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SkyWest seeks placement for CRJ200s exiting Midwest
SkyWest Airlines is pursuing other flying opportunities for major carries using 12 Bombardier CRJ200s that the regional currently operates for Midwest Airlines...
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Troubled Clean Sky programme back on track: new chief
Clean Sky, the troubled public-private research bid to develop environmentally beneficial aviation technology, is making up for lost time, according to the...
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Air Partner raises recovery doubts
One of Europe's biggest business aviation brokers and charter operators has poured doubts on hopes that the sector is on the brink of recovery, despite encouraging...
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Regional airframers endure sluggish first quarter sales
Western regional manufacturers have suffered as slow a start to 2009 as their tier one rivals Airbus and Boeing during the first three months of trading....
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Upbeat financing outlook could falter
The aviation industry is surprisingly upbeat about securing finance for aircraft. But is that optimism likely to be shortlived?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Game On for Bombardier
With firm orders for the CSeries in pocket, Bombardier has become a viable player in the mainline sector. But can it carve out a position before Airbus and Boeing take the field?
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ANA to launch flights from Tokyo Haneda to Europe and the USA
All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to launch passenger services from Tokyo Haneda airport to Europe and the USA.
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Lufthansa partner Augsburg receives first Embraer 195
Lufthansa regional operator Augsburg Airways has received the first of five Embraer 195 aircraft, part of a batch of 30 ordered by the German flag-carrier...
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Australia's Pacific Wings sourcing 737 from Nauru's Our Airline
Geoffrey Bowmaker, the former CEO of Nauruan carrier Our Airline is working to establish a new carrier in Australia called Pacific Wings using a wet-leased...
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Boeing's India MRO to be ready in late 2011
Boeing aims to start construction in the fourth quarter on a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre it is establishing at Nagpur airport with Air...
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SkyEurope admits it needs €15-20m as creditors circle
Struggling Central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines has disclosed that it requires a capital injection of €15-20 million, and is facing increasing...
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American plans precision altitude flight on NextGen demo
American Airlines plans to fly a more precise altitude on an 11 June flight as part of the launch of testing to prove efficiencies of aircraft equipped with...
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ILFC mulls over fate of its A380 order
ILFC chief Steven Udvar-Hazy - once a strong proponent of the Airbus A380 - is now casting doubts on its sales prospects and hints that it could be the first...
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Airline association accuses Brussels on halon replacement
Brussels stands accused of misleading European Union states into steamrolling the industry into replacing ozone-depleting halon in aircraft extinguishers...
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Spirit details 787 build plans for 2009
Spirit AeroSystems is prepared to deliver Boeing 787 shipsets at a rate of seven a month should Boeing order a rate increase. The head of the company's...
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Qantas in talks to delay 787 deliveries
Qantas group is in negotiations with Boeing to delay delivery of Boeing 787s on order. Low-cost carrier Jetstar is to be the first airline in the group...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Yesterday's heroes - what next for A340 and 777 Classic?
The advent of modern twinjets dealt a near-fatal blow to the Airbus A340, but can the quadjet find a niche in the VIP market? And what will happen to its bête noire, the 777?
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Jet Airways to cut 10% of domestic capacity
Indian carrier Jet Airways confirms that it is cutting 10% of domestic capacity owing to significant over capacity in the country's aviation market.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Extended service
New narrowbodies from Airbus and Boeing are still some way off - so how can the airframers improve their existing single-aisle aircraft?
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Republic ups loan to Midwest, adds small aircraft to the current deal
Republic Airways Holdings has agreed to loan a further $6 million to Midwest airlines and add 12 37-50-seat jets to flying Republic current conducts on behalf...