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Indonesia's Merpati and China's Xian Aircraft overcome cracks in relationship
Indonesia's state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara and China's Xian Aircraft appear to be on track to resolve their differences with regards to an order for...
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Angola's TAAG orders two 777-300ERs
Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has announced an order two Boeing 777-300ERs in a deal that includes purchase rights for two additional 777-300ERs.
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NewsIsrael's El Al scraps order for 777-200ERs
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has cancelled the order for four Boeing 777-200ERs it placed two years ago. The airline says it has conducted a "renewed...
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ECC Leasing finds home for two ERJ-135s at FlyMex
Embraer's ECC Leasing division has leased two 37-seat ERJ-135 regional jets to Mexican charter operator FlyMex. The first ERJ-135 has been in operation...
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OnAir in talks with Aeroflot, MegaFon over connectivity plan
OnAir says it is in talks with Aeroflot and Moscow-based mobile network operator MegaFon to provide key technology for the carrier's planned in-flight connectivity...
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News'Most XWB customers' endorse A350-800 rethink: Airbus
Airbus acknowledges that the decision not to optimise the A350-800 and instead develop it as a shrink of the -900 does have a weight and fuel-burn penalty...
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NewsNew BMIbaby chief plots cautious growth strategy
UK budget carrier BMIbaby is developing a five-year plan, laying foundations for cautious growth over the coming years. After much uncertainty, BMIbaby's...
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NewsSeat makers benefit from Koito debacle
Major aircraft seat manufacturers are absorbing the seat programmes that cannot be supported by embattled Japanese firm Koito Industries, which recently...
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R-R prepares to ground-test Trent XWB ahead of A380 trials next year
Rolls-Royce will begin ground-testing the first Trent XWB for the A350 in May, ahead of a 140h flight-test programme on board an A380 early in 2011.
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VIDEO: Boeing 787 shivers and sweats in Florida extreme-weather testing
Boeing has undertaken a series of hot and cold extreme weather tests on 787 ZA003 in a special hangar at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB in Florida.
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Airbus makes headway on A350 catalogue
Airbus's catalogue for the A350 XWB is taking shape, with the airframer having completed the selection on the majority of suppliers for its initial book.
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NewsLufthansa to operate first A380 flights to Tokyo and Beijing
Lufthansa plans to operate its first Airbus A380 flights to Tokyo Narita and Beijing. The Star Alliance carrier, which will take delivery of its first...
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US Airways plans formal Gogo launch in June
Even as roughly 75% of the 51 Airbus A321s in the US Airways fleet now feature the Aircell Gogo Wi-fi offering, the carrier is opting to commence its full...
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NewsAirbus to flight-test XWB carbonfibre skin panel on A340 this year
Airbus will fly a carbonfibre fuselage panel on its A340-300 testbed this year as part of its investigation of acoustic transmission within the A350 XWB's composite cabin.
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Dugan to start second round of MD-80 reverser tests
Dugan Kinetics will start the second phase of testing for its new EP-80 ejector thrust reverser designed for the Boeing MD-80 in May as it targets certification...
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Kenya 737 crash probe highlights disparity between pilots
Pairing of a dominant captain and a reserved first officer on the crashed Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 in Cameroon appears to have contributed to their poor...
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Airbus focuses on family commonality as it begins A350-800 detailed design
Airbus is about to begin the detailed design effort of the next XWB iteration, the A350-800 shrink, in parallel with its efforts to begin the industrial...
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India's DGCA analyses recorders from Emirates turbulence incident
Indian civil aviation authorities are analysing the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Emirates aircraft involved in a...
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Kenya 737 crash: Poor airmanship led to disorientation
Investigators have concluded that poor airmanship, notably the failure to recognise and correct an excessive bank after take-off, led to the loss of a Kenya...
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Cobham Aviation launches Avro RJ100 shuttle
Cobham Aviation Services Australia launched in late April fly-in/fly-out services between Perth, Karratha and Barrow Island in Western Australia using a modified Avro RJ100, the first time the type has been used in the Australian fly-in/fly-out sector. ...