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First ATR -600 airborne ahead of 'official' first flight
ATR has quietly begun flight-testing its -600 series development aircraft in Toulouse ahead of the "official" maiden sortie, which is due in September. According...
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Electric overtakes alternate fuels
All-electric light sport aircraft look set to lead the greening of general aviation in the USA as battery-powered products vie for sales by 2011, while alternate...
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Learning curve issues bring A380 cost overruns
EADS admits that Airbus A380 production costs are "still higher than expected", while suffering a fall in earnings in the first half of 2009 and a large...
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Rolls-Royce: First-half engine revenues up, service sales flat
Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division achieved 424 engine deliveries, including 103 Trents, over the first half, with "little recourse" to financing support...
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Qantas Freight adds weekly Dallas service
Australia's Qantas Freight will add a weekly service to the United States city of Dallas, Texas from 6 August.
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Air Canada raises C$1 billion to meet liquidity targets
Air Canada today took another significant step in its financial restructuring after securing up to C$1.2 billion ($1 billion) in liquidity.
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Emirates to launch Honeywell's SmartLanding system
Emirates is to be the first airline to install Honeywell's new landing aid, designed to prevent runway overruns by warning pilots that an approach is unsafe...
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PICTURES: Airbus’s Shanghai double delivery
Airbus has completed deliveries of new A320 family aircraft to two Chinese carriers - Shanghai Airlines (pictured) and Juneyao Airlines - both of...
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Aeroflot postpones A320 deliveries but plans to lease MD-11s
Aeroflot is postponing deliveries of five Airbus A320-family aircraft, following its recent examination of capacity requirements. The Russian flag...
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Airframers encouraged by slowdown in deferrals
Three of the leading airliner manufacturers say that customer deferral activity is stabilising or even slowing, and 2009 production rates look set to achieve...
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Kingfisher reports INR16.09bn losses for FY2008-09
Updated with results for first quarter of 2009-2010 financial year. India's Kingfisher Airlines has posted a net loss of 16.09 billion Indian rupees...
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OSHKOSH 2009: VIDEO: A380 touches down at AirVenture
The Airbus A380, the worlds largest commercial aircraft, touched down at Wittman Regional Airport for the first time EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI.
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Cebu Pacific to up Manila-Kuala Lumpur services
The Philippines' Cebu Pacific plans to increase its Manila-Kuala Lumpur service to daily from five-times weekly due to rising demand on the sector.
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Jetstar to launch Sydney-Perth in October
Australia's Jetstar will launch a daily Sydney-Perth service from 2 October, and plans to use subsidiary Jetstar Asia on the Perth-Jakarta route from 14...
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Production CRJ1000 successfully completes first flight
Bombardier's first production CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft has completed a successful first flight, ATI and Flight Global can exclusively reveal. Aircraft...
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Frontier’s profitability streak continues through June
Denver-based Frontier Airlines marked its third consecutive month of profitability after posting $7.2 million in net income in June following profitable...
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United mulls overseas connectivity options as partner readies plan
Star Alliance member United Airlines is studying in-flight connectivity options for its overseas flights.
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Embraer's Curado in no rush to decide on new aircraft programme
Embraer chief executive Fred Curado says the manufacturer does not expect to decide on launching a new aircraft programme for 18-24 months, and that the...
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Ethiopian to acquire 12 A350s and five 777-200LRs
Ethiopian Airlines is to order 12 Airbus A350-900s and five Boeing 777-200LRs. The carrier has detailed the order in a statement, adding that chief...