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KAL's Jin Air launching services to the Philippines
Korean Air's (KAL) low-cost carrier Jin Air is planning to launch services from Seoul Incheon to Clark in the Philippines, potentially making it Jin Air's...
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Hainan looks to buy more aircraft leasing assets beyond Allco
Hong Kong Aviation Company (HKAC), a consortium that includes Hainan Airlines (HNA) Group and Bravia Capital Partners, is in advanced discussions with lessors...
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Australia's Skywest secures its first A320
Avation, an aircraft leasing company linked to Australia's Skywest Airlines, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an Airbus A320 that it plans to lease...
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Aeromexico may join Mexicana in launching Dulles service
Aeromexico is considering launching service to Washington Dulles, which last month became the newest US gateway for rival Mexicana.
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FLIGHTBLOGGER: Airbus lays groundwork for A320 re-engining
Airbus has moved closer to launching a revamped A320 family after signing agreements with CFM and Pratt & Whitney which will lay the groundwork for re-engining the twinjet,
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Boeing's improved 4Q deliveries reflect 2008 machinists strike
Boeing's 144% increase in deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2009 was largely the result of a disruption in production during late 2008 when the company's...
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Airbus submits patent for airspeed error monitoring
Airbus has submitted a US patent application for an independent means of monitoring an aircraft's pressure-based airspeed measurement for errors. While...
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Dornier nears decision on Seastar final assembly base
Dornier Seaplane will select by the end of January the home of its Seastar amphibian final assembly facility....
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Vietnam's Indochina aims to resume flights on 20 January
Grounded Vietnamese carrier Indochina Airlines will resume flights on 20 January, almost three months after it suspended operations due to financial problems.
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Cebu Pacific-SIA Engineering MRO venture's first 'D-check' in June
Cebu Pacific and SIA Engineering's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in the Philippines will perform its first 'D-check' in June. The...
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Indonesia's Wings Air receives its first ATRs
Wings Air, a unit of Indonesia's Lion Air, has received the first of three ATR 72-500s on order and is using the turboprops to replace Boeing MD-80s on domestic...
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Talk of 150-seat CSeries in the fray following analyst report
Bombardier is calling a report it is working on a 150-seat version of the 110/130-seat CSeries airliner "speculative", but some analysts believe the airframer...
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Pilots in AA Kingston overrun were advised to use a different approach
Controllers at Norman Manley International airport in Kingston, Jamaica offered the crew of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 that overran a runway on...
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Bombardier on track with CSeries as barrel testing begins
Bombardier on 21 December began pressure testing its CSeries fuselage demonstrator in what the airframer is calling "a world first" for an aluminium lithium...
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Boeing to incorporate side-of-body mod into 787 production
Boeing received its 15th 787 centre fuselage on 5 January, marking the arrival of the last centre wing box requiring a full side-of-body modification and...
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Delta chief executive touts MD-80 cost advantage
Delta chief executive Richard Anderson has reiterated his bullish view that the carrier's large fleet of ageing Boeing MD-80s retain a cost advantage over...
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Tiger aims for S$223-273 million in IPO
Tiger Airways aims to raise S$223-S$273 million ($160-195 million) in its initial public offering, with the proceeds to be used for new aircraft, possibly...
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Tiger buys A320s in move away from leasing model
Singapore's Tiger Airways plans purchase two A320-200 aircraft, the first aircraft it will own rather than lease.
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Asian passenger traffic improves in November
Passenger traffic among major Asian carriers grew in November 2009, rising 3.5% year-on-year and providing further evidence of a recovery in air traffic...