300...
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American’s chief describes Bombardier’s CSeries as compelling
American Airlines chief executive Gerard Arpey believes the Bombardier CSeries is "definitely worth considering" as the carrier looks at its growth through 2020.
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US Airways improves cash pile in 3Q
US Airways ended the third quarter to 30 September with $2.4 billion in total cash and investments, of which $389 million was restricted, up from $2 billion...
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Livingston presumed unsustainable
Italian authorities have suspended the operating licence of carrier Livingston, after determining that the airline is unable to meet European criteria on sustainable business.
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Turbulence incident on Vietnam Airlines 777 injures 21
Twenty-one Vietnam Airlines passengers were injured on a Hanoi-Paris Charles de Gaulle flight today when the Boeing 777-200 aircraft encountered severe turbulence.
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BA CityFlyer firms up two Embraer 190 options
British Airways' CityFlyer subsidiary has firmed options on two Embraer 190s, having taken delivery of the six Embraer 170s and five 98-seat E-190s it ordered in December 2008
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Iberia officially opens Barcelona MRO facility
Spanish carrier Iberia has inaugurated a new MRO facility at Barcelona's El Prat airport, with operations due to begin in November.
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Airbus further delays certification of A320P2F
Airbus has pushed the target certification date of its A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme for a second time, to late 2012. Airbus...
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'No deadline' for 737 re-engining
Boeing says it is not holding itself to a deadline for deciding whether to re-engine its 737 narrowbody.
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NewsBigger 787 variant to boost order share: Boeing
Boeing expects orders for the 787 Dreamliner to settle at an even split between the -8 and -9 variants as airlines lean towards the latter, bigger model.
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Air services in France severely disrupted by strike action
Air services in France are being severely disrupted today due to a 24h air traffic controller strike, one of a series of national strikes taking place across...
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Boeing expects to secure 777BCF launch customer in early 2011
Boeing is confident of securing a launch customer for its 777 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) programme by mid 2011, and expects the 777-200ERBCF will be...
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London Gatwick gets green light for A380 operations
London's Gatwick airport has been granted permission by its local council to operate the Airbus A380. Gatwick, which has already invested £43 million...
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BA CityFlyer firms up two Embraer 190 options
British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer has firmed up options on two additional Embraer 190 aircraft, and will launch service from London City to Stockholm...
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Rockwell Collins to provide IFE system for C919
China's Comac has selected Rockwell Collins to provide inflight entertainment (IFE) systems for its C919 aircraft. "Customers of the C919 aircraft...
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Electronic flight bags: must-have bags
Conceived as a paper-busting carry-on document reader, the electronic flight bag is emerging as the cockpit's key to advanced air traffic management applications
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Airbus and Boeing approaches to electronic flight bags
Are the different approaches to electronic flight bags favoured by Airbus and Boeing really significant?
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This Week briefing
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems is soon to test-fly a second manned aircraft it intends to modify as an unmanned system
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Embraer designates Tianjin as an authorised service provider
Embraer has selected Tianjin Airlines as the first authorised service provider for operators of its aircraft in the Chinese market. The airframer unveiled...