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PICTURE: Bombardier assembles CSeries aft fuselage demonstrator
Bombardier is assembling a composite panelled, aluminium-framed aft CSeries fuselage section demonstrator at its Saint-Laurent facility in Montreal.
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American explains detection of cracks on two 767s
American Airlines has sent one of its Boeing 767 engine pylons for metallurgical testing by a third party on behalf of Boeing, after a crack was discovered...
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NewsEASA certifies PowerJet SaM146 for Superjet
Franco-Russian joint venture PowerJet has formally been awarded European type certification for its SaM146 engine. The European Aviation Safety Agency...
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NewsPICTURE: Superjet International’s evacuation trainer is put through its paces
A Sukhoi Superjet 100 evacuation trainer will be ready for use in the instruction of flight and cabin crew at SuperJet International's training centre in Tessera-Venice by the end of July
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Embraer expands business jet support in Asia Pacific
Embraer is bolstering its business jet support offering for its Asia Pacific-based customers as demand for its expanding aircraft family continues to grow throughout the region
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NewsBoeing 787 test effort reaches 1000h, GE to deliver 2% improvement
Boeing is fast approaching the halfway stage in the 787's flight-test programme, having recently achieved the important milestones of 1,000h in the air and the introduction of the second engine option in to the trial effort
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ATSG firms 767 purchase from Qantas
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management has firmed the acquisition of three Boeing 767-300ERs from Qantas. ATSG says...
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Saint-Gobain eyes interiors work for A350
Aircraft interiors specialist Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is in talks to become a provider for the Airbus A350 XWB.
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Opinion
Comment: Single-pilot crews for airliners?
The discussion about one-pilot cockpits is not new, but so far it's been all speculation. Now a manufacturer is talking about it publicly. Could it happen? Should it? Will it?
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NewsUS Air Force, industry prepare for T-38 replacement
Rivals for the US Air Force's massive T-38 replacement deal are pushing their proposed successors to the venerable Talon ...
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Business good week
EGYPTAIR The Egyptian carrier has grabbed an opportunity offered by Airbus to introduce its new A330-300 fleet this year, which is much earlier than planned....
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NewsEmirates hungry for even more A380s: Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says the carrier is likely to need even more A380s than the 90 it has ordered so far.
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Colombian competition hots up
The launch of LAN-supported AerOasis and more expansion at Aires is expected to further shake-up the Colombian market
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NewsPICTURES: SkyCargo 777 tests new Dubai Al-Maktoum Airport
Emirates' freight division SkyCargo has performed the first operational flight into Dubai's Al-Maktoum International Airport, ahead of its formal opening...
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HK Airlines offering Panasonic eX2 on new A330s
Hong Kong Airlines will offer Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system cabin-wide in each of its new Airbus A330-200...
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Bombardier releases first CSeries engineering drawings
Bombardier has released the first engineering drawings for production of the first CS100 flight test aircraft.
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Zodiac sees recovery in aircraft seats market
Zodiac Aerospace's cabin interiors segment reported a robust 10.9% organic increase in business volume during the fiscal third quarter.
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No restrictions on An-148 after in-flight upset
Russian authorities are not intending to restrict Antonov An-148 operations following the in-flight upset to a Rossiya aircraft en route to St Petersburg...
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UTAir introduces 757 for higher-density routes
Russia's UTAir has begun operating a Boeing 757-200 on international routes and is adding a fourth destination to its Ukrainian network. The carrier...
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NewsPICTURE: A350's Trent XWB engine runs for first time
Rolls-Royce has conducted a first-time run of its new Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350 family. The engine ran yesterday on a test-bed at