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Boeing 787 completes early taxi testing
Boeing completed early low-speed taxi tests for the first 787 on 7 July. The tests, which began with a 15kt (28km/h) roll all the way up to just over 100kt,...
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Lithuania's FL Technics links with Coopesa on 757 MRO
Growing Lithuanian maintenance company FL Technics is to co-operate with Costa Rica-based Coopesa to offer base maintenance for Boeing 757 aircraft. The...
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PICTURE: RAF starts Hawk T2 operations, as MFTS syllabus nears completion
Seven Hawk T2 trainers have been delivered to RAF Valley to prepare for the type's full entry to service ...
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Air New Zealand confirms Trent 1000 for entire 787-9 fleet
Air New Zealand has, as expected, confirmed Rolls-Royce as the engine supplier for its entire Boeing 787-9 fleet. The carrier converted its original...
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Ameco Beijing in maintenance deal with Austrian Airlines
Ameco Beijing, a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, will provide heavy maintenance for ten Austrian Airlines wide-bodied aircraft. In a...
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Panasonic cites difficulty in securing Airbus line-fit approval for eXPhone
Industry stakeholders have begun questioning why Airbus - part-owner of in-flight mobile communications provider OnAir - has not made rival connectivity...
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Delta and Virgin Blue to form JV
Virgin Blue group and Delta Air Lines will seek regulatory approval to form a comprehensive joint venture.
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Bangkok Airways cancels order for an ATR, delays A319 delivery
Bangkok Airways has cancelled an order for an ATR 72-500 and has delayed the delivery of its Airbus aircraft on order.
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NewsSAA to recommit to A320 acquisition
South African Airways (SAA) is close to finalising a new deal with Airbus that will recommit the carrier to 15 A320s originally ordered in 2002, and could...
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Airbus and Boeing see orders collapse as deliveries hit record levels
Orders slump as output hits new high Big Two's slow sales exacerbated by large number of cancellations during...
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Yemenia accident creates diplomatic disquiet
Since the 30 June crash of a Yemenia Airbus A310-300 offshore from the Comoros Islands, European Commission regulators have demanded that Yemenia presents...
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Canada's Enerjet further postpones plans for leisure flights
Canadian start-up Enerjet has indefinitely deferred plans to launch leisure flights and will focus exclusively on workforce transportation. The Calgary-based...
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NewsAustrian regional division to axe CRJ fleet and cut 400 jobs
Austrian Airlines Group is to axe its entire Bombardier CRJ200 fleet early next year as part of a restructuring that will cut 14 aircraft from the 55 in...
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UPDATE: Embraer's 1H deliveries nearly reach year-earlier tally
Embraer during the second quarter delivered to customers a total 56 aircraft, four more than in the same...
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing conducts first 787 Dreamliner taxi tests
FlightBlogger has video and photos from today’s first Boeing 787 taxi tests in Everett, Washington.
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Air Jamaica negotiates more early lease returns
Planned fleet reductions at Air Jamaica continue to fluctuate as ownership of the loss making carrier remains under review by the Jamaican government.
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FAA issues new $13 million rulemaking for 737 operators
The US FAA is set to release a final airworthiness directive tomorrow requiring operators of more than 500 legacy Boeing 737 models (-100 though -500) to...
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NewsAustrian Arrows to axe CRJ fleet and cut 400 jobs
Austrian Airlines Group is to axe its entire Bombardier CRJ200 fleet early next year, part of a restructuring which will cut 14 aircraft from the 55 in its...
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BA pushes back A380 deliveries by up to two years
British Airways has pushed back its Airbus A380 delivery schedule, with some later aircraft being postponed by at least two years.