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PICTURE: An-124 flies Superjet 100 airframe to fatigue-test centre
Sukhoi has transported the fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 airframe (MSN 95006) to Novosibirsk...
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Wireless IFE continues to challenge suppliers
Challenges associated with bringing wireless in-flight entertainment systems on board aircraft remain great enough that hardware giants Panasonic and Thales...
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Uzbekistan Airways to take four more 767s and A320s
Uzbekistan Airways is to acquire four more Boeing 767-300ERs and another four Airbus A320 aircraft as part of a fleet expansion. The Tashkent-based...
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NewsBoeing delays 787 first flight and battles fastener issue
Citing the extended work stoppage of the 57-day machinists' strike, Boeing says the 787 will not accomplish its goal of flying by the end...
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Embraer considers development of larger aircraft
Embraer is studying the possibility of developing a larger commercial aircraft either alone or in partnership with another company, but says it has no near-term...
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GKN clarifies materials choice for A350 spar
GKN has asked us to clarify that it is no longer proposing the adoption of Cytec 977-2 resin material for use in the Airbus A350's composite wing spar. Airbus...
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Jetstar expects its first 787 deliveries to slip to 2010
The Qantas low-cost subsidiary Jetstar expects that deliveries of its initial Boeing 787s will slip by several months to 2010. Boeing is "still promising...
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Manager buys out EADS Sogerma landing-gear MRO unit
EADS Sogerma has agreed to sell its landing-gear maintenance division EADS Revima to a holding company co-owned by two individuals, one of them the division's...
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NewsDeadline nears for administrators to sell bankrupt Sterling
Administrators for the collapsed Danish budget carrier Sterling Airlines are optimistic of selling the company but a deadline...
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New carrier Air Arabia Maroc switches to Casablanca base
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to establish its new Moroccan operation, Air Arabia Maroc, at the city of Casablanca rather than Rabat. The...
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PICTURE: KLM returns to Liverpool after 70-year break
Dutch carrier KLM is resuming services between Amsterdam and the northern UK city of Liverpool after a 70-year break. Its KLM Cityhopper subsidiary...
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Thai army chooses Russian helicopters
Thailand's army has announced plans to order six Mil Mi-17 utility helicopters from Moscow ...
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Boeing trims outsourcing on 787, future designs
Boeing has expected too much from major outsourcing partners and will take much detailed design work and some major production back in-house to avoid in...
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Good Week - Bad Week
The German powerplant maker raised full-year forecasts after posting solid nine-month figures, with sales and pre-tax profits both up 5%...
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NewsBoeing production to resume as workers back new contract
Machinists at Boeing are set to begin returning to work today after ratifying a new four-year agreement, ending a 57-day strike at the airframer...
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Star members help to shape narrowbody successor
A working group of 13 Star Alliance member carriers has engaged with aircraft and engine manufacturers to outline their preferred specifications and timelines...