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Airbus expects 100 aircraft deliveries in China in 2010
Airbus expects to sell nearly 300 A380 superjumbos in China in the next 20 years, for international and domestic routes. "There's potential obviously...
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Air Berlin trims 737 order
German carrier Air Berlin has cancelled three Boeing 737 aircraft but the remainder of its order backlog remains intact. The airline's third-quarter...
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FAA grounds two AMD factory-built light sports aircraft
Seven months after being asked by the US National Transportation Safety Board to do so, the Federal...
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Dubai 09: SR Technics to open airframe maintenance facility in Malta, months after shutting Dublin
Months after shutting its loss-making Dublin subsidiary with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs, SR...
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Philippine Airlines receives its first 777
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has received its first Boeing 777.
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Irkut studies flutter potential on MS-21 wing
MS-21 prime contractor Irkut is performing wind tunnel tests on the wing/engine combination for the new family of aircraft in the 150-212 seat range in development...
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Air Canada plans new Calgary-Tokyo flights
Air Canada today said it plans to inaugurate three new weekly flights from Calgary to Tokyo Narita airport beginning 27 March ahead of the peak summer travel...
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Qantas A330 upset inquiry considers cosmic particle strike
Australian investigators are to examine whether cosmic radiation played a role in the still-unexplained
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Freight operator Avient starts bringing in MD-11Fs
Cargo airline Avient Aviation, which until now has operated exclusively McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 freighters, is poised to take delivery of its first Boeing...
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Dubai 09: LHT and Oman Air sign letter of intent for maintenance venture
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Oman Air signed a letter of intent at the show yesterday to form a maintenance joint venture at Muscat international airport. The...
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Selex: Eurofighter partners near agreement on AESA radar
The four Eurofighter partner nations are moving towards an agreement to integrate an active electronically scanned array radar with the type ...
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Airbus plans logistics centre in Tianjin
Airbus plans to set up a logistics centre in Tianjin to manage the transportation of goods to and from China that will be used in projects in the country.
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Dubai 09: Dassault Systemes signs deal with UAE's Khalifa University
Dassault Systemes and the UAE's Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) have signed an agreement to jointly develop education and...
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Libyan eyes more A320s and CRJ900s
Libyan Airlines is planning to exercise options for five additional Airbus A320s and acquire up to five additional Bombardier CRJ900s. The fast-growing...
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Dubai 09: Start-up Senegal Airlines to have A330s, A320s
Start-up national carrier Senegal Airlines is intending to acquire two Airbus A330s and four A320s for its initial fleet. The airline, details of which...
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Australia's Skywest hopes to list on ASX in December
Western Australian carrier Skywest Airlines is hoping it can list on the Australian stock exchange (ASX) early next month.
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Taiwan's CAL opens test cell for larger engines
Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) has started operating a new engine test cell facility. "The 120,000lb jet engine test cell facility" at Taipei's Taoyuan...
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Dubai 09: Fokker Services launches new marketing drive
Fokker Services has launched a four-pronged programme - all based around the number six - with which it aims to boost the marketability and reliability of...
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Dubai 09: Boeing's Tinseth welcomes Airbus to winget club
Boeing's vice-president of marketing Randy Tinseth has welcomed Airbus to the winglets club with a question. "Why has it taken so long?" he asks.