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Bombardier sees demand for higher-density Q400s
Bombardier is expecting to see increased demand for higher-density Q400s, although there appears to be little movement on a Q400X stretched derivative years after it was first mooted.
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Ethiopian prepares for 777-200LRs and 787s
Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to take delivery of its first Boeing 777, a -200LR that will be used on long-haul routes ahead of the introduction of Boeing 787s.
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NewsRossiya slams An-148 reliability
Russian state airline GTK Rossiya, the only current user of the Antonov An-148 regional airliner, has criticised the aircraft's reliability as unacceptable and listed a string of problems including door locks, engine and APU failures.
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Airbus to make preliminary A320 re-engining decision
Airbus is to make a preliminary decision today on whether to re-engine its A320-family aircraft, although the airframer states that it is still a long way...
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No change to 747-8I schedule despite freighter slip
Boeing has not made any changes to the schedule of the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger aircraft, despite pushing back the delivery date of the freighter...
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FLY enters sale and purchase deals on six aircraft
Operating lessor FLY Leasing has entered into several new aircraft transactions, which were announced today. The lessor signed a deal with flydubai...
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NewsBoeing pushes 747-8F delivery back to mid-2011
Boeing will delay first delivery of the 747-8 freighter by several months and add a fifth aircraft to the flight test fleet to correct a series of problems. First...
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Xiamen Airlines to order 10 737s
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines is to purchase 10 Boeing 737 aircraft, for delivery over the course of 2015-16.
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NewsANA converts 15 787-8s to -9s
Boeing 787 launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) will convert 15 of its 55 787-8s order to larger -9 aircraft, joining a growing list of customers to...
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NewsBoeing quantifies 787 MRO efficiencies
Boeing has spelled out the maintenance benefits that operators can expect from its 787 widebody, due to enter service with All Nippon Airways (ANA) next year.
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Jetstar Asia appoints first chief operating officer
Low-cost carrier Jetstar has appointed Ho Yuen Sang as the first chief operating officer of Singapore-based Jetstar Asia.
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MRJ programme enters manufacturing phase
Production of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has started today, with the first metal cut for the aircraft's horizontal stabiliser by Mitsubishi Heavy...
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Delta expands its African network with new service to Luanda, Angola
Delta Air Lines is to launch thrice-weekly direct service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport to Luanda, Angola via Dakar, Senegal from...
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Boeing begins wing-body mating of first 747-8I
Boeing's first passenger 747-8 Intercontinental has entered wing body join and systems installation, one assembly step prior to mating the fuselage sections...
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FAA investigates second SkyWest gear-up landing
The US FAA is investigating a partial gear-up landing by a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 yesterday afternoon in Milwaukee, the second SkyWest Bombardier CRJ partial...
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Lufthansa boasts of 100% A380 technical dispatch reliability
Lufthansa has consistently experienced 100% technical dispatch reliability on its Airbus A380s, but Air France is frequently dropping below its 98.5% target.
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Monarch sees possible MRO boost from carbon scheme
Monarch Aircraft Engineering is confident that the UK's high labour rates can be overcome as it seeks to build its Boeing 787 maintenance business.
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BA could develop 787 maintenance capability: Walsh
British Airways is yet to decide whether to develop in-house maintenance capability for its incoming fleet of 24 Boeing 787s, the first of which is due to...
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Croatia's Trade Air enters component deal with Sabena
Croatian wet-lease and charter specialist Trade Air has sealed a component repair and overhaul pact with Sabena Technics, covering Fokker 100 aircraft.
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Boeing explains SR Technics' GoldCare exit
Boeing has revealed that a decision to exclude line maintenance from the GoldCare support programme for the 787 was behind SR Technics' disengagement as an MRO partner.