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Boeing ready to handle simultaneous flight testing of 787 and 747-8
Boeing has decoupled the flight test programmes for the 787 and 747-8, allowing the two new aircraft to potentially take to the skies for the first time...
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747-8 on track for mid-October move to flight line
Boeing is putting the final touches on the first 747-8 and has begun a final phase of indoor tests as it prepares to roll the aircraft out to the flight...
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Viking: New 400s to Russia and Libya
Viking Air has added Russia and Libya as international customers for its new and improved Twin Otter turboprop, set for first certification later this year....
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China's Hongdu Aviation and Harbin Aircraft to work on C919
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) plans to give Comac C919 work to companies formerly from China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) II.
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Safran and GE give work to China with C919 in mind
French aerospace conglomerate Safran and its partner GE Aviation have decided to give more manufacturing work to China, a move that comes as China is poised...
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FAA grants Honeywell approval for new runway alerting software
Honeywell's SmartRunway/SmartLanding technology has been given the green light by the US Federal Aviation Administration following approval for a software...
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LHT wins Vietnam Airlines engines MRO contract
Vietnam Airlines has selected Lufthansa Technik (LHT) to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for its ATR 72 fleet's engines.
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FedEx takes first 777 freighter
FedEx has taken delivery of its first of at least 30 Boeing 777 freighters and plans to use the new type to operate non-stop services between the US and...
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United adds five new regional markets
United Airlines will launch five new United Express routes on 17 December operated by partner SkyWest Airlines. From its Chicago hub United is adding...
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Alenia offers surplus AMX fighters to Afghanistan for close air support
Alenia North America has submitted a proposal to sell surplus Italian Air Force AMX ground-attack fighters to the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps for...
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Colombia: The battle to be number two
Colombian carriers Aires and Aero Republica are battling to secure traffic rights which will rank them as number two on key international routesafter Avianca.Aero...
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Bombardier opts for tiller steering for Learjet 85
Bombardier has decided to incorporate several new features in the Learjet 85 as it works on finalising a design for the all-composite midsize jet ahead of...
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Kodiak production certificate snapped up by Quest
Quest Aircraft has received production certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the Kodiak single-engine...
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PICTURES: Saab team demonstrates VTUAV family to potential buyer
A Saab/Swiss UAV team has performed the first customer demonstration with their recently expanded range of vertical take-off and landing UAVs ...
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Brazil extends final bid deadline for FX-2 fighter deal
Brazil's air force has given the three competitors in its FX-2 fighter contest until 2 October to submit final bids for the deal ...