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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pacific Scientific tackles tough new oxygen carriage rule
New US regulations stemming from the fatal Valujet Airlines crash in 1996 come into force in four...
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Philippines' Zest getting A320 in July and later more MA60s
Philippine carrier Zest Airways aims to take delivery of a third Airbus A320 next month and is in negotiations with Xian Aircraft to add six more Xian Aircraft...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: FTI engineers lightning protection into composites
FTI develops lightning dissipation system
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PARIS 2009: AF-KLM and Aircelle form Dubai nacelle venture
Air France-KLM and Aircelle form Dubai nacelle venture Air France-KLM's engineering division and Safran Group firm Aircelle are establishing a Middle...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Superjet engines rev up
PowerJet's SaM146 turbofans for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 have clocked up more than...
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SIA Engineering and France's Safran to form avionics repair JV
SIA Engineering and French company Safran Electronics are forming a joint-venture in Singapore for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of avionics equipment.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Volvo Aero gives Ariane 5 rocket nozzle upgrade
In the third quarter of this year a full-scale demonstration of a Volvo Aero (hall 2, B114) nozzle...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Brotje to keep A350 parts moving
Brotje to keep A350 parts moving Germany's Brotje Automation has won a contract to supply GKN Aerospace with a moving line assembly system. The system...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Cebu Pacific engine order
Philippines carrier Cebu Pacific has selected CFM International's CFM56 to power its 10 new Airbus A320s, which will arrive from October 2010 to November...
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PARIS 2009: Saab deal with Mitsubishi remains in limbo
Saab deal with Mitsubishi remains in limbo Three years after signing a memorandum of understandingwith Saab for product support, Mitsubishi has yet...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: AirAsia orders A350 XWBs in huge deal at Paris
AirAsia head Tony Fernandes swept into Paris yesterday with a huge order for Airbus A350 XWBs...
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Australia's Virgin Blue signs interline agreement with Emirates
Australian carrier Virgin Blue has signed an interline agreement with Emirates and also decided to have a tie-up with the Middle East carrier's frequent...
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SBA begins Latin expansion with 1 July Panama launch
Venezuela's SBA Airlines plans to launch service next month to Panama and is preparing to open new routes later this year to Argentina, Brazil, Colombia...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing's ATL scores first laser hit
The Lockheed Martin C-130H-based Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) platform fired a high-power laser for the first time in flight on 13 June, Boeing said late...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Vietnam Airlines 'can't get new Airbuses soon enough'
Vietnam Airlines wants delivery of its just-ordered 16 Airbus A321s "as soon as possible", according to a distinctly upbeat Pham Ngoc Minh, the carrier's president and chief executive, who signed the formal order for the aircraft in a ceremony at the Paris air show.
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PARIS 2009: RAM's Atlas Blue brand to vanish in six months
Royal Air Maroc is to drop its Atlas Blue low-cost brand within half a year, instead integrating the Marrakech-based carrier's operations into the core airline. Speaking...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Qatar Airways issues stern warning to Boeing to quickly resolve 787 delay issues
Qatar warns Boeing over delivery delays Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has warned Boeing that the airline could "walk away" from its...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GEnx-2B for 747-8 close to completing testing
GE's GEnx-2B engine for the new Boeing 747-8 is close to completing the first phase of its flight tests on GE's 747 flying testbed. The engines have run...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Core focus for CTD
CTC to focus on Core business CTC Aviation Group will be the first customer to deploy simulators equipped with Rockwell Collins' Core simulation architecture....
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Jet2 flies Boeing 737 with Pratt & Whitney parts in CFM56
Jet2 737 flies with PMA parts A Boeing 737-300 of UK leisure carrier Jet2 has become the first aircraft to begin flying with Pratt & Whitney-supplied...