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Sun Country launches unusual transatlantic service with 737-800
US low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines has launched its first transatlantic service - an unusual Boeing 737-800 route connecting Minneapolis with London...
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Contour wins new aircraft seat contracts from airlines
Aircraft interiors specialist Contour Aircraft Seating continues to grow its customer base with the addition of new contracts for both business- and first-class...
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NewsAmerican Airlines lifts inaugural airlines world cup according to Flightglobal's Kaminski rankings index
American Airlines has beaten Korean Air in the final of the first Airline World Cup to be crowned World Champions, according the “Kaminski” index, a formula which helps calculate an airline’s true potency.
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NewsBombardier to freeze CSeries design next month
Bombardier is pacing to reach design freeze on its 110/130-seat CSeries aircraft next month, and says it is fully confident the aircraft will perform as...
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NewsNew A380 deal part of long-term strategy for “measured growth”: Clark
Emirates gave the Airbus A380 a major shot in the arm last week, placing the biggest single order ever for the superjumbo with a deal for 32 aircraft.
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NewsBoeing gets 787 pilot training underway
As the 787 closes in on a November or December first delivery to All Nippon Airways followed by a January entry into service, Boeing is pressing to prepare...
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ILA: Tanks save weight on A350
Airbus's ambitious plans for the A350 XWB rely on suppliers matching the weight targets set by the manufacturer.
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Bombardier bending CSeries wing to ultimate
Bombardier in the coming days will be taking the CSeries' carbonfibre wing demonstrator to ultimate load and the aircraft-maker is optimistic that the test...
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ILA: Romania looks to promising aerospace future
Romania - a powerful aerospace player in communist times - is slowly winning back its status in the global industry, the head of its...
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Bombardier leaves door open for China to be CSeries launch operator
Bombardier is confident it can soon secure a customer in China for CSeries and it has kept open the possibility that the aircraft's launch operator could...
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Delta eyes fall completion of first-class retrofits on RJs
Delta Air Lines is eyeing a fall completion for its retrofit of regional jets with first-class cabins.
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Aires looks to launch several new international routes
Colombia's Aires aims to launch several new international routes - including to Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru - as part of the next phase of...
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Profitable Liat close to completing search for new CEO
Liat is expected to soon finally appoint a permanent chief executive, more than a year after former chief Mark Darby left the Antigua-based regional carrier.
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Heath Tecna US wins interiors business from China Airlines, BA
China Airlines has contracted aircraft interiors specialist Heath Tecna US to retrofit nine of its Boeing 747-400 aircraft with the firm's 'NuLook' interior.
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ILA: Value of space economy rose 7% in 2009, says Space Foundation
Last year brought a 7% increase in the size of the space economy, as measured by the sum of space industry revenues and government space budgets, which totalled...
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NewsSun Country to offer digEplayers on new London service
Sun Country Airlines has inked a deal with digEcor to distribute the firm's digEplayer XT portable in-flight entertainment units to passengers. Beginning...
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NewsFinnair scraps order for two A330s to launch sharklet A321
Finnair is to ditch an order for two Airbus long-haul jets as part of its tentative agreement to launch the sharklet-equipped A321. The airline has...
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ILA: Restoration of Junkers F.13 under way, reveals RIMOWA
A plan to restore a Junkers F.13 for exhibition purposes is being pursued by companies represented here at ILA.
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NewsFinnair to launch sharklet-equipped A321
Oneworld carrier Finnair is to order five 'sharklet'-equipped Airbus A321s to replace Boeing 757-200s in its leisure fleet. The airline becomes the...