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Russian lessor IFC arranges slots for Tu-204 assembly from Aviastar
Russian lessor Ilyushin Finance (IFC) has reached an agreement with airframer Aviastar on securing slots to produce 30 Tupolev Tu-204 aircraft
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NewsPictures: US aviation safety investigators find insulation failed to stop Malaysian carrier Transmile's May Boeing 727 wing explosion
An investigation of the 4 May explosion of a Transmile Airlines Boeing 727-200 freighter’s left wing during towing at Bangalore airport has found evidence of damaged wiring and electrical arcing within the wing’s fuel tank.
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NewsBoeing 20-year market forecast sees more retirements, fewer regional jets
Boeing’s latest 20-year forecast predicts a $2,600 billion global market for around 27,200 aircraft – about 5% more aircraft than it expected in last year’s outlook due to accelerated retirement rates driven by rising fuel prices.
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Boeing quadruples Airbus first half order tally with 493 aircraft booked
Boeing secured orders for 493 aircraft over the first half of this year, four times the number recorded by European rival Airbus over the same period.
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Renamed Gamesa Aeronautica to help design Boeing 747-8
Aernnova, the new name for Spain’s Gamesa Aeronautica, is to help design fuselage and wing sections for Boeing’s 747-8, under a contract scheduled to expire in the middle of 2008.
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NewsIrish Air France feeder airline CityJet to acquire 23 ex-Northwest Airlines' Mesaba BAe Avro RJ85s
Air France-KLM feeder CityJet is expected to detail a planned acquisition of 23 British Aerospace Avro RJ85s, formerly operated for Northwest Airlines by regional carrier Mesaba, within a few days.
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Executive changes fail to sway Airbus customers
Delay and indecision continue to tarnish airframer’s badly damaged credibility
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NewsPicture: Boeing plans plain grey natural laminar flow nacelles for 787s in bid to reduce fuel burn
Boeing plans to reduce airframe drag on the 787 by standardising on a specific thickness of grey paint for the engine inlet, to preserve natural laminar and boost range.
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NewsEADS co-CEO Tom Enders tightens grip at Toulouse, junks Forgeard's de luxe office
One of Tom Enders’ first actions after taking ultimate responsibility for running Airbus was to hand Nöel Forgeard’s lavish office in Toulouse back to Airbus management. After becoming EADS co-chief executive with Enders last June, Forgeard had visited his former fiefdom at least once every two weeks.
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NewsRolls-Royce mulls three-shaft narrowbody engine, in belief that high fuel prices favour more complex architecture
High fuel costs could prompt Rolls-Royce to offer a three-shaft turbofan to power the new-generation, 150-seat narrowbody airliner families that Airbus and Boeing are widely expected to introduce in the second half of the next decade
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Final approach
Airbus may be battling to cope with delays to its A380 programme, but at least flight tests appear to be on course for certification by the end of the year
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Dreamliner takes shape
The first major composite parts of the 787 are emerging in sites all over the world under Boeing’s watchful eye
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Energetic Qinetiq
Farnborough visitors will be able to judge the progress of Qinetiq’s UAV developments and see a model of its latest Zephyr high-altitude, long-endurance vehicle
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FLIGHT TEST: EADS TBM850 - Propelled to success
Comfortable, fast and capable, EADS Socata’s newly certificated TBM850 single-engine turboprop is a worthy foil for very light jets
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737 lost gear on missed approach
TNT freighter damaged by heavy touchdown at one UK airport and diverted to another for emergency landing