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Dubai 09: Mubadala seps up factory construction
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala is stepping up construction of its first aerostructures factory, with an event yesterday to unveil the site that will open in a year's...
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Dubai 2009: Boeing’s 787 wing-fix progress gives boost to local customers
Middle East Boeing 787 customers will be encouraged by news from Seattle that the airframer has completed the installation of reinforcements within the side-of-body...
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Dubai 09: Wings adds more ATR 72s to its fleet
Indonesia's Wings Air ordered 15 ATR 72-500s, with options for 15 ATR 72-600s series aircraft at the Dubai air show. This is a development of a deal announced...
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Dubai 09: Comlux plots Middle East expansion
VIP charter operator Comlux is moving closer to its core Middle East customer...
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Dubai 09: R-R reaches 1,000-sales mark for Trent 700 and XWB
Rolls-Royce hit the milestone of 1,000 engines sold for both the oldest and youngest members of its Trent family of large turbofan engines following orders...
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Dubai 09: India's Air Works targets international MRO market
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Air Works is promoting India as a base for international airlines, including those from the nearby Middle East, after...
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Trent 1000 completes crucial ETOPS test phase
Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 powerplant has completed an extended twin-engined operations testing phase, aimed at demonstrating reliability over 3,000 cycles...
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Flightglobal Achievement Awards 09: Innovator of the year - Sir Richard Branson - Virgin visionary
Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has been having big, bold business ideas since he was a teenager. But it is for his latest Virgin Galactic space tourism venture that the British billionaire has been named Innovator of the Year
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RwandAir halts JetLink CRJ services after Kigali collision
RwandAir has suspended all operations with JetLink Express Bombardier CRJ aircraft following the fatal building collision at Kigali Airport, as investigators...
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Dubai 09: AJA buys Airbus corporate jets
AJA - the aviation arm of the UAE's largest private employer, the Al Jaber Group (chalet A2) - is set to become the region's largest user of Airbus corporate...
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NewsPICTURE: Dubai 09 - Boeing 747-8F begins journey to first flight
The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter has broken cover in Everett ahead of its first flight early next year. The new freighter, for which Dubai Aerospace...
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Dubai 09: Embraer eyes Middle East E-Jet opportunities
Embraer aims to capitalise on its early successes in penetrating the Middle Eastern market with its E-Jet family of airliners, by placing the type with several...
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Dubai 09: Comlux expands in Middle East
VIP charter operator Comlux is moving closer to its core Middle East customer...
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Upset training group to hold first meeting
A working group formed under the auspices of the Royal Aeronautical Society in June to develop standards for how simulator manufacturers can model the aerodynamics...
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Shareholder files class action suit against Boeing over 787
A class action suit against Boeing has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of the company's...
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NewsDetailed animation captures drama of Hudson ditching
Data from the extraordinary ditching in New York's Hudson river by a US Airways Airbus A320 has been used by a technical animation specialist to recreate...
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Dubai 09: Honeywelll sees rising demand for 'power by the hour' support
Honeywell is seeing increasing demand in the Middle East region for its "power by the hour" product support offerings, driven by growth in the low-fare airline...
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Regulators worry about take-off performance miscalculation
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has called for regulators to develop safeguards to prevent take-off performance miscalculations. The AAIB argues...
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Pakistan signs deal for Chinese J-10 fighters
Pakistan has reportedly reached a deal with China to buy 36 Chengdu J-10B fighters in a deal worth around $1.4 billion. If confirmed, this would form...
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JAL posts 2Q net loss of ¥32.1bn
Japan Airlines (JAL) posted a fiscal second quarter net loss of ¥32.1 billion ($356 million), citing an extremely severe operating environment.