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NewsBombardier to choose between stalled CSeries and stretched CRJ900X with larger wings and more power
Canadian airframer Bombardier will decide by the end of the year either to restore its CSeries mainline airliner programme or direct resources to developing a uprated version of the CRJ900 regional jet.
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NewsPictures: First rabbit to beat a taxiing A380 snapped on Hamburg runway
The news of a rabbit able to run faster than an A380 was overshadowed by news of a darker nature at this week's Airbus technical press briefing. Flightglobal.com brings you the exclusive pictures of the latest installment of Aesop's fable the tortoise and the hare.
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Chávez : Venezuela to buy 24 Sukhoi Su-30s in deal to replace Lockheed Martin F-16s with Russian jets
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez says the South American country will buy 24 Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets this year to replace its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsForgeard: No knowledge of A380 delay before April EADS share disposal
EADS co-chief executive Noël Forgeard insists that he was initially informed about possible hold-ups to the Airbus A380 programme in April, several weeks after he and his family sold a batch of EADS shares.
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NewsChinese carrier Xiamen Airlines becomes first operator to cancel a firm Boeing 787 order
Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines has become the first operator to cancel a firm 787 order. The cancellation was booked as an unspecified drop of three 787s on Boeing’s latest online net order report.
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NewsEU €7m hypersonic research plan considers UK-designed Mach 5 aircraft to fly Brussels to Sydney in 2h
An aircraft capable of flying five times the speed of sound and reaching Sydney in between two and four hours from Brussels is the leading design in a €7 million European research project to find a hypersonic replacement to Concorde.
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Singapore Airlines to order 20 Boeing 787-9s in latest blow to Airbus's A350 campaign
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is preparing to announce a major order for Boeing 787s, Flight has exclusively learnt.
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NewsPictures: Boeing begins new round of 747-8 windtunnel testing in UK
Boeing has begun a fresh series of low-speed aerodynamic validation tests of a scale model of its 747-8 Freighter using Qinetiq’s pressurised, 5m-diameter windtunnel in Farnborough, UK.
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NewsAirbus A380 hit by new programme delay
The Airbus A380 is facing another serious programme delay, but first delivery to launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA) is still expected by the end of the year.
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OpinionAirbus's A350 rethink splits customer opinion, with delays concerning Yemenia as Finnair takes a relaxed view
Airlines with Airbus A350s on order have given a mixed response to the proposal to relaunch the aircraft with a raft of major improvements that will delay its entry into service by several years.
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GE investigates double CF6-80 flame-out on Qatar A330-200 into Shanghai, believed to be type's first
Twinjet lands safely after engines relit ‘within about one minute’ during descent. The flame-out is believed to be the first to hit a CF6-80-powered A330-200
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International sanctions force Iran Air to ground its Airbus A310 fleet, but restrictions may be lifted as part of nuclear deal
Iranian flag carrier’s twinjets parked, but restrictions on spares could soon be lifted
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BA must still face FAA court action
Airline accused of operating aircraft in an ‘unairworthy condition’ despite UK AAIB finding no evidence of risk