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NewsIATA's Bisignani predicts massive 2009 delivery shortfall for Airbus and Boeing
IATA director general and CEO Giovanni Bisignani is predicting Airbus and Boeing will fail to deliver more than half of the aircraft they will produce in...
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NewsEmbraer cuts 4,000 jobs and delivery forecast
Embraer today announced laying off nearly 4,300 workers as it slashed its 2009 delivery forecast by 28 aircraft, lowering revenue guidance for next year...
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BA is A318's last airline customer after US abandons order
British Airways is the sole outstanding airline customer for the Airbus A318 following US Airways' decision to cancel its last three of the type. Fifteen...
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NewsAirbus cuts A320 production and freezes A330/340 rate
Airbus is cutting by two aircraft a month its production rate for A320-family jets, a shift that will come into effect from October this year...
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Probe into Virgin A340 bar fire finds wire protection missing
Initial inspection of Virgin Atlantic's long-haul Airbus fleet, after a fire emergency on an A340-300, has found a number of aircraft missing wiring-protection...
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V Australia receives AOC
Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier V Australia today received its air operators's certificate, clearing the way for it to have its inaugural flight on 27...
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FAA mandates third A330, A340 inertial navigation fault fix
The US FAA today issued a final airworthiness directive instructing operators of most Airbus A330 and A340 models to power down suspect air data inertial...
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NewsEmirates' 2009 plans include A380 service to Singapore
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to introduce another seven Airbus A380s over its next fiscal year, as it expands its fleet by 18 passenger aircraft. Dubai-based...
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Embraer to seek civil certification for C-390
Embraer intends to secure civil certification for its proposed C-390 military airlifter in an attempt to sell the aircraft to civil freight operators such...
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Old models for US regionals under pressure in downturn
Capacity purchase models that served as the backbone of US regional airline operations for the late 1990s and in the current decade are eroding as economic...
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PICTURE: IAI's Bedek starts EuroAtlantic 767-300BDSF conversion
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek division has begun the conversion the first Boeing 767-300ER to its Bedek Special Freighter (BDSF) configuration. The...
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Virgin Blue grounding aircraft and looking at staff cuts
Australian carrier Virgin Blue is grounding about 8% of its domestic fleet and possibly retrenching staff due to a deterioration in demand.
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Jetstar to replace Qantas on NZ domestic routes
Qantas Airways' low-cost carrier Jetstar is replacing it on New Zealand domestic routes as of 10 June.
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Opinion
Comment: 21st century blueprint for A350 production
Airbus's A350 production set-up looks sound on paper, but the European airframer and US rival Boeing have found that even their best-laid plans have failed to deliver in recent years
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NewsSIA cutting 17 aircraft and raises prospect of retrenchments
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to cut 17 aircraft from its fleet in the coming fiscal year and the airline's management met with unions today to warn that...
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Radomir Lasak: Window of opportunity for CSA
Czech Airlines chief executive Radomir Lašák's turnaround of the Prague-based airline is set for its ultimate test as the SkyTeam carrier's long planned privatisation was formally launched in February
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Ecuador's carriers face pressure to change
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is showing his economics background with a series of measures that are forcing local airlines to modernise and seek cross-border...
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What does the future hold for Aer Lingus?
Aer Lingus insists it has a strong strategy for growth, despite fierce criticism from Ryanair
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SAS embarks on major restructuring
Carrier to focus on key business routes and core Scandinavian market as part of latest major restructuring plan