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Boeing 3Q deliveries drop to 3-year low
Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for the third quarter dropped to a three-year low as a labour strike sharply curtailed activity in September.
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Russian air navigation authority to modernise with An-140s
Russian air navigation authority Rosaeronavigatsia is planning to acquire 10 Antonov An-140s as part of an effort to modernise its fleet of flight-calibration...
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ANA, JAL bracing for further 787 delays
A protracted strike at Boeing's aircraft assembly plant has meant All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are each bracing for possible further...
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ESA plans for 2016 'mid life evolution' of its Ariane 5
The next version of the European Space Agency's Ariane 5, the Mid Life Evolution (ME), could be operational in 2016 with a payload to geostationary transfer...
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Avianca inks A330 sale/leaseback deal with ACG
Leasing firm Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback agreement brokered with Colombia's Avianca.
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First of 10 eX2-equipped A330s arrives at Avianca
Colombian flag carrier Avianca has revealed its selection of Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 10 new Airbus A330s.
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GE voices concerns on CFM56 spare engine availibility
The spare engine ratio on the CFM International CFM56-5B and -7 engine is "below where it needs to be", GE Aviation's vice-president services Tom Gentile...
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Virgin Nigeria begins introducing Embraer 190s
Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 regional jets ordered by the airline last year. The aircraft is configured with a two-class,...
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PICTURES: KD-Avia 737 damaged in gear-up landing at Kaliningrad
All 144 occupants of a KD-Avia Boeing 737-300 have escaped uninjured after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Kaliningrad...
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Viking prepares for first Twin Otter flight after power-on
Canada's Viking Air is expecting to conduct the first flight of its DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 demonstrator next month after achieving power-on for the...
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Southwest plans Row 44 in-flight Internet trial by end-year
Southwest Airlines will roll out a Row 44 Ku band-based connectivity trial on one Boeing 737-700 by the end of the year.
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Sun Country pilots to discuss wage deferral plan
Sun Country Airlines' pilots union will meet Thursday to discuss its response to management's wage deferral plan. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA),...
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Embraer delivers ERJ-145 to Ecuador oil company
Embraer has delivered an ERJ-145 regional airliner to state-owned oil company PetroEcuador ....
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Chicago picks consortium for Midway airport lease
Chicago named the winning bidders for the Midway Airport lease and redevelopment.
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Arik Air confirms to take three A340-500s
Airbus has confirmed Nigerian carrier Arik Air is to take three Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered Airbus A340-500s, originally destined for Indian carrier Kingfisher...
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Flexjet evaluates European re-launch
Bombardier Flexjet is seeking to relaunch a fractional ownership...
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Boeing 787 beats high pressure test
Boeing has completed the first of three major tests for the 787 static airframe before the programme can be cleared for first flight. Static tests...